L.12.12 Blanc — Lacoste
Lacoste

L.12.12 Blanc

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2011

L.12.12 Blanc, signed Lacoste, is a dark and magnetic leather fragrance. It opens on grapefruit and rosemary, reveals ylang-ylang, tuberose and cedar at its heart and rests on a base of leather and woody notes.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Grapefruit · Rosemary

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Ylang-ylang · Tuberose · Cedar

  3. Base Several hours

    Leather · Woody notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials in the heart, against 2 on top and 2 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
  • Rosemary: its rarest material, which only 35 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 57.
  • Floral, woody, leather, citrus and aromatic: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

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