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Lacoste Fragrances Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White vs Etat Libre d'Orange Vierges et Toreros
Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
GrapefruitRosemaryCardamom
Heart
Ylang-YlangTuberose
Base
Virginia CedarSuedeVetiverLeather
Accords
Woody
100%
Aromatic
91%
Citrus
91%
Yellow floral
80%
Tuberose
75%
Fresh spicy
68%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
summerspringfall
About
Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White by Lacoste Fragrances is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for men. Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White was launched in 2011. Top notes are Grapefruit, Rosemary and Cardamom; middle notes are Ylang-Ylang and Tuberose; base notes are Virginia Cedar, Suede, Vetiver and Leather. French tennis player Rene Lacoste created his first polo shirt in 1927. Its code is L.12.12. ("L" stands for Lacoste, the number 1 symbolizes the "Petit Piqué” material used, 2 represents short sleeves and 12 is the number of prototypes made before the final product). Lacoste launches three new masculine fragrances inspired by their polo shirts. Three perfumes match three colors of the polos: white, blue and green.Three new men's fragrances L.12.12. White, L.12.12. Blue and L.12.12. Green, in addition to a common sporting note, each possesses a different olfactory character. White represents simplicity, elegance and freshness, blue symbolizes intensity, aquatic life and manhood, and green stands for nature and good vibrations.L.12.12. White is a pure classic floral woody fragrance. Top notes are grapefruit, cardamom, rosemary and cedar leaf, mixed with the core of Mexican tuberose and ylang-ylang. Sensual notes of leather, suede and cedar form the base. Lacoste L.12.12. design is simple and elegant with the brand’s sophistication and symbolism. The bottles are sleek and minimalistic with a distinctive logo of the brand - the famous crocodile embroidered cloth. The texture on the surface of the bottle reminds of that of a polo shirt.It is available as 30 and 100 ml EDT.
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Notes
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Leather
100%
Fresh spicy
100%
Tuberose
88%
Animalic
85%
Warm spicy
83%
Woody
78%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Vierges et Toreros by Etat Libre d'Orange is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. Vierges et Toreros was launched in 2007. Vierges et Toreros was created by Antoine Lie and Antoine Maisondieu. The fragrance features Leather, Tuberose, Nutmeg, Ylang-Ylang, Cardamom, Pepper, Patchouli, Vetiver, Musk, Labdanum and Bergamot. The arena was flooded with sun and the clamour of the crowd rose fromthe tiers like an offering.Wherewerewe? In Sevilla? In Puerto SantaMaria ?Definitely somewhere in Andalusia, where the stature and pride of men are compelling. On this particular Sunday of themonth of May, the combat to be delivered did not have the aimof putting a bull to death. The intention was a sensuous ritual act: to confront animal-like notes with the influential power of a flower, one of the most odorant in the vegetal world, the tuberose. Wood, musk and costus, in daring, unreasonably abundant proportions, would once and for all bite the dust in this arena dedicated solely to the glory of men. In this openly sexual confrontation - me the woman, you the man-, one of the most blasphemous of men’s perfumery, the purity of the tuberose is falsely innocent so that in appearance only, thesemacho reputed notes seem to be the only ones to be victorious. But smelling it tells a completely different story… the nose instinctively knows who the victor is: signed the Virgin and the Torero. Composition: Bergamot, nutmeg, pepper, cardamom, ylang ylang, tuberose, leather, animalis, costus, patchouli, vetyver...Noses for this fragrance are Antoine Lie and Antoine Maisondieu. Edition 2007.
Notes in Common
0% sharedShared (0)
No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White
GrapefruitRosemaryCardamomYlang-YlangTuberoseVirginia CedarSuedeVetiverLeather
Only in Vierges et Toreros
Rating
4.05vs3.89
Ratings
6,201vs657
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2011vs2007
Which should I buy?
Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White is the community's favourite of the two.
- Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White is rated higher by the community: 4.05 from 6,201 ratings, against 3.89 from 657.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White and "long lasting" for Vierges et Toreros.
- Sillage votes lean "moderate" for Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White versus "strong" for Vierges et Toreros.
- Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White is voted best for summer and spring; Vierges et Toreros for fall.
- Etat Libre d'Orange is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Lacoste Fragrances is mid-range (typically $40–100).
Buy Eau de Lacoste L.12.12. White if you want the higher-rated option; pick Vierges et Toreros if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.