Vendor: Lacoste
Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Pour Elle Magnetic
creamy tropical fruit dessert with vanilla

Creamy caramel floral, soft musky sandalwood
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What the community says
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 31 describe how long it lasts, 29 how far it projects and 26 how it smells. Most other posts only name Lacoste Pour Femme Intense.
Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it fades quickly.
Early reports, from 29 people so far, suggest it stays close to the skin.
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Lacoste Lacoste Pour Femme Intense: what people say about it.
In short: Above all, creamy.
Most often worn by women.
Mixed reports on wear time (31 people): Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it fades quickly.
Early reports (29 people): stays close: Early reports, from 29 people so far, suggest it stays close to the skin.
8% of people wearing it get compliments (25).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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Lacoste Pour Femme Intense smells like Creamy caramel floral, soft musky sandalwood. It opens with caramel and lily of the valley, moves into Bulgarian rose and settles on Australian sandalwood, musk and Himalayan cedar. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. A good pick for casual days and date nights. Released in 2018.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $39.
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Lacoste is a French sportswear house whose fragrance line is anchored by L.12.12. With 54 Lacoste perfumes listed, prices begin around $22 and top out near $106. Lacoste Pour Femme, Lacoste Touch of Pink and Lacoste Essential get the most attention from the communities Scendira tracks. L.12.12. Blanc Eau Intense is a cool citrus with green herbs and clean leather.
Lacoste Pour Femme (Eau de Parfum, 2003) comes across as soft floral bouquet with powdery cream on cedar, with purple freesia and pimento at the start and skin accord, Himalayan cedar and Mysore sandalwood at the base. Lacoste Touch of Pink (Eau de Toilette, 2004) reads as sweet blood orange, cardamom and powdery florals, opening on blood orange and cardamom and drying down to musk, sandalwood and vanilla. Lacoste Essential (Eau de Toilette, 2005) opens with bergamot and tangerine and ends on patchouli, sandalwood and woody notes; overall it reads as bright citrus and green leaves with soft rose.
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It smells like Creamy caramel floral, soft musky sandalwood. It opens with caramel and lily of the valley, moves into Bulgarian rose and settles on Australian sandalwood, musk and Himalayan cedar.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days and date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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