L.12.12. Red Lacoste for men

This fragrance is a realy nice warm and tropical scent which I really enjoy.
The opening is sweet with a tropical fruity mango note which gets a little warmer and smokey as the fragrance goes on, kinda like a cup of fruity herbal tea.
This scent isnt really that complex, its simply a nice fragrance that quite pleasing to the nose.
The only downside of this fragrance is that it gets a bit close to the skin after about 2 hours and disapears completely after about 5 hours so you may need to re-apply throughout the day.
This is definitely a fragrance for spring or summer and would be best suited for casual wear, trips to the cinema etc.
Overall its very pleasing fragrance but the projection and longevity could be better.

My Score:
Projection:4.5
Longevity:6
Fragrance:8

It really reminds of the long discountinued fragrance my mom used to wear:Escada Tropical Punch but mixed with the masculine spiciness of a men's cologne.

I ordered a free sample card off Lacoste.com which I recieved in the male today and it also had a sample of the white one! It has a real tropical/spicy/tea scent to me.

Sampled on A test card today. I will definitely put spray to skin on this one next time. Seems to be complex and very unique.

Purchased today,this is passionate,spicy & sporty.It exudes modernity,fun & contemporary style & elegance.

I LOVE IT!!!!! THE LADIES LOVE IT!!! ..

smells so fresh, so hott !! the only bad thing about it, that it only lasts about an hour or so on me ..

it smells perfect, tailored to my liking..

I feel like being bashing to the head with the initial blast that's piercing and sharp like an artificial sweet fruity energy drink. Nothing comes out like "mango" or "tea" here. It's quite energizing but not is a nice way for me. Then the drydown is good. It's pleasant and nicely sweet like the White L 12.12. flanker, which I still think it's the best one. I wouldn't get this for now, but I'll wait til whenever Lacoste releases a mini set or 1oz set of all colors like Ralph Lauren did with the Big Pony set. I think it's better as a set, not individual bottle.

On me this Lacoste opened with a heavily sweet blast of orange soda that was quickly overtaken by sharp spice. After 10 minutes or so it calmed down to a leathery spice middle with no discernible base at all. For the next several hours it plodded along with an anonymous spice/weak fruit/weak leather identity that was mostly nondescript. Hints of wood at the base were fleeting at first but came along with more pronunciation as the day progressed, though never achieving any measure of a convincing statement one way or another.

Overall this red Lacoste is pretty harmless and gets easily lost in the crowd of spicy department store offerings. I can't fault it for its simplicity but the lack of layers and, most importantly lack of a forceful base, make this one a bit too forgettable and uninspired for inclusion in my quiver.

When i first smelled it .. i just couldnt but help remember good times.. this is the best perfume ive smelled in a long long time .. so nostalgic, so energitic!! .. I LOVE IT!!! .. bought it on the spot!!! didnt even ask about the price!! ..

Another say-nothing fragrance from a sports fashion brand. If anything, this one's designed for people who don't feel comfortable wearing a scent because they're afraid their "friends" wouldn't like it. Put differently: dull stuff for dull people.

I smelled this today. Despite all great ingredients shown here, i didn't smelled something more than a dull scent. Maybe I'm wrong but I felt nothing more than another L12.12 (either blue,green,white) and just a bit spicy. I was excited about the combination of rooibos tea and mango. After I smelled it, big dissapointment. Not going to buy this Lacoste.. Sorry but NO!

like a lot of other lacoste scents it has a definite fresh blast and a nice drydown. As for the scent I detect a lot of nondescript citru/mango that sweetens up a bit with the aromatic spices and the woodsy notes pull it all together and this is one of the more non/sensual and reserved types of scents compared to many of the other woodsy musk types of fragrances out there

Really excited about this one, I think the notes sound vibrant and agree with other reviewers that along with the white version this could be a winner! Unfortunately Lacoste have been a little hit and miss over the last few years. The white L.12.12 was amazing, equally the vert and blue versions were terrible. The challenge and challenge remix fragrances were really weak, nice smelling but extremely poor longevity. Elegance was interesting and a great design, quite unique. Essential was a big success but personally was not a fan, until the sport version came out which I still like to open. Lets hope this rouge version is a classic with good spicy silage. Guessing the black version will be out for next Christmas, sorry, Noire!

Interesting notes, gonna try this as soon as poss.

Tea and Mango...unique chemistry...might work in hot and sultry climate..

The green and blue were just poor follow on's from 'Essential' and 'Cool play' respectively.
The favourite was white as they hadn't done anything like it before. I wonder if this is just going to be 'Style in Play' mark 2? Let's hope not!

I love Rooibos tea, it is my favorite tea! I would love to smell it!