Lacoste Inspiration Review

Launched: 2006
Perfume Type: Floral Oriental
Strength: EDP

Perfume House Description:
"The essence of feminine freedom. Joyous and spontaneous."

Top Notes: Mirabelle plum, pink pepper, pomegranate, mandarin
Middle Notes: tuberose, peony and jasmine, lily of the valley
Base Notes: iris, musk, vanilla, sandalwood

I will make no disguise of the fact that I love oriental floral perfumes and my favourite floral notes are jasmine and lily of the valley; so I will attempt to be neutral and un-biased in my review - and probably fail miserably!!

In some ways you would expect this one to be similar to Gucci's Envy Me (which I have just reviewed) as they both have fruity, pink pepper and peony notes, but they could not be more different, but equally enchanting!

You do get interesting sweet fruits initially, but never alone, they are combined with soft powdery floral notes that are, quite frankly, delicious! These are tempered with musky undertones. To be honest, I lose the subtle lily of the valley and jasmine notes a little, as the tuberose and peony as always, attempt to take centre stage, but not in an unpleasant way.

The dry-down is unmistakeably vanillary, musky, warm and sensual, and this is when this fragrance really smells at its best.

Whilst you can get away with this in an office environment, as it is relatively light and sweet, it is best worn on warm summer evenings, out with friends (or a hot night in with someone special).

It has good sillage and is fairly long-lasting too.

The bottle is a clear chunky oval filled with blue tinted perfume. Simple and unpretentious.

This is truly a classic oriental floral fragrance and represents most of the best qualities of this fragrance family (a balance of sweet, powdery florals and mellow woods and musks) and it reinforces why I am always drawn to this type of fragrance.

A classic Lacoste fragrance indeed!

About the author
Debbie Cave is 39 and works in Quality Assurance for a large home improvement retailer. She lives in Hampshire with her partner and dog. Amongst numerous interests and hobbies, Debbie has held a lifelong love of fine fragrance and hopes to be able to share some of that passion with DM Fragrance readers.

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