Lacoste has launched Elegance, a new fragrance for men. Elegance is geared towards a "more sophisticated", 30+ customer:
The oriental fougère fragrance features aromatic top notes around a spicy heart, and a dry chocolate accord at the base.
Additional notes include thyme and mandarin zest.
Lacoste Elegance is available in 30, 50 and 90 ml Eau de Toilette and in matching grooming products. (quotes via cosmeticnews, additional information via nordstrom, post-gazette) Update: a more complete list of notes for Lacoste Elegance: tangerine, thyme, mint, juniper, black pepper, nutmeg, cardamom, raspberry, sandalwood, amber, musk, bitter chocolate. (via fashionmag.fr)
Other recent releases from Lacoste: Hot Play and Touch of Spring.
UK luxury tailor Richard James has launched the Richard James Collection, a set of three colognes for men:
Richard James Cologne Lavender (shown) ~ "for a more conservative gentleman", with notes of star anise, basil, verbena, cypress, Provencal lavender, pimento berry, green pear, cedarwood and patchouli.
Richard James Cologne Cardamom ~ "for more informal, sporty occasions", with notes of pink pepper, cardamom, lemon, star anise, geranium, mate absolute and cedarwood.
Richard James Cologne Vetiver ~ "a modern twist to a classic men’s fragrance", with notes of lemon leaf, pink grapefruit, kiwi, black pepper, cedarwood, sage, Egyptian Vetiver, sandalwood, and tonka bean.
The Richard James Collection is available now at escentual.co.uk, and the fragrances are £34.00 each for 100 ml.
I know I'm just getting my hopes up, but the new Lacoste does sound very pleasant, and it isn't a fresh oceanic scent, and Lacoste Pour Homme is an amazingly good fragrance, so I'm just going to assume that the new one is also going to be worth searching out.
Don't know about the presentation, though. When I saw the bottle and the colour of the juice, I assumed it was a women's scent. It is all very, very reminiscent of Yves Rocher's Comme Une Evidence.
You know, I assumed it was a woman's too — not sure why, as brown is more commonly used on men's fragrances, and strictly speaking, it isn't a terribly feminine bottle. Is it maybe the name? “Elegance” just sounds like a woman's scent to me.
the lacoste sounds good. and if jean-michel duriez did it, it may be quite nice. i got to smell a men's scent he was working on (he was wearing it) a while back when he visited, and it was very nice. wonder if this is it.
The notes do sound interesting, so we can hope its good!
I love the Richard James Cardamom Cologne I bought last year and should have bought up the others while they were on special offer. Still, it’s a classy smelling yet fresh, alround fragrance; one that reminds me I need not seek expensive odt to satisfy. Now that I’ve used it up, I better keep a better eye out for any future bargains of this quiet, understated scent range.
I wish these were available in the US, I’d love to try the Cardamom.