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Lacoste L.12.12 Rose
The original reads: citrus · aromatic · floral · musky.
The genuine fragrance
Lacoste L.12.12 Rose
citrus · aromatic · floral · musky
Accords cited from Lacoste Official
Listed for womenThe scent, note by note
How Lacoste L.12.12 Rose is built
Notes as published by Lacoste Official, mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
Accessible alternatives will appear here as we verify genuine matches from cited sources. The fragrance above is the real thing.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Lacoste L.12.12 Rose is $25.95, and it is the real thing on this page. We have not verified an accessible version we would stand behind, so none is listed. We only show an alternative when its cited accords genuinely match the original, never on guesswork.
Common questions
Where can I buy Lacoste L.12.12 Rose?
You can buy the genuine Lacoste L.12.12 Rose straight from FragranceShop.com. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Lacoste L.12.12 Rose smell like?
Lacoste L.12.12 Rose opens with Mandarin and Mint; a heart of Rose and Musk; drying down to Cedar and Ambroxan, from notes Lacoste Official publishes. Those notes read as citrus, aromatic, floral, musky, the coarse families Lacoste Official cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Lacoste L.12.12 Rose cost?
The genuine Lacoste L.12.12 Rose runs $25.95 at FragranceShop.com as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them.
What's the closest accessible alternative to L.12.12 Rose?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to L.12.12 Rose by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke L.12.12 Rose, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is L.12.12 Rose for men or women?
Lacoste L.12.12 Rose is listed as a women's fragrance by the retailer. That's a marketing label, not a rule: fragrance has no gender, and plenty of "women's" scents are worn by anyone. We show how it's sold and leave the wearing to you.
What fragrances share notes with L.12.12 Rose?
Xerjoff 1861 Renaissance (shares Mint, Mandarin, Cedar); Ralph Lauren Polo Earth (shares Mint, Mandarin, Cedar); Frederic Malle Outrageous (shares Ambroxan, Mandarin, Cedar). These share specific notes with L.12.12 Rose, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of L.12.12 Rose's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of L.12.12 Rose, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to L.12.12 Rose?
L.12.12 Rose reads as citrus, aromatic, floral, musky. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Mancera Aoud Violet, Mancera Black Prestigium and Lattafa Blue Oud nearby. We rank them by how many of L.12.12 Rose's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of L.12.12 Rose, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.