Joy of Pink by Lacoste Fragrances bottle
Lacoste Fragrances

Joy of Pink

4.0/5 · 751 votes Feminine 2010
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Fragrance notes

Top notes
Heart notes
Curacao
Base notes

Character

Longevity2.6/5
Sillage2.3/5
Day100
Night9
Summer99
Spring59
Fall16
Winter8
Our take

It opens with a sharp, pink grapefruit squirt, the kind that wakes you up like a cold splash of mineral water on a sticky morning. That citrus bite is almost immediate, but it softens into a peony that isn't trying to be lush or romantic. It is a clean, slightly watery petal, propped up by a note of Curacao that adds a faint, syrupy tang without tipping into cloying territory. The base of Virginia cedar and musk does little more than dust the edges, a polite woodiness and a whisper of clean skin that fades far too quickly. This is a fragrance that lives and dies in the first hour, like a single breath of air let out of a pink tennis ball can, crisp and synthetic and utterly weightless.

The numbers do not lie: longevity barely scrapes a two point five, and sillage is almost apologetic. You will not announce yourself with this scent. You will leave a faint, pleasant ghost of grapefruit and peony that vanishes before you reach the next room. That makes it ideal for the office or a commute, where you want to smell fresh without offending anyone, but a disaster for an evening out or any situation where you want to be remembered. It feels very mainstream, very trustable, and yes, a little like a high-end body spray from a decade ago.

Who should wear it? The woman who wants a no fuss, cheerful spritz for a hot summer day, someone who reapplies as casually as she checks her phone. Who should skip it? Anyone who values presence. This is a blush, not a statement, and for some that is exactly the point.

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