This is really interesting to me because without any preconceptions this fragrance vividly conveys the two most popularly voted notes, in abundance. (Mandarin orange and ginger) Refreshing in a sense, delivering something with a certain clarity and not the mess that most recent releases tend to be. Having said that... is L'Homme orignal or is it derivative and generic? Okay so it's generic. Reminded me very slightly of Davidoff Horizon, and that Vavartos one that looks like a wicker basket but more so of YSL L'Homme (not least because of the name) only somehow less inspired. Opening with a fresh citrus and I even detected the rhubarb listed in the note breakdown, it's a pleasant thing, which settles to a much more orangey smell quite quickly. It's squeaky clean in the main but I think a hint of dirt wouldn't of gone a miss and could've elevated this scent to higher heights. There's some musk in there and the aforementioned ginger as it dries down but that's it. To go on too much about this scent is giving it too much credit and perhaps grasping at complexity which simply isn't there. Not bad, but not good either. I should take the time to mention at this point that on the whole Lacoste fragrances are poor. Unusual then that one of the rare hits and probably my favourite designer fragrance of all time would be Eau de Lascoste Blanc, which is a heavenly smelling fragrance and a lesson in understatement. So excluding that one, in comparison to the rest of their abysmal repertoire this fragrance is alright by me. Lasting power is average to weak. That's about it folks.