Lacoste L.12.12 Silver Rose Identity card The rose sees life in silver After the iconic Blanc, Magnetic and Sparkling flankers, Lacoste unveils L.12.12 Silver Rose in 2025, a new feminine opus that reinterprets the queen of flowers through the sporty-chic angle of the crocodile house. The idea: turn the rose into a fluid, metallic material, as invigorating as a freshly ironed polo shirt. The result? A woody musky floral where the fruity sparkle of rosy citrus meets a crystalline rose-freesia heart, while a cashmeran-musks duo creates a second-skin sillage of remarkable softness.
L.12.12 Silver Rose – Detailed composition
A liquid rose, fresh as a white polo shirt and soft as a cushioned backhand
L.12.12 Silver Rose propels the queen of flowers into Lacoste's sport-chic world: a sparkling citrus-pear opening, an ultramodern rose-freesia heart treated as “liquid rose,” then a cashmeran-musks finish that hugs the skin like jersey knit. The contrast between metallic sparkle and floral velvet gives a fragrance that is feminine, energizing and irresistibly clean.
Note pyramid
Top notes: the fruity winning serve
• Pink grapefruit: luminous zest that snaps like a fresh ball.
• Blood orange: sun-red sparkle, brings juiciness and energy.
• Nashi pear: pearly pulp, a crisp-watery effect, softens the citrus burst.
Heart notes: the “chrome rose”
• Liquid rose: CO₂ petal infusion giving crystalline transparency; the watery facet recalls a metallic surface.
• Crystalline freesia: petal-white pepper tones, heightens the floral brilliance without heaviness.
• Blackcurrant bud: a green-fruity streak that stretches the rose toward a natural freshness.
Base notes: second-skin longevity
• Cashmeran: amber-musky wood, a cashmere-fiber sensation on the skin; diffuses gentle, subtle warmth.
• Silky musks: white musks accord plus a “nappa skin” musk, a long-lasting clean cotton effect.
• White cedar: a light woody edge that structures the sillage and signs Lacoste elegance.
Clerc-Marie & Salamagne: from rose to chrome vapor
The perfumers describe Silver Rose as a rose gliding over a court wet with rain. To achieve this, they swapped opulent absolutes for a supercritical infusion releasing the flower's fruit-water facets, then added a “clean chrome” accord (metallic aldehydes in micro-dose) to obtain a silvery olfactory reflection. The musks and cashmeran, meanwhile, extend the fragrance without weighing it down: the rose settles, immaculate, on a freshly washed white t-shirt.
A clean formula, 90% naturally derived
• Low-carbon beet alcohol, ISCC Plus certified.
• Rose infusion sourced from an ethical program in Turkey, low-consumption extraction.
• Bio-based cashmeran, derived from renewable terpenoids.
• Bottle incorporating 30% PCR glass; 150 ml refill reducing virgin packaging use by 65%.
Projection, longevity & usage tips
Projection: a halo of about 80 cm during the first hour, then a close-to-skin bubble.
Longevity: 6-7 hours on skin, 9 hours on cotton.
Layering: to boost the freshness, layer a grapefruit-mint splash; to accentuate the velvety feel, apply an oat-milk body cream before spraying the fragrance.
Why this composition refreshes the rose
Silver Rose succeeds in modernizing the mythical flower: more crystalline, cleaner, it is surrounded by a metallic-woody halo evoking the surface of a floodlit court. An easy-to-wear floral, both sparkling and comforting, tailored for dynamic silhouettes in white polo shirts.