Ôver The Top: the green water that crosses the finish line first A shot of adrenaline for Le Monde des Ô After celebrating citrus freshness in 1969, Lancôme reinvents its iconic saga with the 2025 triptych Le Monde des Ô. Placed between the relaxation of Ôff Now and the optimism of Ô Zenith, Ôver The Top embodies a rush of green energy: a fragrance that crosses the line, breathes deeply and makes the heart beat faster according to the house.
Composition: the green adrenaline of Ôver The Top
Carlos Benaïm designs Ôver The Top as a headlong race. The fragrance opens on an ultra-energizing citrus sprint, settles into a plateau of vibrant greenery, then heads toward a soft musky finish like a breath of victory. This three-part approach offers a constant contrast between crisp freshness, sun-kissed floralcy and crystalline cleanliness: skin breathes, the mind races, mood soars.
Notes in detail
1. The sprint: citrus & crisp greenery
From the first spray, a juicy pink grapefruit splashes across the senses. Its sparkling zest is reinforced by a sharp Italian citron, while a thread of Timut pepper adds a vibration simulating heartbeats after a running start. Alongside, green tomato leaf — faceted, vegetal, faintly sappy — brings a chlorophyll effect that instantly oxygenates the lungs: one feels as if biting into a bouquet garni still wet with dew.
2. The plateau: jasmine-rose bouquet in full sun
At the heart, jasmine grandiflorum from Domaine Lancôme unfolds its white petals, neither heady nor indolic; it vibrates under the light like a flower at noon. A touch of centifolia rose smooths the edges, bringing a fresh petal nuance rather than a made-up rose. At the center of this alliance, tomato leaf keeps pulsing, like the steady breathing of a runner, keeping the greenery alive and infusing the floralcy with an unprecedented vegetal energy.
3. The finish: crystalline musks & refined softness
In the base, a triad of white musks clings to skin; their silky cleanliness evokes an immaculate shirt after a post-workout shower. A light white cedar accent ensures the transition, while a touch discreetly warms the whole: the fragrance stays clean yet inhabited, as though skin naturally exhaled a healthy scent. Longevity reaches six to eight hours, remarkable for a fresh water structure and ideal for sport-office-afterwork use.
Naturality & responsible approach
Lancôme lists 90% ingredients of natural origin. Tomato foliage, usually discarded after harvest, is cold-distilled to recover the green absolute, reducing agricultural waste. The jasmine and rose batches come from Grasse, grown without synthetic pesticides and hand-picked at dawn. The alcohol comes from French beets, valorizing sugar industry residues, and the entire formula remains 100% vegan.
Development on skin: recommended timing
Phase 0–1 h: citrus-tomato punch
A freshly-pressed-juice explosion; ideal before a morning run or an 8 a.m. meeting.
Phase 1–4 h: floral-green heart
Sun-kissed jasmine and green leaf blend; stable energy for tasks requiring focus.
Phase 4 h+: clean musky halo
Discreet but present clean-skin sillage; perfect for the air-conditioned open-space or the subway.
Layering tips & moments of use
• Green booster: spray a basil-mint aromatic water before Ôver The Top to amplify the greenery.
• Solar glow: add a monoi body milk to accentuate the jasmine facet and give a vacation twist.
• Night push: on a denim jacket, layer a musk-cedar mist to extend longevity without weighing down the freshness.