Fragrance comparison

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense vs Leo

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 12 Oct 2026 975 ratings analysed

4 wins

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense

Lacoste Fragrances

3.93708 votes

Rank #8,273 CaramelWoody

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29%scent match

Clearly different

Leo

Tiziana Terenzi

3.94267 votes

Rank #8,724 CitrusAmber

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense takes 4 of 7 categories.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Choose it for a caramel and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter.
Leo
Choose it for a citrus and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense4/7

Leo3/7

Ratings & consensus: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Community sentiment: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Longevity: Leo
Sillage & projection: Leo
Value for money: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Versatility: Leo
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Lacoste Pour Femme IntenseLacoste Fragrances

LeoTiziana Terenzi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.93/ 5 · 708 votes

Have 63%Had 38%Want 0%

3.94/ 5 · 267 votes

Have 77%Had 23%Want 0%

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

25%Love

54%Like

9%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

708 votes

36%Love

37%Like

14%Ok

9%Dislike

4%Hate

267 votes

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate73

Category winners

LongevityLeo

SillageLeo

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value53

¤ Price value43

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

caramel100%

woody83%

sweet65%

powdery48%

musky30%

citrus100%

amber90%

woody80%

floral70%

musky60%

powdery50%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both woody, powdery and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

Caramel

Heart

Bulgarian Rose

Base

Australian SandalwoodMuskHimalayan Cedar

Top

Brazilian OrangeSicilian MandarinKumquatCalabrian bergamot

Heart

MagnoliaAmbergrisViolet LeavesBulgarian RoseJasmine SambacMyrhh

Base

MuskTonka BeanAustralian SandalwoodCedarSiam BenzoinOak

InformationalShared notesBulgarian Rose, Australian Sandalwood and Musk. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring70

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer88

Fall0

Winter67

Day–

Night–

Category winnerLeoMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex5

Women94

Men7

Unisex36

Women57

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,273

PerfumerOlivier Cresp

Launched—

Reviews26

Overall rank#8,724

PerfumerPaolo Terenzi

Launched—

Reviews23

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense presents a warm, woody gourmand composition built around a prominent top note of cooked caramel. Created by master perfumer Olivier Cresp as a smoother evolution of the 2003 original, it pairs sweet warmth with a delicate heart of Bulgarian rose. The dry-down relies on Australian sandalwood,…

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Tiziana Terenzi Leo opens with a sharp burst of Brazilian orange, Sicilian mandarin, and kumquat. It does not stay a simple citrus cologne for long. As it warms on the skin, a soapy floral blend of magnolia and Bulgarian rose emerges, grounded by a heavy base of musk and ambergris. It wears like a luxurious almond-sce…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Leo?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense takes 4 of 7 categories. Lacoste Pour Femme Intense is rated 3.93/5 from 708 votes; Leo is rated 3.94/5 from 267 votes. Choose Lacoste Pour Femme Intense for a caramel and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter. Choose Leo for a citrus and amber character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Leo?

Leo lasts longest (Leo 70/100, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Leo?

Projection is very close: Leo 59/100, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 57/100 for sillage.

Do Lacoste Pour Femme Intense and Leo smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, powdery and musky accords. Common notes include Bulgarian Rose, Australian Sandalwood and Musk.

Is Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Leo better for summer or winter?

For summer, Leo is the stronger pick. For winter, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense is the stronger pick. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Lacoste Pour Femme Intense and Leo?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense has top notes of Caramel, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Musk and Himalayan Cedar. Leo has top notes of Brazilian Orange, Sicilian Mandarin, Kumquat and Calabrian bergamot, heart notes of Magnolia, Ambergris, Violet Leaves and Bulgarian Rose, a base of Musk, Tonka Bean, Australian Sandalwood and Cedar.