Fragrance comparison

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense vs Mon Santal

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 780 ratings analysed

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense

Lacoste Fragrances

3.93708 votes

Rank #8,273 CaramelWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

54%scent match

Some overlap

5 wins

Mon Santal

Astrophil & Stella

4.1472 votes

Rank #27,311 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Mon Santal takes 5 of 7 categories.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Choose it for a caramel and woody character. Wins on versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Mon Santal
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense2/7

Mon Santal5/7

Ratings & consensus: Mon Santal
Community sentiment: Mon Santal
Longevity: Mon Santal
Sillage & projection: Mon Santal
Value for money: Mon Santal
Versatility: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
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

Mon SantalAstrophil & Stella

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.93/ 5 · 708 votes

Have 63%Had 38%Want 0%

4.14/ 5 · 72 votes

Have 25%Had 4%Want 70%

Category winnerMon SantalRating 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

46%Love

35%Like

11%Ok

4%Dislike

4%Hate

72 votes

Category winnerMon SantalMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityMon Santal

SillageMon Santal

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value53

¤ Price value55

Category winnerMon SantalBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

caramel100%

woody83%

sweet65%

powdery48%

musky30%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

sweet84%

powdery77%

caramel69%

vanilla61%

Scent match54%Some overlap · both woody, caramel and sweet

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

RiceCardamomPink PepperNutmegGrapefruitRhubarbBergamot

Heart

LactonesPalo SantoFrankincense

Base

Australian SandalwoodCaramelVanillaMuskAmbroxan

InformationalShared notesCaramel, 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–

Spring46

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerLacoste Pour Femme IntenseMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex5

Women94

Men17

Unisex58

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,273

PerfumerOlivier Cresp

Launched—

Reviews26

Overall rank#27,311

PerfumerMargaux Le Paih Guérin

Launched—

Reviews0

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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Astrophil & Stella Mon Santal opens with a distinct steamed rice note paired with sharp cardamom and pink pepper. As the sharp citrus of grapefruit and bergamot recedes, the heart introduces milky lactones alongside smoky palo santo and frankincense. The base settles into creamy Australian sandalwood, warm caramel, an…

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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 Mon Santal?

Mon Santal takes 5 of 7 categories. Lacoste Pour Femme Intense is rated 3.93/5 from 708 votes; Mon Santal is rated 4.14/5 from 72 votes. Choose Lacoste Pour Femme Intense for a caramel and woody character. Wins on versatility and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Mon Santal for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Mon Santal?

Mon Santal lasts longest (Mon Santal 73/100, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 56/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Mon Santal?

Mon Santal projects furthest (Mon Santal 65/100, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Lacoste Pour Femme Intense and Mon Santal smell similar?

Some overlap: a 54% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, caramel and sweet accords. Common notes include Caramel, Australian Sandalwood and Musk.

Is Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Mon Santal better for summer or winter?

For summer, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 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 Mon Santal?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense has top notes of Caramel, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Musk and Himalayan Cedar. Mon Santal has top notes of Rice, Cardamom, Pink Pepper and Nutmeg, heart notes of Lactones, Palo Santo and Frankincense, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Caramel, Vanilla and Musk.