Fragrance comparison

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense vs Pure Love

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

Updated 12 Oct 2026 718 ratings analysed

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense

Lacoste Fragrances

3.93708 votes

Rank #8,273 CaramelWoody

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47%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Pure Love

Al Musbah

4.1010 votes

Rank #36,171 FruityFloral

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pure Love takes 3 of 5 categories.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Choose it for a caramel and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Pure Love
Choose it for a fruity and floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense2/5

Pure Love3/5

Ratings & consensus: Lacoste Pour Femme Intense
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Pure Love
Sillage & projection: Pure Love
Value for money: Pure Love
Versatility: Not scored
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

Pure LoveAl Musbah

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.93/ 5 · 708 votes

Have 63%Had 38%Want 0%

4.10/ 5 · 10 votes

Have 28%Had 8%Want 64%

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

60%Love

20%Like

0%Ok

10%Dislike

10%Hate

10 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity56

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityPure Love

SillagePure Love

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value53

¤ Price value85

Category winnerPure LoveBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

caramel100%

woody83%

sweet65%

powdery48%

musky30%

fruity100%

floral92%

woody84%

caramel77%

sweet69%

rose61%

Scent match47%Some overlap · both caramel, woody 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

RaspberryMagnoliaLitchi

Heart

Bulgarian RoseJasmine SambacTonka Bean

Base

Australian SandalwoodCaramelAmberLeather

InformationalShared notesCaramel, Bulgarian Rose and Australian Sandalwood. 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–

Spring0

Summer60

Fall100

Winter80

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex5

Women94

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#8,273

PerfumerOlivier Cresp

Launched—

Reviews26

Overall rank#36,171

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews2

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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Pure Love is a fruity floral vanilla with a sweet, plush centre. It opens with raspberry and lychee brightness over magnolia, then turns into a rosy jasmine heart sweetened by tonka. The dry-down leans caramel, amber and smooth woods, with a noticeable leather touch that can add depth. If you like gourmand-leaning flo…

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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 Pure Love?

Pure Love takes 3 of 5 categories. Lacoste Pour Femme Intense is rated 3.93/5 from 708 votes; Pure Love is rated 4.10/5 from 10 votes. Choose Lacoste Pour Femme Intense for a caramel and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Pure Love for a fruity and floral character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Pure Love?

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

Which projects more, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Pure Love?

Pure Love projects furthest (Pure Love 71/100, Lacoste Pour Femme Intense 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Lacoste Pour Femme Intense and Pure Love smell similar?

Some overlap: a 47% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share caramel, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Caramel, Bulgarian Rose and Australian Sandalwood.

Is Lacoste Pour Femme Intense or Pure Love better for summer or winter?

Pure Love suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Lacoste Pour Femme Intense and Pure Love?

Lacoste Pour Femme Intense has top notes of Caramel, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Musk and Himalayan Cedar. Pure Love has top notes of Raspberry, Magnolia and Litchi, heart notes of Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine Sambac and Tonka Bean, a base of Australian Sandalwood, Caramel, Amber and Leather.