Perfumes like Essential EDT by Lacoste: closest alternatives
The closest matches to Essential EDT by Lacoste are What About Adam EDT by Joop! (76% match), Vetiver Sensuel by Mancera and Un Jardin en Méditerranée by Hermès. Each alternative below is ranked by how closely its accords, notes, seasons and wearer votes line up, from any brand.
Closest alternatives

Joop!
What About Adam EDT
1997 · for men
8.0 (228 ratings)
76% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Mancera
Vetiver Sensuel
2020 · for men
7.8 (227 ratings)
75% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Hermès
Un Jardin en Méditerranée
2003 · unisex
7.6 (756 ratings)
72% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Dior
Eau Sauvage Cologne
2015 · for men
7.4 (213 ratings)
73% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Hugo Boss
Boss Bottled Bold Citrus
2025 · for men
7.0 (295 ratings)
72% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Clive Christian
1872 for Men
2001 · for men
8.0 (662 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Zara
Lush Vetiver
2023 · for men
7.4 (100 ratings)
72% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

XerJoff
Nio
2009 · for men
7.9 (1,036 ratings)
69% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Gucci
Gucci by Gucci Sport pour Homme EDT
2010 · for men
6.6 (135 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Téo Cabanel
Hegoa
2012 · unisex
6.9 (83 ratings)
71% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Afnan Perfumes
Supremacy in Heaven
2018 · unisex
7.2 (128 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Bulgari Bvlgari
Bvlgari pour Homme Extrême
1999 · for men
7.8 (229 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Sora Dora
Gladiator
2021 · unisex
7.0 (187 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

ArteOlfatto - Luxury Perfumes
Paropamiso
2014 · unisex
7.1 (84 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Fragonard
Concerto EDT
for men
6.4 (55 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Acqua di Sardegna
Acqua di Sardegna Man EDP
2014 · for men
6.8 (28 ratings)
71% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Atelier Cologne
Trèfle Pur
2010 · unisex
7.2 (244 ratings)
69% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Penhaligon's
Esprit du Roi
2011 · for men
6.7 (58 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Parfums de Marly
Greenley
2020 · unisex
7.6 (2,147 ratings)
67% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Strangers Parfumerie
Oliver
2018 · unisex
7.8 (137 ratings)
69% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Davidoff
Good Life for Men EDT
1998 · for men
7.8 (220 ratings)
69% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

M. Asam
M. Asam No. 1
unisex
7.3 (116 ratings)
69% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Erik Kormann
Juli
2009 · unisex
7.2 (75 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, green, citrus

Lacoste
Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Vert
2010 · for men
5.5 (67 ratings)
70% match · shares fresh, green, citrus
How matching works
Every perfume is compared on up to five signals. Community accord votes weigh the most, followed by notes, where rare notes count more than common ones like musk. Note families, seasons and the men, women or unisex leaning make up the rest.
The brand is never used, so a match from another house is as likely as one from the same house. When a perfume has no data for a signal, that signal is skipped instead of counted as zero.