Changing your mood: PEPPERMINT - increase alertness at work!

EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 BLUE FOR MEN BY LACOSTE 100ML 3.3OZ EDT

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French tennis player Rene Lacoste created his first polo shirt in 1927. Its code is L.12.12. ("L" stands for Lacoste, the number 1 symbolizes the "Petit Piqué” material used, 2 represents short sleeves and 12 is the number of prototypes made before the final product). Lacoste launches three new masculine fragrances inspired by their polo shirts. Three perfumes match three colors of the polos: white, blue and green.

Three new men's fragrances L.12.12. White, L.12.12. Blue and L.12.12. Green, in addition to a common sporting note, each possesses a different olfactory character. White represents simplicity, elegance and freshness, blue symbolizes intensity, aquatic life and manhood, and green stands for nature and good vibrations.

L.12.12. Blue is an intense and masculine aromatic scent of fern, which opens with peppermint extract and grapefruit, complemented with aromatic sage, orange blossom, patchouli and oak moss.

Lacoste L.12.12. design is simple and elegant with the brand’s sophistication and symbolism. The bottles are sleek and minimalistic with a distinctive logo of the brand - the famous crocodile embroidered cloth. The texture on the surface of the bottle reminds of that of a polo shirt.

L.12.12. Blue was launched in 2011.

Can a fragrance change my mood?

Yes. One of the most remarkable properties of fragrance is the way it instantly affects our emotions. Studies have shown that fragrances can stimulate or calm us, encourage a good mood or bad, shape positive or negative memories and induce sweet dreams. Aromatherapy - the art of healing with fragrant essential oils - is based on the idea that aroma has the power to affect mood.

Fragrance has long been recognized as a powerful and subtle tool for re-balancing the mind and the body. “Every perfume is a medicine” says the old Chinese proverb.

Ann Gottlieb, a fragrance consultant who has worked on the development of Calvin Klein’s fragrances, said in a recent interview that “Much of what’s used in products that make aroma therapeutic claims is based on tradition and folklore rather than science but, more and more, research is pointing to our ability to alter moods. Soon, fragrance is not just going to make you smell good, it will have a very real physiological effect."

In a recent study, peppermint and lily of the valley were found to increase alertness at work. One Tokyo company pipes peppermint into the office to improve productivity. Another company sends different fragrances through the air conditioning system to enhance staff productivity. A whiff of citrus helps get the day off to a good start. An unobtrusive floral fragrance aids concentration in mid-morning and afternoon. A touch of cedar seems to relieve tiredness during the lunch break and in the late afternoon.