Lacoste

Second update march 12: Stocking up on vintage Lacoste. Received 50ml edt w open sprayer + 2x30ml edt sprays, all from the period between 1984-1986 (as are my 100ml aftershave and 100ml edt splash). Wow. The edt sprays opens up the fragrance beautifully and it smells warm and gorgeaus! It also seems to make the projection last longer ;) UPDATE: After the succesfull buy of the vintage edt I've just recieved a 100ml/3.38oz bottle of vintage aftershave lotion (aftershave) in the tall transparent dark green bottle w white pop-off lid. Sweet jesus it smells gorgeous! It's almost like the scent has mellowed over the years and have become even better. It is everything I remember it to be and then some (as in the edt). It projects a warm, comfortable, well blended, masculine quality fragrance. I even get cinnamon and menthol ;) Yes the longevity and sillage is moderate but in return it smells yummy the whole way through. In my opinion, stay away from the putrid citrusy babypowdery reformulation made by Procter & Gamble which has a slightly cheap and chemical sting to it, and go for the vintage juice made i France by Sofipar Intl. You will not regret it ;) Smell is a matter of personal taste- and preferences, I know. I just cannot speak highly enough of this juice and it has just become my signature scent :) Greetings from Denmark

Hmm... I remember clearly that summers day in '84 at the age of 9 I snook up in my parent's bedroom and grabbed my stepdad's newly bought Lacoste aftershave, splashed some on my face and BOOM my senses exploded - what a yummy, gorgeaous fragrance! Years went by and the original Lacoste disappeared from my country ( Denmark). So imagine the joy I felt when discovering it again, though reformulated, bought a bottle last week from Germany, opened it, put on a couple of spritz and then......disappointment! Overly citrusy all the way and the drydown very soapy and babypowdery. Gutted. THEN a couple days ago I got hold of a vintage 100ml EdT of the original juice, tried it on and DAMN what a difference! It contains everything I remembered - it's fresh, warm, well balanced, masculine and just totally yummy :P -- and I love it to bits. Now as far as the reformulation goes: damn you Procter & Gamble for not trying harder and damn you IFRA and the European Union for your dumbass restrictions on notes and scents! There. And as far as this fragrance goes: if you get the chance, then go vintage ;)

The best fragrance of the 80's. None of the other Lacoste come close. Too bad its phased out, I thought that one would remain for decades. It is no doubt at the same class as Bacoraban. The best thing in it as glitteralex said is that it is true sports fragrance, possibly the best in terms of odor protection. Unlike most scents used in eau de toiletts, it does not stink when one sweats heavily, it actually overpowers the sweat odour and absorbs it. The expansive musky and woody basenotes gives a very stable support to the flowery and citrus middle and top notes in quiet a unique way.. Guys: is it available anywhere?? I haven't seen it in the Middle East, Canada, The US, Spain, England, Turkey, Thailand since the end of the 90's.

For me this is The Smell. Bought it as a 16-year old, when it came out in 84. After many years of being without ownership of this fragrance I suddenly found it on a website. Not the same formula but very close. Close enough to take me back in time. It ́s amazing how fragrances can make you able to literally travel back in time. Just love this smell and I ́m going to stick with it until the end (assuming I can get a hold of it until then). As so many has pointed out it lacks some of the original notes but it ́s far better than many of the modern fragrances. A true classic in my opinion.

I am a (feminine) woman who wear (and rock, if I might say so myself) a lot of men ́s fragrances. This fragrance I can not wear myself, because it ́s so utterly sexy in a masculine way, and I don ́t want to be distracted or turned on by my own scent / perfume. I think this is equally suitable for sports, casual and formal wear... soapy, clean and, did I mention, SEXY! A classy all-rounder that would make a good signature scent. I can ́t stop imagining an athletic, handsome man, a little sweaty from sports, when smelling my wrist now. I ́ll do some yoga and calm myself down a bit.