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.

عطر لاكوست من لاكوست هو عطر حمضيات خشبي منعش من زمن جميل و مختلف العطر يمثل روح الشركة، شركة ارتبط اسمها بالملابس الرياضية و ملاعب التنس، صيفي حركي منعش و لكن ليس كما العطور الصيفية اليوم التي تبدو اما ككولونيا أو عطور للجنسين، بل هنا انتعاش الحمضيات يرافقه الازهار و الاخشاب و طحلب البلوط و المسك، في الواقع العطر يذكرني كثيرا بدراكار نوار، و كأنه اصدار صيفي منه عطر نهاري صيفي ربيعي بامتياز للعمل أو الخروجات المسائية الأداء جيد جدا مقارنة بعطر صيفي بثبات يصل ل 10 ساعات و فوحان في أول 2-4 ساعات التقييم 4.25/5

As with all Lacoste fragrances, this one will leave you quickly. The scent however is a timeless, sporty masculine scent profile. I've acquired a vintage splash bottle and it has lost most of its opening notes, but the oak moss really shines and makes it so masculine and wonderful to me. Possibly do to the age of my juice, it only lasts like 30 minutes on my skin before it's basically gone. I just splash this one on my wrist to smell for myself every now and then. I really enjoy it.

Just snatched a Sofipar-made 100ml 1st generation (1984-1986) Lacoste after shave and it instantly brought me back 30 years....damn it's smells so good! The edt's have a slightly zestier tweak to it than the after shaves, which are more mellow and warm and just gorgeaous! Even though the very first editions made by P&G are quite good (I have one very early P&G Lacoste original after shave), there just is no substitute for the original Lacoste made by Sofipar, Paris.

Just aquired another vintage bottle (1985-87) 100ml after shave. Man it smells so good! The vintage after shaves smell a little bit different from the vintage edt's - quite warmer and richer and much less sharper in the opening. Very yummy indeed ;) Treat yourselves and check out German eBay - there are still some vintages left of this classic and a couple of Lacoste Sport (also vintage). Greetings from Denmark.

I was motivated to purchase Lacoste after reading many positive comments and upon reading that it is a classic fougère. I scored a vintage, original 1 oz spray bottle Made in France and distributed by Solipar. It's got that 80s oak moss note that I like along with a bright citrusy green vibe. Reminds me of Polo Green; I may like it even better, especially for spring and summer spraying. Performance is good.

@kl99 What an amazing story :) Who knew the Patou/Lacoste collaboration even existed way back then and that the gorgeous Lacoste fragrance of '84 (which I also collect and use as signature) was a result of that.....great story! Found a couple og items (edt and deospray) on German eBay ;) Thank you!

به عنوان كسي كه تو اواخر دهه بيست سالگي هست بوي اين عطر من و ياد پدرم ميندازه و دوران بچگي كه اين اين بو رو ميداد هر وقت ميخواست از يه عطر دم دستي استفاده كنه (حالا پرسيدم ازش چي ميزدي اصن يادش نيست) : دي) من اين عطر و خيلي دوست دارم و بوش خيلي نوستالژيكه برام خيلي سبزه و خيلي گياهي و تلخ!

Ok i know this may sound strange but this smells like xmas trees and new tennis balls but extremely nice none the less. :) dont let that description put you off this is very unique and smells devine as ive been told within 10 mins of spraying it Fragrance 8/10 Sillage 7/10 Longivity 7/10

This is still the best fragrance from Lacoste in my opinion, green and fresh with a great woody dry-down. Longevity on me (6-8 sprays) is above average with soft sillage. The sprayer sucks on my bottle so I almost have to double the number of sprays, but that is my only complaint.

The absolute best soapy classic chypre you're going to find. It has depth, longevity, and real green richness. It's the best part of the 80s in a bottle, and it's easily obtained now. It still has what the others lost. Perfecto.

It's so warm and sensual! Love it on my man! He had it earlier, but once he got through his bottle, I couldn't wait......I went and got him a replacement pronto! :) it makes me want to get under the sheets with him ;)

Very fresh and clean almost "fizzy" - lovely fragrance for summer - quite light and unique- a "one note" frag - in my top 20 ever. Lovely one from Lacoste

One of my all time favorite fragrances. I don't have this anymore and wish I could get hold of some. Very fresh and, well, just fabulous.

This one was a sporty masterpiece 🏆 replaced by a very mediocre scent lately 👎 I love the vintage version of Lacoste ❤️

As Stenson said below....it's a true classic. It really is fresh, soapy, clean and gorgeous