LACOSTE ORIGIONAL EDT (1984) retro...but timless

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Thanks for the entertaining review. I have a bottle of the original I special ordered in the late 90's and then found a back up box in a discount store about 15 years ago. I still wear it and still love it. I wish it was still available, although there are some vintage bottles posted on ebay that aren't outrageously priced. Love the stuff!

[@JONLEGG]

Long live the memories…a piece of fragrance history…that is still amazing…appreciate your comments…stay safe and keep spraying…JL

[@itaymaller]

Oh my god 😮 it's my all time favorite ADT! I'm constantly trying to get my hands on one of those! If anyone knows what fragrance smells alike, please let me know 🙏🏻

[@JONLEGG]

A few years back you were able to buy this on the Lacoste website…but sadly now it’s discontinued and you just see the occasional one on eBay…I wish you the best in hunting a bottle down my friend….JL

[@zachron2028]

Yeah I got one

[@edgararias5241]

Mi tío me regalo ese perfume cuando tenía 10 años, aun sigo buscando una versión actual de ese perfume

[@JONLEGG]

Thank you for sharing your experience with this legendary fragrance…this is a fragrance that is very difficult to find nowadays and I hope that your search for it is successful!!!! Stay safe and keep spraying….best wishes from JL

[@timwillocks4695]

I first discovered this amazing fragrance by accident in a perfume shop whilst on a lads holiday in ibiza 1994. From that moment on I was hooked and have had several bottles over the years, however it was discontinued around 2014 only to be re-released as a Ltd edition the following year 2015, from my research the 2015 version had a slightly different make up to the 1984 version? Sadly the original and the best Lacoste is gone although I have tried to contact Lacoste direct regarding why they discontinued it as all the major fragrances out there have kept their original and first fragrance but sadly Lacoste have chosen to ignore me. I still have a bottle and a half left so will have to use it sparingly. Anyone know of a fragrance that is closest to Lacoste original or do any of the other Lacoste Edt's smell similar?

[@JONLEGG]

I share your sadness and frustration…this timeless true MENS fragrance put Lacoste on the fragrance map…and for many of us we got hooked on this amazing juice…maybe one day they will see sense and re-release…but till then, like you say my friend, use the bottles we have sparingly….thanks for your comments…stay safe and keep spraying….JL

[@pradityapraditya5987]

Lacoste Retro .... My first parfum ... I used that when I was in high school .... It's very harf to find in here in Jakarta .... It really brings my memories back ...

[@JONLEGG]

Respect to you my friend…it was and still is an amazing fragrance…hopefully you manage to find a bottle of this retro juice…and keep spraying those memories…take care….JL

[@hectorlopez4021]

excellent brother .... where did you get it ... ??? where did you eat it ????

[@JONLEGG]

I bought this on the Lacoste website quite a few years back… not sure if it is still available through there… may have to search eBay…thanks for your comments my friend…stay safe and I hope you have success finding this beauty…JL

[@cheekster777]

I still have a 50ml *original* bottle of this in my collection. Splash bottle (wish it had an atomiser) of the After Shave. Batch code: K02A. I looked that up and it shows as 2020-10 but there is a note that batch codes are repeated every 10 years. My bottle is possibly 20+ years old. Think I purchased it from The Fragrance Shop in Lakeside or Bluewater shopping centre. I still like it and do prefer it to other Lacoste fragrances that I own such as Pour Homme Intense L.12.12 Blanc. It’s really frustrating when fragrance houses discontinue really nice fragrances especially when they were popular. How or why does that make sense from a business point of view? 🙄🤔

[@JONLEGG]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences with this legendary fragrance…. I purchased mine from the Lacoste website many years ago…it is very sad when they discontinued it and you are right about it not making sense 🥲…. But it is nice to spray it occasionally and take a trip down memory lane…..😁….stay safe and keep spraying…..best wishes from JL

[@cheekster777]

@@JONLEGG - Would you please consider making a video about your entire fragrance collection at some point? Thank you for your consideration. P.S. Only stumbled on your channel a few days ago and have since watched a bunch of your videos. Your enthusiasm is great. Subscribed with notifications turned on. 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@JONLEGG]

Thank you my friend, I appreciate your subscription and your support…and at some point I will do a full collection review…time is my biggest enemy and I am racing against it constantly…. But I will get it done….👍. Thanks….JL

[@hanysiyed4765]

This great fragrance is discontinued.. is any alternative out there plz… thanks

[@JONLEGG]

Ohhhh no! I had heard a few rumours about it being discontinued and now you say that I have done some research and it does appear that it is the end of an era🥲… okay so as for a possible alternative?? Now back in the day there were a few similar fragrances but not really anything that matched this legendary fragrance…so I’m a bit stuck for any alternative…sorry my friend…stay safe and keep spraying…JL

[@itaymaller]

Same question here 😭 desperately want to find the alternative for this one

[@zachron2028]

I got one

[@JONLEGG]

@zachron2028 treasure this beauty…😉

[@luffyaliraqi4805]

Thank you for the great video, I heard you in the video saying that this copy you have is a reprint of the original perfume that was released in 1984, does this mean that the version you have is different in terms of smell from the old version, and is there a copy for the 1994 version, I searched In eBay and found most of the bottles that are similar to the ones you have, I think they are printed copies like the one you have, do you have any information about the original old version and how to access it and what are the differences between them and the printed copies.

[@JONLEGG]

Thanks for your comments, okay so the bottle I have I purchased from the Lacoste website sometime in 2013 and it is clearly a more recent formulation than the ones I had when I was a teenager back in the 1980’s….I no longer have a bottle of the original, just the recent one I used for the review. So I’m very familiar with the original formulation as I lost track of exactly how many bottles I had back in the day and to be perfectly honest with you the smell is pretty much the same…the big difference is the oiliness and the fact that the original lasted all day with a steady projection throughout….my current bottle pays great homage to the original smell but lacks the same performance (although it is still respectable). I don’t find myself reaching for it too often but whenever I do it transports me straight back to fond memories and a time when I was enjoying my youth…I hope that you manage to get yourself a bottle of this amazing juice because it has seriously stood the test of time……regards from JL

[@hectorlopez4021]

excellent brother .... where did you get it ... ??? where did you eat it ????

[@0608ophelie]

Discontinued if you are lucky to find one it cost 200/300€

[@JONLEGG]

I’m going to make mine last…😃