Tennis Club

Wow! It's amazing! I love it! I love everything about it - the name, the cute bright green bottle, the fresh citrus-marine happy scent. It's definitely not a generic citrus scent but it starts with a blast of bergamot and some blood orange. It's really fresh suitable for the hot summer days on the tennis court or after a tennis practice after shower while I'm relaxing, chatting with friends and drinking glass of Aperol Spritz. The name is perfect for this perfume. The freshness and the slight sweetness are coming maybe from the petitgrain and neroli. Some flowers to the original citrus picture make it even more attractive. I didn't expect to catch the marine and solar notes but they are here. The marine notes stay almost till the end. It's not a beach scent though. It's more forest-grassy happy green one. The solar notes pop up in the base mixed with some musk. Silage is moderate, longevity is about 4-5 hours on my skin which is more than okay for a fresh summer scent. I can't wait to try the other 2 from this collection - Super Moon and Sal Y Limon.

Personally, I am not necessarily impressed by Carner's perfumes. The fragrances are generally fun and easy to wear. But I don't remember any smell. That is no different with this fragrance. It is clean, citrus and fresh white flowers. Something we have already seen with many other brands. But still, there is something about this perfume that makes me love it. It has something nostalgic about my childhood. But certainly not old-fashioned. It takes me back to when I was a little boy. Together with my mother on the bike, on the way to the beach. I smell Nivea sunscreen, hear the gulls screaming and feel the sea breeze on my skin. Such a nice and loving feeling. For me it has nothing to do with tennis. But a perfume that is worth a lot to me.

This is, hands down, the most perfect summer scent. Just like others who smell sunshine, sea breeze, sunscreen, and grass/trees in the summer heat, I too recognize those scents. I love neroli fragrances, but the purpose of this scent isn't to showcase that note, IMO. While it comes to the foreground, along with some woodiness, in the dry down, this fragrance does a good job retaining its solar and salt water notes after the blast of both when first sprayed. The sun-warmed greenness balances the neroli/wood aspects, so it never becomes heavy or overly floral. This kind of balance is why I own an embarrassingly high number of bottles from Carner. I'm not a fan of every scent, but when they hit a home run, it leaves the park.

My first impression of Tennis Club is that it is a cross between Carner Barcelona Bo-Bo and Replica Beach. Due to the salty, sun tan associations, it's for warm weather only. Unlike Replica Beach, this one has no coconut, but my nose senses it by association. I enjoy it and will happily use up my sample. However, since I have a 50ml bottle of Bo-Bo, I will not buy a whole bottle of Tennis Club. Both open with similar citrus notes. In the dry down, I get pleasant whiffs of cedar. This scent was excellent to wear today. 12/29/23 Update: I will buy a bottle of Tennis Club for 2024. I cannot wait to add this fresh scent to my collection.

I fell in love with this one right away. The notes are what I consider to be the absolute perfect combination for my preference, and there's no way to go wrong with this one. I love neroli and citruses, and when mixed with the aquatic and solar elements they create this bright and uplifting, almost nostalgic for a mediterranean summer vacation decades ago feel. It's breezy and quite simple, reminds me a little bit of Neroli Portofino with less sharp citruses and that dominent sea air smell that NP doesn't have.