CH Men Sport

I was gifted this fragrance back in 2013 shortly after the release and used the whole thing, because it was so versatile. Today, I snatched up a 50ml bottle for $20, a relatively cheap price to pay to relive that era of my life (shout out to Proust). This new batch smells just like I remember it. The reason I still find this fragrance compelling is its non-linearity. To my nose, the opening does capture the "sport" classification (if it even means anything). For the first 10 minutes, an aquatic and slightly metallic grapefruit dominates for me. This is the "generic" part of CH Men Sport. However, when the sichuan pepper and vetiver show up and the sandalwood settles down, you get creamy and woody tones under the bright sparkling citrus which sets this fragrance apart from standard citrus summer bangers and "sport" frags. In that sense, it just isn't generic. The opening won't smell like anything new, but the woody and creamy and peppery notes in the drydown set it apart. The closest comparison for the drydown that I can think of is Encre Noire Sport. The woody notes of CH Men Sport are much more subdued than the dank vetiver used in Encre Noire Sport, but these are the only two woody-citrusy "sport" fragrances I can think of. So it's not generic, but it also isn't going to make you stand out, since the citrus is what will project over all else. Longevity is moderate, and the citrus lasts longer than in most of these types of fragrances. Very very versatile scent, but perhaps "boring" for those who only wear "complement monsters" (shudder). Absolutely worth the price discounters are charging. Good for year-round daytime use for work or leisure.

After having experimented with this fragrance for the past 3-months, I find CH Men Sport to be identical to the infamous CH Men...minus all the goodness, add some generic citrus and aquatic notes and some hairspray and voila! Okay, it's not that bad; actually, it's a pleasant-enough kinda designer fragrance that falls into that Summery balogney-cologney genre. However, CH Men Sport reminds me nothing of its namesake (Carolina Herrera CH Men) nor does is adequately represent itself as a sporty flanker. CH Men Sport performs moderately lasting 4-5 hours on my skin and projecting about 18-inches for 1-2 hours. Although not a terrible fragrance, I just don't like it. Shame! After wearing this fragrance off and on for the past years...I'm going to purchase another bottle because it's dirt-cheap and, honest, it's proven to be similar to a Model A Ford...not the prettiest, fastest or sportiest fragrance around...but it gets the job done, is a great value on the discount market, and it always managed to get me to work and back home again.

Been spraying this a week now here and there. The opening is strong and the dry down mild so you can easily wear this and another fragrance hours before or after. This is an awesome morning scent. It would probably work best in spring and summer. For the 30$ / 50 ml price I bought it at, it's a great value. Puig made in Spain, this has some mid tier oil and does the fresh aquatic scent really well, and by adding pepper and pine woody notes it seeks to differentiate itself. The grapefruit in the opening mixed with vetiver is awesome and really well done, an encouraging way to start the day! Our aquatic notes kick in and brings to mind your everyday blue scent (think eau fraiche) but that doesn't last long before the piney notes kick in, I love all stages. It kind of reminds me of a fresh L'Insoumis by Lalique. I love that too!

Spray and pray nailed this one in his review. I picked this one up at a good price. Because of the grapefruit/sage opening and juniper drydown, my overall impression of CHMS is "pine". This is not a bad thing. It IS unexpected in a "sport" fragrance, but does make it quite interesting. I found the overall scent very pleasant with good longevity and middling sillage. I can't wait try it in warmer weather. if it reminds me of summer by the lake, than it'll be a definite switch from like to love....

I dig it!! Top to bottom CH Men Sport works for me, although I don't get any sport vibe from it. To me this smells like an old school masculine fragrance with a very slight hint of aquatic. I have enjoyed wearing this though Summer, but I am starting to think it might be a little better in the fall. I recommend this, but I would suggest you sample first since this might not be for everyone. I get about 8hrs longevity with 4 sprays with about arms length projection for 3-4hrs.