Pour Un Homme de Caron Sport

A solid summer scent. The smell from the atomizer made me think this wasn't going to be my thing. It smelled way too thick, dense, plasticky, almost Play-Doh like. However, it smells much, much better on skin. It is still dense, but there's also a breeziness to it that keeps it uplifting and eminently refreshing. To borrow some associations from other reviewers: it's like a decadent slice of key lime pie just taken out of the fridge and eaten on the terrace, or a lime creamsicle on a hot July day, so cold it gives you brainfreeze. It does have a quasi-gourmand vibe, though I wouldn't go so far as to classify it as such. Key lime pie is my favorite dessert, and it's next to impossible to find here in Taiwan, so this fragrance does make me feel a little bit homesick, in a good way. But I digress. "Warm" and "cold" accords are juxtaposed quite well - the central mass of benzoin, tonka, ambergris, white musk, and cedar, all of which combine to convey a sense of creaminess and density, is balanced with an aromatic brace of verbena, ginger, lavender, and citrus, which blow cold air onto the composition. This is where the "mintiness" is coming from, no doubt. The one thing I wish is that this had a little bit more of a gingery zing. Although the opening has some sharp zestiness to it, over time that fades as the scent fully embraces the dreamy creaminess of the benzoin/tonka/ambergris/lavender. Overall, I'm a big fan of this fragrance. Surprisingly, given my skin's tendency to eat up anything scented, I get great performance with this one, around 8-9 hours. This is one of the only fragrances I have that can last a fully work day, and is still quite detectable as a skin scent at the end of that window. I bought my 50ml bottle for around $35, and I'd say it's a great deal considering. Is it my favorite summer scent? No, but I'll definitely be reaching for it on the hot days when I want a real feeling of refreshment. 8.5/10

From the strongest to the weakest note: fresh and energizing start of mandarin, grapefruit and essence of lavender leaves, then the fragrance changes after two hours to evolve into woody notes like cedar and maybe even geranium, and always in the background we find notes of citrus / mandarin and lavender oil, finally after 5 hours, the fragrance discovers his third act with some musk, Ambergris and always in the background the nice lavender. It is very different from the classic Pour Un Homme, even the iconic lavender is not the same, and vanilla is missing. It is surprising by its three successive stages that evolve in 3 different flavors (lemon cologne, woody and musky). To give you an idea, it begins like Concentré Orange Verte from Hermes (but Caron is less bitter), at the intermediate stage it teases Azzaro Chrome (but Caron is more subtle and light) and ends like Mugler Cologne (and Caron adds a breath of lavender to this composition). The quality of the composition is greater than the classic Pour Un Homme in its modern formulation. This is a very pleasant fragrance in each of its steps, easy to wear for the sunny days from spring to autumn. It is not dedicated to a particular man in terms of age or style. Do not rely on the word Sport, it is more complex than that. I regret that its performance is pretty average. It last long, but its sillage is low, except in the first two hours where citrus shines. The rest of the time, it remains close to the skin. You will need to apply a lot and also on clothes, where it will last longer. Pleasantly surprised, I wish that this variation deserves a commercial success and maybe we will witness a restart of the house?

I love sport fragrances and caron pour homme sport is a very solid release. refreshing, invigorating with a bit of elegance in it. This fragrance opens with a blast of lemon, almost candy like..then the lavender, mint and musk appear and u can fell the original DNA but modernized, still mature but more dynamic and easygoing. It's nice, inoffensive, u can overspray and nobody can say it smells bad. In the high heat shines, u can wear it in every situation. u can find it for a cheap price, it's not something out of this world but it has its own uniqueness. Higly recommended! Questa versione sport è molto piacevole, rinfrescante e rigenerante. Dopo l'iniziale apertura agrumata arrivano lavanda, muschio e menta che fanno ricordare l'originale. Questa versione però è più casual, dinamica e rilassata. A me piace molto Scent 8 Longevity -7 Sillage-7,5 Versatility-8,5 Uniqueness-8 Compliment factor-8 Presentation-7 Back up bottle? Maybe My vote-8 In one word- easy Alternative - the original one, caron l' eau, carruti ph 1881, alvarez gomez barberia..

Very unique citrus opening to this one. Mint is not listed, but I get citrus mixed with something that smells almost identical to fresh spearmint leaves, just picked and rubbed together in your fingers. Add a soft lavender to this mix, and the result is very soothing, herbal and refreshing! There are a lot of other notes listed that I do not detect, but they could be providing the depth and character not common in typical “sport” flankers. This is a perfectly executed warm weather fragrance for a man who is looking for something mature but not old-school, fresh but not generic, discreet but not fleeting. Update: after wearing this for several months, it is emerging as one of the best, if not my favorite, summer fragrances I own. I never get tired of this, top to drydown- Absolutely fantastic scent. And the longevity is to be admired for a citrus scent.

I get a very strong impression of Lemonhead candy in the opening. Given a few minutes on skin, the fresh-aromatic-herbal elements contrast against it. I enjoy the drydown where it morphs a bit into a creamy almost-fougere. I pick up lemongrass, lavender, mint, celery, and tonka. I do get a subtle menthol effect, which I’m a big fan of. When I take a deep whiff right from my skin it cools my nose in a mouthwashy aftershavey way. It doesn’t smell like Pour un Homme Parfum but it has the same idiosyncratic design philosophy. A naturalistic and herbal sugary ray of light with a creamy base. To me this is like a conceptual hybrid of Andy Tauer’s Orange Star (fashionably weird, ‘elevated’ citrus candy with vanilla/ambergris) and Guerlain’s Homme (pale green, minty ferns, golf course fragrance). 9.0/10