Dior Homme Sport 2017

Short story: I absolutely LOVE IT. Long story: Ok, I’ve tried this multiple times in the past couple years and it seems to be super polarizing and highly dependent on mood and weather/temperature. The first time I remember thinking “wow! This might just be the ultimate fresh/citrusy fragrance I’ve been searching for! Hopefully it lasts and drys down proper, because the opening is BEAUTIFUL” I smelled it constantly all day and seemed to fall out of love with it. I had this on one arm and another fragrance on the other arm. I ended up buying the other one. Fast forward a few months, I try it again. And it was absolutely nothing like I remember. I got a tiny bit of citrus but it seemed to have an overwhelming scent of celery seed. It was weird and baffling. (These were all the 2017 version) A year later I wanted something more light and airy and refreshing and remembered my first reaction to this. I go back to the store, tried Mont Blanc explorer, Gucci guilty, and this one. The drydown of DHS has this insanely beautiful sandalwood which I didn’t remember from before (granted, it’s now super hot weather and before it was cool/fall). I bought a bottle. And I am so glad I did. This is such a well made scent, and from my experience above, it may be an acquired taste. I found the same with some other Dior men’s fragrances, kind of felt overrated at first sniff yet I’ve grown to love them. Anyway, back to DHS 2017. This scent is light, refreshing, uplifting, airy, and just gorgeous. The opening is such a rejuvenating blend of uplifting citrus, and it’s not overly bitter or too sweet, it’s perfect. You get the feeling you just stepped into a sacred orchard where orange and lemon trees grow all year round. The scent overall seems simple, but it’s more complex than it first appears. There’s a smooth, sweet floral vibe that ties it all together. It feels grounded, natural, and refined. The base is a beautiful and creamy sandalwood, but never loses that sweet citrusy floral vibe. It’s light, but long lasting. The sandalwood note reminds me of a lighter, more casual version of Sauvage Parfum (where Sauvage Parfum is heavy and dark and kind of “inky”, DHS is light and uplifting and has a more broad appeal). It’s an incredible and versatile scent that just perfectly fits my everyday personality and outlook on life. Casual, yet passionate. Sporty, yet sophisticated. Youthful, yet refined. Versatile and ready to tackle any occasion head on. Perfection! In my top five favorite fragrances.

Blind buy (9C01, March-2019 batch), I am never familiar with Dior Homme Sport line or actually whole Dior Homme line. However price in resell market here in Thailand is extremely high, almost 145 usd for new 200 ml. bottle. Make me wonder why we crazy about this DNA? While I think Dior Homme Sport will associate something with signature Iris note. This one seems to be the pioneer of whole new Dior Homme route where we actually are. I manage to grab one 70 USD one for 95 ml. bottle left of 125 ml. so I try. About only Dior Homme Sport Flankers line, I think this direct competitor here are clear. Which is Chanel Allure Homme Sport. This smell so similar to Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme. Only to reduce sweetness and Vanilla base to some extend which I quite appreciate when I go somewhere hotter. After I review the note, that why I see personal connection in both fragrance. The sweetness in Dior Homme Sport 2017 is fresher as sweetness come from Pear and Geranium. unlike Tonka and Vanilla. But top note and middle are very reminiscent of Chanel Allure Homme Sport EE. Just add a drop of slickness from Nutmeg, overall it is fresher tone from Allure Homme Sport EE. As Chanel Allure Homme Sport mildly has Marine accord. This is what I am imagining if we have Lighter version of Allure Homme Sport EE. Which I will consider this as Good blind buy for me personally. However, hunting for a double price of Dior Homme sport 2021 I feel it a bit stressful imo. Scent-wise, it truly sport cologne that will not interrupt anyone. Handsome & Energetic. I would say this is solid 7/10 you can buy if you face a good deal. ===== Edit 1 : March 20, 2023. I just have chance to try, Dior Homme Sport 2021 and I found that this profile is much more beautiful than Dior Homme Sport 2021. 2017 provide fresh citrus in Singature Dior accord that smell really present and classy. Scent is mellow and clean, I go 8 sprays and it still emit soft bubble cloud. And longivity is real for freshy, 5-6 hours on skin and 8 hours on cloth. Even this is Sport colonge. I feel this have potential much more than Sport wear. I decided to stock this up 4 bottles of 125 ml. (90 USD / bottles) This is what I want to wear when I go somewhere hot but reamins present thoughout the day. Rating increase to 9/10.

It’s like ordering your favorite pepperoni pizza from the same Italian restaurant for years. They might have changed the tomato sauce recipe over the years, but the pepperoni is still there, so on the menu it still says “pepperoni pizza”. You come back the next week and you look at the menu and you still see the “pepperoni pizza” and you ordered it. But when the pizza is served on your table, there is no pepperoni on your pepperoni pizza. Where is the pepperoni on my pepperoni pizza?!?!?! Where is the “Ginger” in your DH Sport?!?!?! What the hell is wrong Dior?!?!?! Why Dior?!?! Why oh why?!?! Now it’s just another citrusy sport fragrance. Now it’s just another cheese pizza. I don’t really care about the Iris... but the ginger! Who’s the genius behind this decision of removing the ginger note? That ginger was the note is the glue that held all the notes together and in harmony. This is blasphemy!!! I agree 2017 DHS smells good, but now it’s just another citrusy Sport Cologne and the market is already flooded with it. Give us something original and unique, Dior. Dior, hire me as a consultant, fire those expensive so called sales and marketing experts. It looks like they are not doing their homework. I’ll tell you what people wants just by reading Fragrantica a couple of hours every day. These are your costumers, your fan, your addicts, and your groupie speaking in the comment section. All you need to do is read and listen to us. My fee is cheap, a couple of free bottles a year and I’ll give you better sales. MISSING IN ACTION: Designer aName: Ginger D.O.B.: 2008 Missing Since: 2017 Suspect: Dior Description: Yellowish in color, spicy, sharp, bracing yet light, and pairs well with citrus notes Reward: If found and returned, better sales and very happy fragheads if found, please immediately contact Dior! If Iris is found, please don’t bother calling Dior, no reward for the iris.

About a year ago I wrote review for this cologne with real sadness and disappointment because I love the iris and ginger combo from my 2012 version. Today, I bit the bullet and bought this along with Dior Cologne and let me say it’s not as good as the 2012 iris - ginger version. But the blood orange, lemon and grape fruit citrus combo it is zaps me like an electric current and then a well balanced sweetness from the sandalwood and pear puts me to calm, it’s a ying and yang of citruses, sweet fruit and a little spice in the openinb After 20 mins on my skin the sandal wood, nutmeg and pink pepper comes out while the citrus are still dominant scent which makes it fresh and sporty . It stays like that on my skin for about 5 hours then the citrus starts fading away and leaving the creamy sweet sandalwood and earthy vetiver. The fragrance lasted on my skin for around 7 - 8 hours. I still have my 2012 bottle and I still think that it’s better than the 2017, but don’t listen to people that have only tried it on paper or a singe time on them and they realize that the iris and ginger are gone and they knock the 2017 like it’s a terrible cologne (I was one of those people before). The 2012 is gone and the market is flooded with “blue shower gel and aventus clones” and I’m just tired of them and if the 2017 DHS will be that breath of fresh air and I will accept it with open arms. It’s 10x better than the blue fragrances that have no originality and is getting shoved into the fragrance community for the sake of mass appeal. My rating: (My rating also considers my location which is Philippines that has a tropical weather and has 7,000+ islands. Thank you, Lord for this great paradise) DHS 2012 9/10 DHS 2017. 7/10 Blue Frags. 3/10 Dior Cologne is another citrus explosion that’s really great here in the islands of the Philippines.

I had to come back and make a new review. When I first got this fragrance, it was supposed to be DHS 2021, but the seller sent me the wrong one. I was unbelievably disappointed and upset. I took a few whiffs and all I got was generic, boring, shower gel male fragrance that I had smelled thousands of times my whole life. I got a refund from the seller but they told me to keep the fragrance. I put it on one day on a whim in the summer and wore it out of the house, after about 30 minutes I started enjoying it and it opened up and dried down more. It was a lot more complex than those top notes led one to believe. After about an hour and a half, OH MAN!! What a transformation! I could not stop smelling myself, what a beautiful fragrance! It went from a generic boring citrus musk to a beautiful fruity woody fragrance. What a beautiful symphony of notes! It actually reminded me a bit of smelling Cool Water for the first time as a kid, but a much more modern and elegant take on it. Every time I wear this fragrance now, I appreciate it more and more and it really opened that door to me picking up a few more freshies. I actually like this a lot more than DHS 2021 now, even though I own both. I will likely pick up another bottle before summer hits. This went from a 2/5 to a 5/5 after a few wears. This is my favorite freshie.