Sports Car Club

I bought this for my hubby and we both really like it! It reminds me of a reworked, more masculine Juniper Sling, in that it’s very fresh and aromatic. It’s definitely pine forward, but there’s a warmth and sweetness from the patchouli that’s quite appealing. The eucalyptus and camphor provides an almost minty undercurrent that’s quite unusual and pleasant—it opens my nose in a cooling way that contrasts pleasantly with the patch, pine and pepper warmth. Nicely balanced! The dry down is warm pine and lasts 8+ hours. Moderate sillage. I understand why some might be put off by the Ambrox note—it could lend a generic quality; however, it’s strongest on first application and then melds with the other notes. I think it serves as a bridge between the warm and cool notes. And the the eucalyptus/camphor may hint at muscle rub, but to be honest, it’s not strong enough to really warrant that comparison to my nose. Without it, that bracing, clear headed feeling would be gone. There are hints or nods to other perfumes, but this really is unique to me.

Really interesting Penhaligon's scent, not for everyone, and poorly branded. Very aftershavey, but also SUPER aldehyde-y, which makes it feel sweet, but in a sticky, transparent, sweaty, summery kind of way. This is a very gender-neutral, young fragrance IMO... 22 year old NB summer in LA, dangly earring vibes, not 42 year old man with a kiss of grey in his mustache whizzing by in a vintage car. Like I get that that doesn't exist within the Penhaligon's universe of characters, but still. Very tropical fruit, eucalyptus, and pachouli. I like it for layering with something more woody or spicy that needs a little lightness, or maybe feels a but too mature for the situation.

I finally broke down and bought a bottle as it has been discontinued and stock is basically gone. Sports Car Club is so different than anything else Penhaligon’s has made. In fact, it is totally different than any other fragrance I have tried. Penhaligon’s fragrances are stupidly expensive, but I just love this one. EDIT: This was rereleased in April/May 2026. Completely different packaging and I haven’t tried it to see if it is the same or similar.

This stuff is GREAT. I was lured in by the 'sports car' name and stayed because it smells better than most anything I've had pass across my nose; the blend of notes in this all work together to make a well-balanced fragrance that is sweet without being sickly sweet and woody without feeling like I'm sitting in a pine forest. Most of all, it smells sophisticated which is something to be considered given its price point. 10/10

this is one of my fav Penhaligon by far, performance is good, it stays in the sofa.. it lingering in the house for a day.. and I like the design too It's very fresh, tempting and "spikey" but not spicey and it's very unique, I havent find anything similar like this scent before Unfortunately, it is a limited edition, so not easy to find, also a bit pricey to me

it's green - piney, medicinal (not in a bad way), a bit sweet, also has gasoline-y smells idk where it is come from, balsamic, aromatic and a bit sweet. good balance here, but not for everyone. it's either love or hate, but i love it on myself! might be one of my signature scent for my weekend

I love this Sports Car Club and always get compliments when I wear it. I’m drawn to woodsy scents but can rarely wear them due to skin allergies. For whatever reason this worked for me and I couldn’t be happier. So sad this only had a limited run.

Was a blind purchase but couldn’t have turned out better, definitely unisex, probably something I would wear on a nice night out, overall super happy and a new favourite for sure!

2026 reborn and it's a reissue, but the original perfumer was the "perfume Witch" Annick Menardo. I'm a little disappointed that the bottle design has been changed for the worse.

In my opinion, this is a bit too sweet. If it could be a bit less sweet, it would be better and more masculine. But overall, the scent is pleasant. 8.5/10

Very nice fragrance. This reminds me of Dolce Gabbana K EDP, but a bit brighter. The flacon is attractive, too.

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Spicy sweet freshness!! It starts a bit like old drugstore camphore candies, (yes I’m that old), sweet but medicinal, still very likable... but the magic begins on the drydown... it’s all about a spicy sweetness from the pink pepper, the ambroxan and the musk, which together with the eucalyptus create a recipe for perfection. This perfume is not so sweet as to make it only a cold day scent, and also not so fresh as to make it only a sporty fragrance, in reality Sports Car Club is a very well balanced juice ideal to be used preferably daytime, in any season and in any weather. I really liked it very much!! Unfortunately it has a big drawback... as with almost all spicy fresh scents, projection is very limited, almost intimate, and longevity is non existent... after just two hours it couldn’t be detected on my skin, it requieres constant reapplying in order to last throughout the day. Penhaligon’s did an amazing job on the scent, but a terrible one on performance.

Sweet and slightly grassy and peppery cypress, and a fresh mild menthol background on a clean wood base. Almost like a pine and vetiver clash. Very nice, and it lasts a decent while I guess with the synthetics added. I really like it, but I already have fragrances in this style already so given the high-ish price I am skipping. If it was maybe 1/2 to 2/3 what it goes for retail I would pick it up.

This is one of the better performing frags from this house (it survived three scrubbings on my arm) and it smells pretty good. I'm not a fan of the name and presentation. I didn't pick up much eucalyptus at all but it does manage to stay a bit fresh, I think it's wearable any time year round.

Surprisingly fruity background on the skin while on paper it’s chemical, uninspiring green. As always with Penhaligon’s, no performance. A skin scent from the start

A genetically homogeneous forest, too pristine to be naturally occurring. Dr. Lewis Dodgson from Jurassic World Dominion wears this.

Very lovely scent , intense but refreshing Reminds me of a beautiful Mediterranean garden

Sweeter than you'd think from the listed notes

A SOLID NEW PENHALIGON I had a difficult time wrapping my nose around what notes I was experiencing. Even now, after reading the notes - I still don't truly recognize any of them individually as I sniff my wrists. But this is not a negative. This is a fresh, day scent - male oriented, easy-to-wear (fine for office, etc). It's not a must-have. But if I was given a bottle as a gift - I'd wear it. Far from ground breaking. And not nearly as interesting as Endymion. It's another easy-to-wear Penhaligon for men - which seems to be one of the strengths of this house. Definitely worth a sample!