Reviews of Claiborne Sport (1997)
by Liz Claiborne

Where is the permanent marker note?

Good casual wear cologne that is very inoffensive much like a Hugo Boss cologne.

It stops me at the opening and I’m ready to wash it off immediately, because it has that lavender / citrus / green accord that I have encountered in too many headache inducing scents. This one doesn’t give me a headache, but it does give me flashbacks — same difference. And speaking of flashbacks — there’s definitely a reminder of Eternity in the composition, and Eternity, I’m afraid, is THE fragrance I love to hate. Clairborne Sport certainly isn’t a bad fragrance and, with Clairborne for Men, it is one of the better of the Clairborne male scents, IMHO—but that isn’t saying an awful lot. Just go test it — you might like it — many do.

Well, I was looking for light scents as Azzaro Chrome and CK Crave and after reading a lot of rave reviews about Claiborne Sport, I finally decided to buy it. What can I say? First of all, It's a nice fragrance: subtle, light and fresh.
But Don't expect too much of this one. In my opinion, It's not a compliment getter. Too generic... I think there's something missing here, maybe a sweet note (as in CK Crave), maybe a more citric character (as in Chrome).
It starts really nice, really fresh and It should have kept this smell all the way. Sadly, It vanishes in two minutes and suddenly a "plastic" or maybe synthetic smell appears. It's not an "easy" smell and It takes time to get used to it. Some might not like it, so It's not a so safe scent...
The longevity is not so good, but It's normal when we're talking about fresh/casual fragrances.
After some time, the fresh character is surrounded by a woody dry smell, I think It's due to the cedar.

Its ok nothing special, light and fresh, smells Too much like Calvin Klein's Eternity.

I have mixed feelings about this fragrance. It is certainly not a bad smell. However, it really doesn't impress me a lot. I bought a bottle of this about 6 years ago and I still have it. I wear it from time to time. The lasting power is pretty decent. I suppose I am really not a "sporty scent" person in general so perhaps I am being a bit unfair to it. I guess you could say that in its niche this is a pretty good scent all in all.