Allure Homme Sport Cologne (2007)
by Chanel

When I first smell this fragrance it smells like lemon and grapefruit juice - its an Annick Goutal Hadrian clone for the first couple hours. Not quite as nice as Hadrian, not bad either but, boring. My biggest complaint is the citrus juice dominant first first hour or so. After it dries down the Allure elements start to emerge and blend with the light tart citrus. The Allure part of it is noticeable as a synthetic wood layered over tonka or vanilla with that crystaline musk gives it an ozonic sparkle. These same synthetic sweet wood notes seem common to all the Chanel Allures, Pour Monsieur Concentree and Platinum Egoiste as well. Allure Homme Sport is a Lemon Sorbet as it dries down! Actually smells quite nice if you could sneak up on the drydown without having to wade through the boring citrus opening. I like it sort of and give it a 7.5 / 10 for a cautious thumbs up.

Stupid names... Chanel should be more creative and actually come up with something new every time they come up with a new fragrance. That said, this one is very nice. People complain about logevity, but come on! It says COLOGNE. That is why it is a 5 oz bottle. It is very nice, reminiscent of D&G Light Blue for woman.

its a woodsy floral musk citrus with a great edge and very hip and fresh for a younger crowd

definately the king of sporty scents

I dont believe the pyramids match, but this does smell just like Beckham Instinct, which smells just like Bvgari Extreme. Beckham is always copying someone else's frags. Shame on Chanel, shame shame shame on them. Strong lemons on the opening, then bam, you got Bvlgari Ex., I never understood that 1 anyway, wuts the big deal? Just glad I didn't buy that 85.oo bottle of Bvl in a Chanel bottle. Been down that road with the Instinct.

What's wrong with lemons?

I feel clean, crisp and fresh when I walk out the karate dojo.

What more could I ask for? Complex simplicity.

Oh and it's a great base for my pour Monsieur you just have to let it settle first.

Rubbish. Well actually that's a little brief and inaccurate. Lemon rubbish.