Dior Homme Sport (2008)
by Christian Dior

I really enjoy reading everyone's comments on the scent. I have been, for almost 25 years, a solid Creed guy, with the exception of an Eau De Sauvage classic scent that still comes up from time to time when I am in mood. I tried Dior Sport at Sophora and bought some. One thing I can say about Dior Sport is that every, and I mean every woman I am with always wants to know what I am wearing when I have it on. Every woman comments that they really like it. Creed Tobarome has been my personal favorite, I just love it and more sophisticated women melt. But, with younger women, Dior Sport is king. i workout every morning and use it after workouts. Again, with the younger woman 20 and 30 somethings, Dior sport is IT.

24th January, 2012.

At first I thought it's gonna be my signature scent, loved the samples.

After buying a 100 ml bottle I suddenly started feeling like I'm smelling a little bit of cheap air freshener.

For me it's just too similar to these fresheners. That's a pity.

The other thing is the bottle - looks nice on the pictures - in reality it's nothing special.

23rd October, 2011.

On the one hand, Dior Homme Sport might disappoint because it is dissimilar to Dior Homme. On the other hand, Dior Homme Sport is a pleasant, refreshing, nicely performing fragrance that does exactly what a sport fragrance is supposed to do. It is not original – its opening reminds me of the tradition colognes with its grapefruit / citrus livened up with rosemary and ginger: I’ve enjoyed the combination in the fragrances I’ve found it in. The middle accord gets a little thin for me, but I’m grateful that it doesn’t overdo the ginger and lavender… I find that both of those can get annoying if not carefully presented. The middle makes nice use of the elemi in its green neutrality… an enjoyable counterpoint to the more dramatic opening, but still, it could be a little stronger. The base is a well done but standard wood drydown where its sandalwood, vetiver, and cedar are discreetly presented in an accord that stays fresher than its woodiness would indicate.

In spite of its shortcomings, I like Dior Homme Sport very much… I enjoy its lively and refreshing ambiance while it remains natural and suitably masculine. It has enough vibrancy, complexity, and elegance to it to make it the kind of winning fragrance YSL’s M7 Fresh used to be before it was reformulated. Decent sillage and shorter than typical longevity.

22nd June, 2011.

Opening: Juicy citrus notes, sharp bergamot masked by an orangey note. Have been reading other complaints of a synthetic odour - believe it is the milky smell of synthetic sandalwood.

Middle: Gingery and woody. Is smooth as compared to burberry's sharp ginger.

Dry down: Sandalwood that can last for days. Keeps shirts fresh. Lactonic note still lingers and gives an impression of leather.

This is meant as a summer scent, and as a summer scent, it excels. I stay in a tropical country and would equate its longevity to that of L'Eau D'Issey. The milky, citrusy and gingery smell lasts for the whole day. DHS smells much classier than other woody/spicy/citrusy summer scents.

Good for a young man like me. Dissimilar to the original dior homme totally, but who wants to smell like diarrhea medicine (I associate the powdery note in the original DH with desiccating medicines).

Great for humid and hot weather!

17th June, 2011.

I get lemon and ginger and not much else. Nothing spectacular as there as many fragrances out there that exceed this at a better price. The first one that comes to mind is YSL L'Homme and YSL Live Jazz.

4th May, 2011. (Last Edited: 25th July, 2011.)

Scent: 3,5/5
Projection: 3,5/5
Longevity: 4/5

A very underrated fragrance. One of the best and lasting fresh citrus fragrance. It also has a very natural scent.

18th March, 2011. (Last Edited: 18th October, 2011.)