L’Homme Sport by Yves Saint Laurent

A coherent flanker to its parent fragrance. In the dry-down, they share that soft, woody touch. The development is fast: it starts with a burst of herbal verbena and bergamot, moves through the soapy aldehyde phase, then turns spicy and powdery, likely due to the coriander, before slowly settling into woods and amber. It’s a classic, fresh citrus scent for daytime, smells clean, and is sportier than L’Homme.

I’ve always been (and will always be) a purist when it comes to Yves Saint Laurent fragrances. But since I’m very versatile, there are exceptions like this one. It’s one of the ones I like from the L’Homme line, even though I’m not a fan of what the brand is selling now. I bought it because it felt youthful and interesting, while keeping part of the original character with better longevity. In this flanker, cardamomo dominates with that citrus twist. It’s super versatile and delivers every time. It’s discontinued, but I wouldn’t buy it again because it’s not a scent that drives me crazy, plus the absurd prices on eBay for something that doesn’t last long. Longevity: 5-6 hours. Sillage: moderate, sometimes weak (depends on application).

I love it. To me, it doesn’t smell artificial; it has plenty of notes and none of them are unpleasant. It seems perfect to me because it’s long-lasting and doesn’t have a huge sillage; that’s an advantage because a perfume with too much sillage can be aggressive even if it smells good. I get home at night and I can still smell it. It’s perfect for the office because it conveys energy, it’s informal, yet I wear it with suits without any issue. I love it; I’m almost out of my 100ml bottle. I love that it smells strong up close. I own many designer perfumes, but this is my favorite and I use it all the time, even to sleep. Everyone loves it.

A fresh and spicy fragrance, another countless flanker in this line. Sometimes I don’t understand why houses insist on producing an endless variety of products riding on the fame of the original. Three or four would be enough. It seems a bit superfluous in this series, with a lifespan not up to the standard of the French house, despite the quite pleasant citrus-aldehyde combination. Very synthetic, and in my case, I don’t notice anything outstanding that makes me applaud it.

I was pleasantly surprised. I see it as a mix between Allure Sport without the sweetness of the dry-down and Allure Cologne. Citrus with aldehydes that worked out great for me, even though the latter usually bother me. The performance turned out to be much better than expected. The freshness lasts for a long time.

The opening of this fragrance is an explosion of delicious citrus and spring herbs. In its mid-phase, it becomes more classic, a scent of cleanliness, and at the end, ambroxan gives it a sensual and cozy tone. It’s versatile and nowhere near heavy.

It opens citrusy with aldehydes, very pleasant but not natural; to me it smells like liquid detergent and that kills the interest. I agree with Prieth: YSL fails on creativity; this fragrance wasn’t needed if they hadn’t copied what they already have. I prefer their Pour Homme, which performs better and has more personality. It feels like YSL wants to retire its classics and only launches flankers. The dry down reminds me of the original L’Homme with soft cedar and amber. That’s all.

For me, it’s the best of the sports: soft, huggable, and inviting to smell.

Bad fragrance, very synthetic and generic, smells like cheap cologne. I’d use it to kill bugs.

Delicious fragrance!