L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme Sport

Every time I buy one of these Issey L'Eau d'Issay flanker 3.4oz bottles for 25 bucks I feel like I stole something. The value to quality ratio is hard to ignore. If you haven't experienced Issay Miyake and are into fragrance I strongly recommend you at least sample this or Intense Pour Homme. Niche quality and unique scents for pennies on the dollar. This Sport flanker is a deeper, earthy and more modern smelling version of the OG with a soapy vibe. I think it smells similar to PDM Sedley but with a more earthy, slightly dirty leather backbone that is welcome to me in this type scent. Gives it some personally and masculinity without smelling exactly like a thousand other fresh blue scents that all remind me of blue shower gel. I would call this a soft wearer because its never going to be overwhelming to you or people around you even if you heavy spray but you still carry a pleasant scent with you for 4-5 hours. I would wear this for daytime anytime of year. Perfect for office, causal settings and gym trips. I like this and Intense more than the OG Pour Homme which is still a classic but this makes you smell unique but still acceptable without getting too niche and artsy. Dumb reach defined. Value for your money and you will not smell exactly like all your buddies and co workers. 7.5/10 scent 10/10 for value for your cash.

The shocker here is that for an EDT this has some punch. Even more surprising in a "sport" version which generally means the opposite. I like this scent very much. Not as sour as L'eau d'Issey Pour Homme, but not sweet at all. But there's a lot of citrus here, so avoid the temptation to get a big whiff of the opening (rookie mistake) if you don't want to go nose blind. The leather and earthy notes are doing yeoman's work here in adding masculinity the original lacks. Leather, cedar and vetiver in combination always tricks me into thinking I'm smelling a hint of conifer, but it's a hint, not a blast. It definitely has a barber shop vibe. But Replica At the Barber's, for example, has no citrus, so if you want a citrus freshie that has that barber shop vibe, which I personally like, you get it here.

Typical Miyake opening of nice blended citrus (bergamot and grapefruit) but with a blue ambroxan twist -- it's more citrus shower gel than either original Pour Homme or Wood & Wood. Once it gets to the middle notes things get more interesting with a bit of leather and spiced woods. The base notes lean into what you experience with Wood & Wood, which is a light cedar and grassy vetiver. I picked this up with the intention of it being a gym fragrance rotation and I think it'll do perfectly well in that category as it's fresh, clean, not overwhelming, and something that will probably fade out in ~2 hours with physical activity.

Yes it's a citrus fragrance...but hear me out. It's easy to make bad citrus fragrance with synthetic citrus and sometimes citrus fragrances smell cheap. This is made with great quality and natural smelling ingredients, the citrus here does smell realistic it's very similar to terre d'hermes with that slightly dirty citrus smell but it's more natural smelling than terre d'hermes. You also do get some metallic vibes, quite a lot of punchy leather which makes it more unique then your typical citrus fragrance and the wood in this also very natural and great smelling vetiver.

Good solid fresh out of the shower fragrance.. Not outstanding or something to seek out but if you are looking for a masculine sporty fragrance this one checks the boxes.. Lemon and bergamont fresh with added leather notes. Overall score 8/10