Dior Homme Sport (2012) is a masculine fragrance by Christian Dior. The scent was launched in 2012 and the fragrance was created by perfumer François Demachy.
The fragrance is a relaunched version of the 2008 fragrance of the same name.
Dior Homme Sport (2012) fragrance notes
Head
- Sicilian Lemon, ginger
Heart
- Tuscan Iris
Base
- Virginia Cedarwood
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Latest Reviews of Dior Homme Sport (2012)


Now exploring the 2012 iteration, I find that the lemon is toned down, while the Dior Homme accord is more prominent together with ginger. So far so good, it would seem. However, the dry down, as so often, is where everything comes apart. It degenerates into an overly synthetic smelling accord of woods, to the point of being abrasive. In comparison, this would make something like Chanel's Allure Homme Sport Cologne Sport seem like composed of rare essential oils.
1.5/5
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Linear throughout. Average projection. Casual or office, should be good in closed spaces. I get longevity that lasts all work day.

Citrus powder-covered trees
In Dior's snow-cube.

I suspect the overwhelming support is from Dior brand enthusiasts. I would probably not recommend this to anybody, because it lacks so much in performance. Smells great though.
Shame.

I see Dior Homme Sport as being midway between the sweetness of Dior Homme and the vetiver greenness of the other great flanker, Dior Homme Cologne, kissed with the cleanness of Dior Homme Eau. Yet, this fragrance definitely has its own solid character and is decently in line with the others.


Dior Homme Sport unfortunately had to bear the name "Sport" but in actuality this is far from a sports fragrance. This is too good to wear doing strenuous activity. Maybe adding the word "Sport" was a DIOR inside joke. Like saying "DIOR DOESN'T PLAY". But no...I know they just wanted to capitalize off the "SPORT" craze at the time of the release.
DHS is elegant while playful, interesting while having wide appeal, and is a fresh scent that can be worn in any season. What blows my mind about this is the way DIOR took HOMME and made it more versatile and youthful. While you could wear DH in warmer weather it lacked freshness which the ginger and citron add to DHS in spades. This is the real answer to BLEU DE in my opinion. I can't see Sauvage over this.
While I like the smells of EAU and COLOGNE i can't understand why Dior would create an Homme flanker that competes with DHS. They are very redundant if you own DHS and DHS is arguably the superior fragrance of the trio. It's also the most interesting of the three to my nose as well.
DHS's only downside is it's performance. It lasts 5 hours on my skin which I hate. If it lasted 8 hours I would love it more than DHI which is my favorite of the Homme line because it's a more versatile fragrance. One may question wearing it during the winter but its a great indoor scent to wear and in the cold most of us are indoors a lot anyway. And well hey, any serious frag head owns empty atomizers and the smell of this is worth the chore of decanting and reapplying it. If they did an intense version of this I'd probably do flips tho...
There is a place for light scents too and DHS fills all those occasions for me. It really works when you want to wear multiple scents in one day. While its highly loved and known within the fragrance community its very overlooked by the broader public. I get more compliments wearing DHS than any other from the HOMME line. Women for some reason aren't as fond of DH and DHI on us as much as so many of us are but DHS receives a lot of love from the opposite sex in my experience when it's noticed.
Simply Put: A versatile top shelf smell which will go fast in a smaller collection. To me the smell of DHS is worth its small inconveniences but others may not agree.
8.5/10- Would be a perfect fragrance if it performed...but that smell tho...


The weakest in the Dior Homme range.

As a Dior Homme flanker 4/10. As a sport fragrance 8/10 :)
EDIT: I have come back to Dior Homme Sport (2012) trying to compare it to the new 2017 version and am even more impressed with the excellence of this 2012 version of Dior Homme Sport. The opening is very common and sport scent oriented with its ginger spiced lemony citrus. But, the dry down which picks up some warm pear vanillin Dior Homme iris tone is unique and creates one of the best sport scents ever. It is shame this one is replaced now with a new version that while it is sparkling and fresh lacks the character and sporty simplicity of either of the earlier Sport versions, this 2012 Dior included.

DHS escapes from the DH line benchmark Iris note and is instead carried almost entirely by it's lemon and ginger notes, with ginger winning out. DHS is a very light fragrance and fitting of the "sport" name, although it reminds me of a cookie that is served in Japan. DHS is lemon and ginger and some soft basenotes, but mostly it dries to a slightly sweet ginger with some lingering lemon. It's soft and very well done. A nice scent for Florida's heat and humidity.