For a long time, the sample sat around with me, as sport fragrances are not my primary area of interest. Now, in autumn, they are out of season anyway, and with the current new releases, one searches in vain for the addition "Sport." Is it due to the weather, or is the trend slowly fading?
Cartier is known for not producing the worst perfumes. Some are elegant, and often the fragrances show character, even if I don't like them all. And Roadster Cartier Sport is better than many other sport fragrances.
Roadster Sport begins with a nicely composed, delicate citrus note. Not specified, but in my opinion present, are very slight ozonic or maritime fresh notes. Not really disturbing, just enough to add a certain ethereal touch to the light citrus note. This brings us to the core of what I believe makes a typical sport fragrance. By the way: Roadster Sport is not too far from Eau de Cartier or its orange version, although it is more expressive than those extremely thin Eaux.
The citrus freshness is likely sustained for a long time thanks to fixatives. However, it is the herbal heart notes that give Roadster Sport a pleasant, masculine character. In the woody base, a hint of guaiac wood can be sensed, but the base note is not pronounced. I might be mistaken, but I think I can also detect a very slight wild leather note at a distance from the skin - an exceedingly subtle reminiscence of fragrances like Skarb by Humicki & Graef or the Mark Birley men's perfume.
My expectations for Roadster Sport were low, but I actually like it quite a bit. In this restraint, the synthetically fresh notes are enjoyable, and the herbal aspect is also well done and feels very piquant. The freshness has a somewhat maritime-salty quality! I find Roadster Sport to be a nice, slender, and not overpowering masculine summer fragrance, perhaps even a touch finer than the also good Burberry Sport. This is truly wearable, not just in the office, but maybe also on a summer outing to the sea!
