Lalique Encre Noire Sport - Best Value for Money

Lalique Encre Noire Sport is simply one of the best scents out there and extremely cheap! Watch my review of it here to understand why.
To give you a bit of a preview, Encre Noire Sport has an amazing watery feel that contrasts beautifully with the darker vetiver. So fresh, elegant, and wearable, and with excellent performance.
And check out my other fragrance reviews here!
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[@Zelaphiel]

Take a shot every time he says right, awesome review though! Just got my bottle and it's an amazing fragrance.

[@norbertocarcamo7364]

Have you smelled Versace Man Eau Fraiche

[@AWretchedMan]

@@norbertocarcamo7364 Its nothing like encre noir sport lol... man eau fraiche is like every other fresh scent... I layer that with Nautica Voyage and its the perfect blend... I have Versace Dylan blue and Pour homme and bought backup bottles

[@AWretchedMan]

I'm wasted now... had like 20 shots 🤪

[@tyroneknezovich3751]

So annoying 🙄

[@craigtimmons6907]

I’m 51 and just got into the fragrance game… I’m about to 30 bottles in my collection… I find I like vetiver, not in love with cedar, so I took a flyer on this one given the rave reviews. Thanks! Update: just received… excellent recommendation! Starts off very woody, but dries down to a nice watery citrus with a woody back bone

[@MohamedShou]

Just ordered a bottle today and can’t wait to try it. I was about to order Encre Noir but a little bit of research that fragrance is more suited for fall and winter time and right now spring and summer is coming up so I chose Encre Noir Sport. Great review I’m subscribed 👍🏾

[@Scumcore]

I love the original Encre Noire. When I received Sport I just stood for 5 minutes smelling and saying ‘wow’ to myself. I just ordered another bottle for €18. That’s an absolute steal for a fragrance of this quality. Encre Noire is a designer fragrance, but if it was released by a niche house and ten times as expensive I would still buy it. I still prefer the smell of the OG, but Sport is far more accessible and safer for most men I guess.

[@stockpicker1966]

Love this! I also have Encre noir a la extreme, from this line. Nathalie Lorson is a wonderful perfumer. Great video!

[@shawn9987]

Love the review, love the background,... and the cat video bomb sealed the deal... you got yourself a new subscriber 😆

[@douglas__w]

I blind bought this and I love it. Such a wonderful balance of woody elegance and citrusy freshness. It's a nice, unique addition to my collection. And I agree with you that you continue to get more out of it the more you wear it. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

Awesome! FYI I recently realized it is quite similar to Le Labo’s Bergamote 22 which is 10 times the price!

[@douglas__w]

@@UrbanDwellerNYC Wow. I just sprayed both of them to compare and I see what you mean. After its initial citrus blast settles down, Bergamote 22 becomes very similar to Encre Noire Sport. I recently picked up a sample set from Le Labo, and although I love Bergamote 22 (I love bergamot in general), I can't justify buying a full bottle. It's always nice to have an affordable alternative without compromising quality.

[@chi-towncalifornia5916]

Encre Noire Sport punches WAAAY above its weight for what it does, especially compared to other woody aromatics like Montblanc Starwalker, Versace Man Eau Fraiche, Calvin Klein Truth etc. I still prefer Guerlain Vetiver because it’s a bit richer and higher quality, but I find Encre Noire Sport to be more wearable in hotter weather, since it isn’t as sweet. My two favorite sub-30 dollar woody aromatic and citrus aromatic choices are Encre Noire Sport and Rochas Eau De Rochas Pour Homme. The other woody aromatics I wear are Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boiseé and Issey Miyake L’Eau Bleue D’Issey, but my current favorite fresh fragrance I own is Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli.

[@diesarerock3082]

I love all 3, especially the extreme version. After listening to many scents, much more expensive, only these have caused delight. Especially the sport version, so natural grapefruit and citrus fruits, very beautiful. Now I actively use Extreme, the same delight, I want to inhale and inhale. The classic version is good too, but the collection should have all 3. Bravo Nathalie Lorson!

[@wirelesswill1]

All 3 are masterpieces IMO. Nathalie Larson is brilliant.

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

One of my favorite, along with Dominique Ropion.

[@AidanAidanAAA]

Just got this fragrance in the post and turned this video on to get me in the mood to open it. You did a good job because you enjoy this fragrance and made me appreciate it before opening up the package. Yes, it's a wonderful scent indeed! = )

[@tripolinesTV]

Exactly what I did 30 minutes ago!

[@AidanAidanAAA]

@@tripolinesTV no! = ) That's pretty crazy aye? Thanks for letting me know. Do you like it? I think it's quite cool. I think I'll layer it with the original to give it some more oomph and depth. Happy I got it. = )

[@tripolinesTV]

@@AidanAidanAAA You’re welcome! It’s crazy! I couldn’t believe the scent. And for such prize! I just bought it as a bonus so I could reach free shipping with another perfume, so I just looked for a cheap one in a hurry. I guess I like it even more than the other one, LOL! I’m starting to realize how much I enjoy vetiver along with citric notes. I slept with it last night!

[@faraz3284]

Love it. It's just sublime. Very fresh and equally grounded by the vetiver note. A beautiful composition. My only problem with it is that it's too subtle and doesn't project that much.

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

Really? That’s good to know! I guess everyone’s skin chemistry is different because projection was fairly good for me. It does beat out many summer citruses. I’m gonna be doing a comparison with the original and extreme versions soon :)

[@junboo8730]

@@UrbanDwellerNYC I have three bottle of each. I bought the 50 anniversary from Alharamein, Cedrat Boise and sone new manceras. This line stays on my skin a lot longer than those and projects reallyyy good. Love them. Buying a bottle each time I can.

[@shobhitkhajuria7464]

very nice review. Just ordered full bottle. Have a sample, yes it feels so clean, i dont know if it is lavender or what. But its kind of unique. I get soapy clean vibe too.

[@kipwonder2233]

Banger. I also blend EN (the OG) with Lalique White. 👌

[@chrisscentsillage5321]

Nice review mate! I own all the line, they're all awesome but ENS is the most wearable. I am a vetiver lover and to me the best vetiver scent i've ever smelled so far is Nishane Sultan Vetiver, it's on different level😲

[@norbertocarcamo7364]

I've smelled sultan vetiver on skin and I'm 25 and that fragrance to me is so unwearable

[@chrisscentsillage5321]

@@norbertocarcamo7364 I completely understand, Sultan Vetiver is at least for people crazy about vetiver scents and also for a mature audience..

[@Steve_D1974]

Great review, after ages thinking of getting one from the line.. This one is coming in the post

[@jbuzzz30]

Alright, you talked me into this one and Lalique Pour Homme (Lion version?). They were both on sale at Fragnet, so I had to pick them up to try. They sound right up my alley. Thanks and keep up the great reviews, they are very practical and to the point and I appreciate this type of review(er).

[@Inlovewithmycar]

Definitely want to try this one out.

[@Det1911]

It's amazing

[@western-oud1898]

Yeah I've always been intrigued with encre sport but always brought the L'a extréme version instead ..i think I'll go for the sport next though

[@norbertocarcamo7364]

Ok FragranceDoc I love your videos and your reviews. I went ahead and purchased this annnnnnnddd i gotta say this is, to me, very similar to Versace Man Eau Fraiche, but without the uplifting sparkling vibe. So im, in a way, regretting buying this but on a positive note, i needed to re-up on a new bottle of eau fraiche. So i don't need to do that now. But now i will spent those $30-40 to buy the original Lalique Encore Noire. Maybe i will be satisfied with that one. If not then I'll turn to the extreme version

[@805Dak]

For a quick second I thought this was doublelift doing a review, great review

[@Editsjidanger]

Hi excellent review, you described it so well. Thanks

[@AWretchedMan]

I've bought 60+ frags in the last 3 months. Over 5k worth haha! My gf isn't happy... wearing Encre noire sport right now. It's pretty strong at first but smells nice on the dry down. I love Givenchy Gentleman cologne. Best vetiver by far I reckon! So classy!

[@vedyp5992]

It’s my most compliment of all Encre line

[@UmarFarooq-dh7rb]

Just ordered now and waited for receive 🙌

[@Spring-ni4vq]

I replaced creed original vetiver with lalique encre noir Sport. Its that good... Fresh vetiver all through from top to middle to dry down, Hidden gem definitely.

[@fess04]

i love Encre Noire and in fact on some days competes with Vetiver Moloko by Ex Nihilo. very very close. both great.

[@mrdeillusionize5151]

This is fantastic and I love it shines in the summer

[@Pad2Paper]

Certainly a good frag for those getting into the game… won’t break your budget and it’s some pretty high niche-level quality. Actually, the house, Lalique has some other really good bang-for-your-buck finds (btw… all of Bentley car fragrances are an off-shoot of Lalique). I will say, as my noise has matured throughout the years, I appreciate Encre Noir Sport much more. If you want something that’s in the same vein, but slightly more polished and dark, I’d go with Sycomore from Chanel. However, that is in Chanel’s exclusif line and isn’t really suitable for anyone in their late teen to early 20s. Overall, this was an on-point review and I do agree with Encre Noir Sport being something that is noticeably synthetic when studied closeup, but comes off very natural when picked up through the day and wafted from the skin.

[@lv2465]

I really enjoy Encre Noire Edt, however I'm disappointed so far with the l'extreme version. It's very very weak, so I'm guessing it may need to macerate over the months before it's wearable. I've ordered Sport because I got it for £20 a steal.

[@pmrp12]

I too am a huge fan of Vetiver and started liking this one over TF Grey Vetiver, which gives me similar vibes but goes olive-y on my skin. If you love Vetiver, you must try Vetiverissimo from Fzotic. Edges out Sultan Vetiver as my favorite celebration of the note.

[@danielsan3681]

Duder!! This is my favorite frag too!! 😃 And I have 250+ colognes. Well, this and Jaïpur Homme by Boucheron. 🙂 I just subscribed to you. I'll be redoing my older review of ENS soon.

[@norbertocarcamo7364]

Do you have Versace man eau Fraiche. They're very similar

[@danielsan3681]

@@norbertocarcamo7364 No, sadly I do not have that. 😥

[@troecurov3]

@@norbertocarcamo7364 hi do you mean Versace and EN$?

[@robertbyers1923]

Versace Man eau fraische? That is a light scent compared to this. That wouldn't have come to mind to compare for me. Interesting how we all have different interpretations. 👍

[@iREVIEWitALL4U]

I hear u man. I found an unopened bottle at my dads place yesterday. It’s awesome 👏 thx for the video. Subscribed.

[@mahyar7126]

I love this fragrance too, for me, it is an uplifting and happy scent. There is a reviewer who hates it though ( Best Brands Perfume), he mentioned it in one of his thousands of videos!! But said it carefully, to get no hate in comments from its fans!!

[@aniqanuar6320]

which video was it?

[@mahyar7126]

@@aniqanuar6320 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3ilfqOkq5Jjnrc

[@mahyar7126]

@@aniqanuar6320 I understand him, he has a juvenile taste, mostly men and mature women like this kind of scent, and most young ladies dont like, they prefer sweet and playful scents on boys.

[@aniqanuar6320]

@@mahyar7126 i just got a 5m decant and im loving it so far

[@PetrucciFever]

Really also love this - great review!

[@lihua7747]

I have not tried Encre Noire Sport or L'extreme. But Encre Noire is my favourite one.

[@HumodHadi]

You like this frag so much

[@parson2006]

Great straightforward detailed review! I like the lamp and the brick wall background. Would this be a redundant buy for me if I already have Guerlain Vetiver, TdH, Dunhill Icon, and Burberry Touch?

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

Oh no I consider all those to be their own thing!

[@parson2006]

@@UrbanDwellerNYC thanks!

[@allenfitch2996]

It is awesome. Great scent and longevity.

[@lulubeloo]

just bought it now, thanks!

[@MrLiveWest]

I just bought this and love it!! what other fragrances could i add that would compliment this for my collection? I almost feel like encre noire sport is a centerpiece in my collection now

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

What else is in your collection and what is your budget?

[@MrLiveWest]

@@UrbanDwellerNYC my most worn are: encre noire sport, versace dreamer, mont blanc individual, acqua di gio profondo and jpg le male. I don't want to go over $150 a bottle my goal is to branch out

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

@@MrLiveWest you should add some Pradas - my favorite designer. Luna Rossa Black, Prada Amber to start with

[@MrLiveWest]

@@UrbanDwellerNYC nice I'll check em out

[@brasstacksboxing409]

@@MrLiveWest brooooo, do yourself a favor.... pick up Versace "oud noir" for fall and winter. And, you can pull it off on cool summer nights. Effing amazing! And, if you can find it because it is discontinued, get oscar de la renta "gentlemen". IMO, 2 sleeper masterpieces.

[@eddiemorris17]

This is still my fave my best blind buy by a mile.

[@fabianmartinez4228]

man! i would like to see a review of the original Encre Noire and the Encre Noire A Le'extreme. Greetings from Chile :)

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

No problem! Coming your way :)

[@PastorPlay80]

Just ordered!!!!

[@n1968m]

I blind bought this and it’s lovely but I find it very similar to Pure Essence by S T DuPont. A little disappointed that’s is so close to one I already own.

[@davidmallette]

Got my ENS today and was disappointed at first. Then at the end of the day after a shower, I reapplied fresh and was pleasantly surprised. I then knew that this is going to grow on me.

[@lazyman4214]

Who is the manufacturer of your bottle - Lalique Beauty Services or Art&Fragrance? I noticed that newer bottles made by Beauty Services don't have longevity at all

[@dru812002]

I think I I will wear it tomorrow to work

[@stephen8785]

Right

[@MuzoEph]

First time I smelled EN sport it smelled sh*tty, I thought I just wasted my money. But a week into this stuff now I love it.

[@baltimorebigman5999]

👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽New subscriber great videos really enjoy keep up the great work I know I’m late to the party but I plan on getting this one I really like your take on it👍🏽

[@jasonm6231]

This is for mature people and for spring summer and fall.

[@jacobeames4093]

great review! what age range would be most suitable for this? Im 16 and looking for a new frag

[@fredbagley2097]

Heard it is being discontinued

[@junboo8730]

Hi. Is Narciso Rodriguez EDT similar to this? I layer the three through the day. They are just so nice. I start with Encre Noir, then at lunch the sport then the extreme. Love vetiver. I think after Terre de Hermes comes Rojas Vetiver correct?

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

Not at all similar to Narciso Rodriguez for him or Bleu Noir! Those are more challenging, not as good also. I love Roja Vetiver - more mature, more complex than Terre D'hermes

[@junboo8730]

@@UrbanDwellerNYC I have the Narciso for him EDP about to pull the trigger. Going to look in your videos if you have a review. Thank you so much. Your channel is awesome.

[@yellowjackboots2624]

'Right' count: 47. Impressive.

[@leonardocozza3140]

do you find appropiate it in the summer heat? have you tried it? thanks

[@sarcasticchannel8655]

Present Doc.

[@PYRO200055412]

To me simply put, it smells like a dew filled field of fresh vetiver with some grapefruit rind.

[@Flamma-theSyrian]

I love vetiver as well and encre noir was the first fragrance I bought after becoming a fraghead, I've always wanted to try the sport but never got to it, it's time. My Favorite fragrance is Dunhill icon btw. (Which is also a vetiver fragrance)

[@aep.benrahma]

im 13 and would you reccomend this for me

[@MuzoEph]

Scent aside, the bottle is beautiful..

[@HuyLe-vo4pg]

What age group would this fit the best? Would a 17 year old able to pull this off? Also how are the compliments

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

Definitely any age including 17, although I see this more as an office or wear for yourself kind of fragrance - it’s just so damn CLEAN and understated. If you want compliments get something like YSL Y or Mont Blanc Legend Spirit as a teenager.

[@morakant7864]

LaLique encre noire the original 💪👍

[@EndrikDesespereert]

Right.

[@jonmanuelreyes7588]

Right?

[@timgoodwintv]

Does anyone find this fragrance to smell like sour pickles? It smells very strange to me.

[@jflores8816]

I do. I’m having a hard time liking it

[@beogradskodramskopozoriste3121]

Is it ok for the office? Dont want to annoy anybody :)

[@ANUNAKI187]

Right!

[@TheSanityMachine33]

right

[@hectormaxwell9291]

Yeah,Right.😄✌😁

[@whambamclick1]

People say it smells like what they imagine a vampire smells like. Some even say death. So your review is confusing.

[@picturef140]

Right? Wrong.

[@CH-yp5by]

Pretty sure your so called favourite fragrance ever will change soon.

[@UrbanDwellerNYC]

Of course. Always changes

[@CH-yp5by]

@@UrbanDwellerNYC PS, I am glad you like this it gets a lot of hate on Fragrantica for not being like the OG, I have been wearing this more recently!

[@phoodoo3994]

Blind bought it after watching reviews. The word "sport" has no place in this parfume. For me horrible, would not reccomend. It's not for everyone.

[@no59do56]

Uhhhhhhh. Caution. Old soap smell.....too much hype. Not dark not masculine

[@neilcampbell4833]

Encre noir sports is just versace pour homme in another bottle

[@Babajagrarox]

peeps be careful. This smells like old people and Church ..... It is really baaaad. Makes me feel sick. Got to sell it

[@reecefarrar4005]

Right