Yardley London Sport EDT for Men 100ml

Sport is the one you reach for without thinking. Not for a wedding, not for a meeting, just for a normal day out. Yardley built it as a woody aromatic, which is the family that reads as clean rather than as perfume.

Bergamot opens it with peppery sage and lavender behind. The heart is where it earns the name: a marine accord of sea water and salt, sitting against cedarwood and patchouli so it does not go thin. It finishes on clean musk with dry amber and oakmoss.

It is a versatile scent rather than a memorable one, and that is meant as a compliment. There are days you want a fragrance people notice and days you just want to smell like you made an effort. This is firmly the second kind, and most men need one of those more often than they need the first.

Which Yardley? Urbane is the fresh green one for daytime and heat. Classic is warm and spicy, best in the evening and in winter. Navy is the marine one, built for summer. Sport is aquatic and woody, for casual and active days. Equity is the citrus-herbal cologne, the most formal of the five.

Worth knowing: 100ml Eau de Toilette. Marine and citrus scents fade faster than woody or spiced ones, so a top-up around midday is normal for this style rather than a sign of a weak bottle.