Carrera (original)
Carrera (1988)

This is a great fragrance considering how cheap you can pick up a bottle for. Nothing super groundbreaking but what it does it does very well. Definitely worth checking out.

Carrera Pour Homme was a blind-buy for me and wasn't quite what I was expecting. It's bottle looks like a deodorant stick and other reviews on Fragrantica described it as an "after shower" or sporty fresh scent. Being that this was made in the late 80's I was curious about those descriptions.

I get some light and powdery lavender and pretty firm on sandalwood. I don't get any of the other florals mentioned but one (not listed)... it's violet. All of this is creamed over by some tonka. The tonka though seems to be lightly touched by moss giving bitterness to the vanilla. This toughens up the violet a little and reflects the pale green fluid color to a degree. There's some kind of mild sweetness to this working through the fragrance. It comes off like a cherry sweetart. It's a familiar synthetic sweetness that must have worked it's way into the mid 1990's fragrances like Faconnable EDT and Arsenal (grey grenade bottle with red lettering) by Gilles Cantuel.

Carrera PH is a very creamy and colorful aromatic that is easy to wear. It's not refreshing or a sharp/soapy just showered smell. But it does smell good. Why I give this fragrance a neutral is I unknowingly met it's clone many years ago. Carrera PH just gets too light veering to a skin scent in a few hours after 6 sprays while the clone is longer lasting/stronger. That clone is the Arsenal fragrance I mentioned and smells remarkably similar. Arsenal will also be much cheaper when the secondary market starts driving up cost off rarity/discontinuation and the Carrera name.

Clean and discreet in a traditional '80s way: It was a good office and day scent, and highly wearable. I had a bottle and wore the fragrance for a few weeks but dropped the bottle on the ceramic floor. The bathroom smelled wonderful for a week or two. I never replaced the fragrance... I should have...

This fragrance is really great. It is amazing that only a few people actually know it. A clean scent that is awesome for everyday use and also for office. Very, very pleasant scent and great price. Try this fragrance and be surprised.

This is a really nice slightly sophisticated scent. It starts off sharp and slightly sweet then quickly turns into a peppery like smell. Easy on the nose, it is great for office use. It seems to last well, at least 4 to 6 hours on me. It just plain smells good. Appropriate for hot summer days or cool autumn nights, it can be used in both casual or formal settings. Too bad it no longer made. Still being carried by some online shops, Definitely worth a try if you can find it.