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617 community ratings
Maison Margiela

Sailing Day

Perfumer: Violaine Collas

2017UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

6.9/ 10
Community score
617 ratings
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Maison Margiela Sailing Day is a fresh, aquatic unisex scent that suits summer and spring days.

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Skunky's take: An easy daylight companion that fits morning plans.

How does it perform?

From 500 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
6.3 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage
6.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle
7.7 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money
6.3 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

59% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Heart notesfirst few hours

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Fresh
  2. Floral
  3. Aquatic
  4. Green
  5. Synthetic

What does Sailing Day smell like?

Longevity and sillage are both moderate. Most voters pick summer, with spring second; leisure, daily wear and sport lead the occasions, while evening gets very few votes. On character, masculine edges ahead, though a fair share of voters read it as feminine.

The opening of juniper, aldehydes and marine notes is crisp and salty. Coriander, orris absolute and rose add a soft floral touch in the heart. In the base, red algae, ambergris and orcanox keep it aquatic and green, with a slightly synthetic sheen.

How it changes through the day

  1. First minutes

    • Juniper
    • Aldehydes
    • Marine notes
  2. First hours

    • Coriander
    • Orris absolute
    • Rose
  3. Towards evening

    • Red algae
    • Ambergris
    • Orcanox

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 53%
    Summer
  • 37%
    Spring
  • 7%
    Autumn
  • Casual
    30%
  • Daytime
    26%
  • Sport
    20%
  • Office
    16%
  • Evening
    4%

Least picked for evenings.

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