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sturkiv – :
Chicago Tony
Clinique Happy doesn’t have poor longevity at all, apparently you’re a hater or you’ve never bought The real deal Happy by Clinique as it easily lasts 4-6 hours. Unless you’re buying from a shady Amazon or Ebay seller, or sidewalk vendor in your native Chicago. Really poor use of words and cologne pick to sum up short longevity. If you would have said cofinluxe espresso or Bill blass amazing, we’d understand you as those are both terrible at longevity.
wyg043InsuffBooni – :
This is such a poor composed scent. It has the longevity of Clinique Happy. 2 hours if you are lucky. It’s a bit too safe and light. I would not recommend this as a starters cologne. Voyage is the best from Nautica.
noxat – :
I don’t get why people say they just like this cologne, they should love the smell. It’s noticeably warm and aromatic. I received many compliments from girls who were very in-touch with their sense of smell. One girl squealed with excitement when I let her smell it from the bottle. I do wish it would last longer. You have to spray it on clothes. This one is worth having at least once.
rolexreplica86287 – :
Blind bought this based on the ingredients and also how cheap it was ($12). I also bought this with just the intention of wearing it to the gym or to splash on when I don’t want to waste money with good cologne.
I was expecting to get something a little woodier, based on the bamboo and teak notes. On application all I could think of was supermarket deodorants and cheap generic brand-colognes. This disappointed me a little bit as I don’t really want to smell like everyone else does at the gym – although I don’t want to be pretentious.
As it dried down the smell became a little more complex, very clean, somewhat soapy and right at the end of the sweet flowery note (almost with a touch of lime) was a slight tang of the pepper. It was very enjoyable to smell. I liked it a lot.
On wearing this to the gym, the heat produced from the workout makes the generic sweet notes overpower any of the complexity and after an hour it is so close to the skin I am happy to wash it off in the shower and put on something a little bit more expensive and special.
Overall a brief, close to the skin refresher with some fleeting complexity, but when wearing in situations of heat it smells too much like a common deodorant.
WeetImmerie – :
Bug spray mixed with supermarket deordrants. I HATE THIS SCENT.Gives people Migraines.
Deroxwxjdz – :
This is the best smelling fragrance nautica has. As others have said, the longevity and projection is pitiful. I could only wear it in the summer because the cold air in fall, winter, and spring will devastate it. Its a great gym fragrance too.
poofGashfeata – :
this fragrance is one I fall back on in Autumn to get the teak note. One of my favorites.
игорюха – :
Decent smell, decent price , but nothing to brag about. Longevity maybe 1 hour. You need to reapply almost every hour. Stays close to the skin. I definitely would not recommend this.
romario1974 – :
It’s a clean smell but there’s nothing that excites me about this to want to buy another bottle. If anything, it’s a “before bed” smell I put on after I shower and call it a day. My name is Mike and I APPROVE this review!
borland8619 – :
White Sail is a pretty basic “clean” smelling scent. I enjoy it, and it’s pleasant, but definitely doesn’t stand out or ‘wow’ you. It kind of has a fresh laundry, soapy kind of smell that stays close to the skin. The most similar fragrance I have & would compare this to is CK Be. (same kind of non offensive clean vibe. Only CK Be is a bit more floral & White Sail is a bit more soapy.) It is pleasant though, & gives you a comforting feeling when you just want to feel fresh & not really “cologny”.
sergynia1985 – :
Inoffensive, light, middle-of-the-road fragrance. One has to lean in really close to smell it. You would think that with notes like juniper, pepper, geranium, and teak there would be some projection, but not so. It’s a weekend fragrance at best.
Trinity_fromAM – :
The bargain basement frag is how I like to refer to White Sail.This is sooooo cheap, no effort, lack of decent ingredients, no staying power, no surprise there, no projection. A complete FLOP! Shame on you Nautica.
mycael – :
Nautica surprises me with this one. Unlike Regatta, White Sail is a much cleaner and more crisp scent. The grain and juniper are easily detected. It doesn’t scream out loud with grapefruit like Regatta. It’s a simply pleasant smell like a fresh clean canvas sail. I can see anybody enjoy this easily. Unfortunately, the scent just come and goes in a flash. Reapplying this every hour would help but what a hassle. Anyway, check out Regatta too if you want something more lemony.
Uridanciaccum – :
Nice and crisp, summery ocean like smell. Does not last long at all but at it’s price point it could be worth it. I would recommend something else if you want to stand out. Island voyage does a better job.
tmnstn2007 – :
Nautica White Sail is my current favorite. I’ve seen it described as an Aqua di Gio clone. I don’t know about that since I have never (intentionally) tried AdG.
I do think White Sail has a very crisp, clean smell, and that it is the best of the Nautica line. I’ve never cared much for the original Nautica, and am not even fond of the new Voyage (or the other Voyage spin offs). I do like Nautica Blue, but believe White Sail is even better.
Update: I first reviewed this back in February. Though I’ve found fragrances since then I like better, I still like White Sail. I now own AdG too, and can smell some similarities, but they definitely aren’t the same. It actually smells more like the middle of D&G Light Blue pour homme.