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Canoe Dana 1996 Eau de Toilette

Version from 1996

7.2 / 10 48 Ratings

A perfume by Dana for men, released in 1996. The scent is floral-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Fresh

Sweet

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Petitgrain

Heart Notes

Lavender

Fougère notes

Geranium

Base Notes

Patchouli

Musk

Ratings

Scent

7.248 Ratings

Longevity

6.435 Ratings

Sillage

6.136 Ratings

Bottle

5.842 Ratings

Value for money

8.210 Ratings

Submitted by Sani · last update on 11/27/2025.

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Interesting Facts

Canoë was originally launched as a women's fragrance. In our sources, there are indications that in later years the marketing of the product was also directed to men, e. g. through the introduction of an aftershave. Since its reformulation in 1996, the fragrance is, however, only marketed as a men's fragrance.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Pinaud

Canoe (1996) After Shave

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Brut Eau de Toilette

Boy

China

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/24/2021

10Scent 4Longevity 8Sillage

Matux
39 Reviews

Matux

2

Old but not outdated

First of all: this review is for Canoe, but it can apply to Pinaud's Clubman, they are almost the same. As far as fragheads go, Pinaud's has kept its qualities through time, while Canoe did not. As per my experience, this is true.

Now, as to the blend (both'), its floral and herbal qualities are evident to the nose, in that sense, no one can complain as to lack of complexity, floral topnotes morphing into a very discreet kind of sweetness.

Something that gets my attention is that the composition does not feel dated, at least to my nose; something that does not happen with other classics, like Guerlain's Vetiver or Knize 10. Maybe it is because it is very original, it is not something easily found somewher else - not the case being a common pattern in perfumery, in which one is the inspiration of many others, if not blatant copies. Yes, Canoe and Pinaud are almost identical, but that is where things end. As far as I know, Creed did not come up with its own version.

A mistery lurks behind this; what would happen if there were not any reference to its origins? What would happen if no one could refer Canoe with a blend launched in the 1930's? Would it be considered a breakthrough?

I am sure it would.

Not for blind buying, unless you do not care spending pennies.

09/10/2022

4Scent 4Longevity 8Sillage

manlyscents
96 Reviews

manlyscents

1

Cloying powdery vanilla

It opens with a pleasant mix of lavender, citrus, clary sage, and geranium, but all that goes poof within minutes. Then you'll be overwhelmed by an immensely cloying powdery vanilla. When I say overwhelmed, understand that Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski used to splash Canoe on himself to mask the smell of decomposing corpses around him. True story.

How much you can enjoy this depends greatly on your tolerance for a talcum powder blitzkrieg. It certainly doesn't work well in hot climates. It's basically a higher concentration Pinaud Clubman - both cannot escape the top hat, monocle, and cane vibe. I can see why in Europe from the 1930s up until the 1990s Canoe was marketed to women, not men. Maybe it's just me, but it's not that often I want to smell like a French puttan. (Anyone catch that reference?)

Masculinity Level: Baron Victor Frankenstein from the Hammer Horror films.

11/19/2021

5.5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

ChicoRoch1
163 Reviews

ChicoRoch1

1

Totally different than the original

I don't know where Parfumo found the notes in this fragrance but i think they're totally wrong. Obviously it's a mistake i hope. This stuff is ok. The makeup of the fragrance is nothing to write home about. Get the eau de toilette version not the cologne and here's a little trick you probably already know. Apply some Vaseline to your pulse points, wait 4 or 5 minutes and the apply the fragrance, the longevity will at least double on the skin. It works really well with the weaker fragrances so give it a try.

03/20/2025

Krmarich
227 Reviews

Krmarich

1

Floral Classic

I have an unusual mini from the early 1960s and does this define early barbershop fragrances! It is quite lavish in its presentation and holds little back. Its more urban and French than Old Spice of the same era.

I immediately get oakmoss and iris mingled with discreet flowers, a bit of leather and musk. I would have to say its a chypre. I get no coumarone here. Indeed its more unisex and can easily be worn by a woman. Its more refined than other men's offerings of the day. Dana really dominated the scene of the 1960s. This formula has long since vanished and regrettably will never return.

03/31/2013

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Yatagan
416 Reviews

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Yatagan

Top Review 34

Easter - a Promise of Salvation?

You want a fragrance full of contradictions and tensions? You want a harmonious scent that is rough and torn? A fragrance that harshly combines hints of lavender and lemon, tightly bound and sealed, yet harmoniously connecting, pure and clear, and yet dark, always wearable and yet never wearable, wooden-hard and soft-tender, is that the kind of scent you want? You don’t want a fragrance for everyone, but for every day, a scent for no one, one that others cannot wear, that makes you unrecognizably recognizable among all the mass-market fragrances, that burns once on your forehead, a scent that reluctantly accompanies you, that does not stand silently and inconspicuously beside you, but challenges you, speaks with you, that will make it clear to you that it carries life within it, is not conforming, does not simply fit you, because fitting always also means conforming, no mass, not left to chance, but has stains, dark ones, only visible at second glance, is that the scent you want? One that brings flowers, but not sweet and bright, rather wilting and carrion-like, and yet attractively animalistic. Is that the kind of scent you wish to have, wish to wear? The flowers: geranium and carnation, which do not belong to the sweet ones, the moss from the dark, the blooms of the solstice, which smell so good and yet so foreign. And yet there is also the vanilla, to reconcile you: You, men and women, have long been searching for that one fragrance that has edges and corners, where you immediately want and must think: this is it, the one I have been searching for so long, the one I have not found, the one I was on my way to and waited for, the one I ran towards? Is this the fragrance you seek? This scent that flees from you, which you always chase, of which you find many on your way, but not that one?

What are you searching for in this scent?

It is already there, has always been there, perhaps since the time of our fathers and mothers, since the time of our grandmothers and grandfathers, it has always been present in the dark and yet unseen, not smelled, not perceived, forgotten for a long time, lost in the corners of the endless scents of our time, in the ocean of fragrances that you have found, although you never sought them, that disappointed you because they cannot enumerate contradictions, that know nothing of edges and corners, that are wearable, that smell BEAUTIFUL and yet do NOT smell, that everyone wants and therefore no one does, and that do not leave a mark on the forehead and thus are all worthless, insignificant, equal, equally valid, indifferent, dull, and actually odorless, yet expensive, not valuable; shiny, not lustrous; shimmering, not glowing, and therefore cannot leave a mark on your forehead.

But at Easter, my eye fell on this fragrance after a long time, the one that WAS THERE, has always BEEN THERE, that once everyone knew, that no one knows anymore, and that all men and women should know, if they wanted to know.

This fragrance is HERE, back HERE, will cost you hardly anything, will seem delightful to you, will be worn by men and women, will carry you, will not reconcile you, will not make you shinier, more beautiful, more attractive, but will make you recognizable, will know you and perhaps this time gift you - maybe.

Fragrances are not a promise of salvation. That is hidden elsewhere, you must seek that. But at Easter, another fragrance may be appropriate. Canoe is one of those. Different - like Easter.

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Statements

12 short views on the fragrance

ChicoRoch1

4 years ago

5.5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

2

1

Another underappreciated classic from 1936

Matux

4 years ago

10Scent 4Longevity 8Sillage

1

Geranium, lavender, herbs, fleeting, classic, discreet regardless of its heavy initial projection.

Carboytony

5 years ago

6Scent 4Longevity 6Sillage

A classic featuring: Lavender, Lemon, Geranium, Clary Sage, Musk, Carnation, Vanilla, Clove, and Tonka.

Eggi37

4 years ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

21

16

Here’s another creamy scent focused on lavender
Musk cream
Less classic without moss
Unfortunately, it has lost some depth & breath compared to its predecessors

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