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Sailing Day Maison Margiela 2017

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6.8 / 10 460 Ratings

A perfume by Maison Margiela for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is aquatic-fresh. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Aquatic

Fresh

Synthetic

Green

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Marine notes

Aldehydes

Juniper

Heart Notes

Coriander

Orris absolute Rose

Rose

Base Notes

Orcanox

Red algae

Ambergris

Perfumer

Violaine Collas

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Ratings

Scent

6.8460 Ratings

Longevity

6.4373 Ratings

Sillage

6.0371 Ratings

Bottle

7.7389 Ratings

Value for money

6.3257 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 03/12/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Replica" collection.

Smells similar

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/19/2017

10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Harycary
1 Review

Harycary

2

Sailing Day

I love this fragrance and I love its name. the name reflects the fragrance. I am back in summer with all its various sea smells combining and vying for my time. It is a unique smell; its fresh yet strong and it lasts. And the fact that I couldn't tell if it was for men or women is better because I am female but I love this fragrance no matter what.

07/16/2021

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Scentwitch
292 Reviews

Scentwitch

2

Great Aquatic

I’ve never been much into aquatics as a woman but I have loved them on men in the past. I was given a sample of this perfume and was happy to try it just to see what it smelled like on my arm.

I am happily surprised to say that I absolutely love this scent and would wear it religiously in the summer. It is salty and fresh, definitely to be worn in the spring and summer months or early in the fall. It’s amazing on me and I look forward to my husband trying it, as well.

Longevity is good at 6 hours. Sillage is a good arm’s-length away, not much more.

I think Replica is a little pricey, but I would definitely splurge on this one. I also have another two favorites from that house. Very well-made perfume.

01/10/2019

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Itchynose
41 Reviews

Itchynose

1

Marine memories

With a lot of watery seaweed, cucumbery oceanic notes and a touch of iris and aldehydes Margiela's Sailing Day manages to recreate that clean and slightly salty scent that lingers on your skin, towel and swimming trunks after spending a day at the beach, pool or of course, sailing. It's a pleasant, light and airy kind of chlorine that barely projects but lasts a good while.

Sailing Day may be a bit too subtle and pricey to replace your favorite fresh fragrance but it's still a different and evocative addition to the summer rotation, one particularly suitable to those looking for a refreshing but citrus-less aquatic scent. Another great creation by Maison Martin Margiela.

01/07/2025

Stickerdecal
10 Reviews

Stickerdecal

1

A Day At Sea

I've never been on a cruise ship, but I have to imagine that this is what standing on the sun deck, surrounded by ocean and a slight breeze must smell like.

Sailing Day is a lovely aquatic scent with underlying floral notes. It's quite synthetic smelling upon first spray, and on me the most present note after dry down was the coriander. This didn't bother me too much as I'm definitely more of a 'green' than 'aquatic' fan when it comes to perfume, but I was a bit surprised as I was expecting Sailing Day to be purely marine.

This isn't one that I'd choose to wear for myself, but I do have a soft spot for it - my partner favours aquatic scents, and Sailing Day much reminds me of him. This will be one of the fragrances that I reach for when my partner is away for his work and I'm feeling lonely.

Longevity is medium-low but I've come to expect that from the Replica EDT's as I work my way through their discovery kit. The projection and sillage are also low, but I don't mind that too much here - aldehydes can be quite overpowering for me if they're too strong. Living up to it's name, this fragrance graces the nose like a pleasant sea breeze whenever I catch my arms moving by my face.

01/07/2025

Aerodynamic
9 Reviews

Aerodynamic

1

Pleasantly Oceanic

This is one of the ones I was most looking forward to from the Replica discovery set, and after the lack of aquatic notes from WTRS a day before, worry had set in. However, Sailing Day is a beautifully aquatic fragrance, truly playing with the notes of coriander and juniper to achieve a lightly masculine scent.

It's like carrying a bottle of the ocean water with you. It evokes a sense of summer freshness without using citrus, which a lot of the oceanic fragrances tend to pair together.

Very skin-close and with short-mid longevity, I think it definitely calls for reapplication if you're looking for a full day's wear out of Sailing Day.

Highly recommended if you like the smell that clings to you after a day at the beach, bathing in the ocean and fun with your friends.

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