White Sail

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.

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.

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.

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".

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!