Sailing Day
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Sailing Day by Maison Margiela opens on sea notes and aldehydes, sharpened by pink pepper and coriander into something crisp and marine. Juniper, iris and rose soften the middle without losing the aquatic feel. The base brings in seaweed, cedar, ambergris and amberwood, keeping the whole thing fresh and woody rather than sweet. Perfumer Alberto Morillas built it in 2017, and it suits men and women looking for a clean, breezy scent for warm weather. Voters wear it almost exclusively in summer, by day. Longevity and sillage both lean moderate in the vote, keeping it light rather than heavy on skin. A 3ml decant is enough to carry through a summer of daytime wear before deciding on the bottle.
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The community verdict
Sea notes and aldehydes give Sailing Day a fresh, briny start before seaweed and cedar bring a woody edge. Moderate longevity and projection are the leading reports, though some find it fades fairly soon or projects strongly. It feels made for summer days, with spring also a good fit.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Maison Margiela
- Perfumer
- Alberto Morillas
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2017
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Maison Margiela Sailing Day, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Sea salt and seaweed drying on a sail at noon.
Main accordsfresh, aquatic, marine, aromatic, woody
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity180 votes
Most voted: 36%Moderate
28%Weak
Sillage150 votes
Most voted: 47%Moderate
27%Strong
Season225 votes
Most voted: 62%Summer
31%Spring
Time of day145 votes
Most voted: 90%Daytime
10%Night out
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Longevity180 votes
- Very weak11%20 votes
- Weak28%50 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)36%65 votes
- Long lasting22%40 votes
- Eternal3%5 votes
Sillage150 votes
- Intimate23%35 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)47%70 votes
- Strong27%40 votes
- Enormous3%5 votes
Season225 votes
- Spring31%70 votes
- Summer (Most voted)62%140 votes
- Autumn4%10 votes
- Winter2%5 votes
Time of day145 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)90%130 votes
- Office0%0 votes
- Evening0%0 votes
- Night out10%15 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
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Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Maison Margiela
Maison Margiela is the Paris fashion house that Belgian designer Martin Margiela set up in 1988, known for taking clothes apart and rebuilding them in unexpected ways. Its perfume line, Replica, arrived in 2012, and each bottle sets out to capture one remembered scene: a place, a season, an hour of the day. The range swings between two moods. One is fresh and clean, with bergamot, white musk and a soapy, watery lift. The other is warm and spiced, built on vanilla, benzoin, patchouli and a curl of smoke. Start with Under the Stars, spicy woods with a leather edge. Jazz Club is sweet and smoky, the one for evenings in. When the Rain Stops is cool and aquatic, with a floral hint. Every one of them is unisex, so choose by the moment rather than by the label.
Frequently asked questions
What does Maison Margiela Sailing Day smell like?
Maison Margiela Sailing Day opens with Aldehydes, Coriander, Pink Pepper and Sea Notes. The heart brings Iris, Juniper and Rose. It dries down to Ambergris, Amberwood, Cedar and Seaweed. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as fresh, aquatic, marine, aromatic and woody.
Is Maison Margiela Sailing Day long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (36% of votes), and 25% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (47% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Maison Margiela Sailing Day good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 62% of season votes.
Is Maison Margiela Sailing Day good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 2% of season votes go to winter.
Is Maison Margiela Sailing Day for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 90% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 10% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Maison Margiela Sailing Day to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 0% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Maison Margiela Sailing Day?
Sailing Day is made by Maison Margiela. Its perfumer is Alberto Morillas. It was launched in 2017.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Maison Margiela Sailing Day?
A 10ml decant of Maison Margiela Sailing Day holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Maison Margiela perfumes can I try?
Besides Maison Margiela Sailing Day, 10ML has Autumn Vibes, Beach Walk and Bubble Bath from Maison Margiela, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Maison Margiela Sailing Day decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Maison Margiela Sailing Day decant is filled by hand from an original Maison Margiela bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.