Fragrance comparison

Acqua vs Sailor Stories

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 10 Oct 2026 64 ratings analysed

Acqua

Polita

4.001 votes

Rank #53,539 MarineOzonic

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Sailor Stories

Miguel Matos

3.6463 votes

Rank #13,772 MarineAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sailor Stories takes 1 of 1 categories.

Acqua
Choose it for a marine and ozonic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Sailor Stories
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Acqua0/1

Sailor Stories1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Sailor Stories

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

AcquaPolita

Sailor StoriesMiguel Matos

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 88%

3.64/ 5 · 63 votes

Have 20%Had 2%Want 77%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

100%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

35%Love

32%Like

3%Ok

24%Dislike

5%Hate

37 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage66

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value50

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

ozonic92%

amber84%

aldehydic77%

aquatic69%

woody61%

marine100%

aromatic92%

citrus84%

aquatic77%

leather69%

mossy61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both marine and aquatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

Ozonic notesAldehydesLemon

Heart

SeaweedPalisander Rosewood

Base

AmbergrisOakmossCedar

Top

LemonBergamot

Heart

Sea NotesJasmine

Base

SeaweedLeatherOakmoss

InformationalShared notesLemon, Seaweed and Oakmoss. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer67

Fall67

Winter22

Day100

Night33

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men40

Unisex60

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#53,539

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#13,772

PerfumerMiguel Matos

Launched—

Reviews15

Category winnerSailor StoriesHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Polita Acqua opens with a sharp burst of lemon and sparkling aldehydes that quickly settles into salty sea air. The heart reveals murky seaweed backed by dry palisander rosewood, creating a mineral ocean texture. As it sits on skin, ambergris and oakmoss add a subtle animalic depth beneath dry cedar. Designed as an ar…

Reviews →

Sailor Stories is a salty citrus marine fragrance with a sharper, more textured personality than a simple fresh cologne. Lemon and bergamot give the opening lift, then sea notes, jasmine, seaweed, leather and oakmoss pull it toward a briny, mossy, slightly animalic dry-down. It suits wearers who like oceanic freshness…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Acqua or Sailor Stories?

Sailor Stories takes 1 of 1 categories. Acqua is rated 4.00/5 from 1 votes; Sailor Stories is rated 3.64/5 from 63 votes. Choose Acqua for a marine and ozonic character. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Sailor Stories for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Do Acqua and Sailor Stories smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share marine and aquatic accords. Common notes include Lemon, Seaweed and Oakmoss.

Is Acqua or Sailor Stories better for summer or winter?

Acqua suits day or night wear; Sailor Stories suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Acqua and Sailor Stories?

Acqua has top notes of Ozonic notes, Aldehydes and Lemon, heart notes of Seaweed and Palisander Rosewood, a base of Ambergris, Oakmoss and Cedar. Sailor Stories has top notes of Lemon and Bergamot, heart notes of Sea Notes and Jasmine, a base of Seaweed, Leather and Oakmoss.