Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Marina Yachting

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

Updated 31 Oct 2026 77 ratings analysed

3 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #29,914 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

Marina Yachting

3.333 votes

Rank #61,086 Fresh SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Desejos takes 3 of 3 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Marina Yachting
Choose it for a fresh spicy and aromatic character. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Essencial Desejos3/3

Marina Yachting0/3

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

Marina YachtingMarina Yachting

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.33/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 0%Had 33%Want 67%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

38%Love

37%Like

14%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

73 votes

0%Love

67%Like

0%Ok

33%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity50

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate58

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageEssencial Desejos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

fresh spicy100%

aromatic88%

citrus77%

herbal65%

woody53%

musky42%

Scent match55%Closely related · both citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg

Heart

RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana

Base

CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber

Top30 to 60 minutes

BergamotGrapefruitOrange

Heart1 to 2 hours

GeraniumThymeBasil

Base2 to 4 hours

MuskVirginia Cedar

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Basil, Orange and Cedar. Durations are only published for Marina Yachting, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring33

Summer100

Fall33

Winter0

Day100

Night67

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#29,914

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#61,086

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerEssencial DesejosHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Essencial Desejos by Natura is a festive woody fragrance for men featuring a prominent gin-inspired accord. It pairs the aromatic sharpness of juniper and priprioca with a creamy sandalwood base, creating an elegant scent suitable for year-end holiday celebrations. This 2025 release provides a striking, luminous trail…

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Marina Yachting by Marina Yachting is an aromatic aquatic fragrance for men that channels early 2000s coastal freshness. The opening brings a crisp splash of bergamot, grapefruit, and orange, giving off the sharp zest of freshly peeled citrus fruit. As the bright top settles, an aromatic herbal core of thyme, basil, a…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Essencial Desejos or Marina Yachting?

Essencial Desejos takes 3 of 3 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Marina Yachting is rated 3.33/5 from 3 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Marina Yachting for a fresh spicy and aromatic character. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Marina Yachting?

Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Marina Yachting 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Marina Yachting?

Essencial Desejos projects furthest (Essencial Desejos 55/100, Marina Yachting 38/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Marina Yachting smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Basil, Orange and Cedar.

Is Essencial Desejos or Marina Yachting better for summer or winter?

Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Marina Yachting suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Marina Yachting?

Essencial Desejos has top notes of Bergamot, Gin, Rosemary and Juniper, heart notes of Rose, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine and Paramela, a base of Cedar, Moss, Musk and Vetiver. Marina Yachting has top notes of Bergamot, Grapefruit and Orange, heart notes of Geranium, Thyme and Basil, a base of Musk and Virginia Cedar.