Fragrance comparison

Flirt vs Nautica

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 946 ratings analysed

Flirt

Kilesa

—0 votes

Rank #75,848 CitrusFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

34%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Nautica

3.43946 votes

Rank #7,075 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nautica takes 1 of 1 categories.

Flirt
Choose it for a citrus and floral character.
Nautica
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Flirt0/1

Nautica1/1

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: Nautica

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

FlirtKilesa

NauticaNautica

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

3.43/ 5 · 946 votes

Have 58%Had 42%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

13%Love

55%Like

12%Ok

17%Dislike

2%Hate

908 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage44

♥ Love / hate65

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value84

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

floral92%

honey84%

green77%

fresh69%

amber61%

citrus100%

aromatic92%

woody84%

fresh spicy77%

fresh69%

aldehydic61%

Scent match34%Clearly different · both citrus and fresh

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotLemonLime

Heart

Jasmine TeaNeroliRoseTeaAcácia

Base

BeeswaxAmberHoneyMusk

Top

AldehydesLimeLemonBergamotNeroliCypressTarragonClary Sage

Heart

JasmineCyclamenGeraniumRoseCaraway

Base

SandalwoodMuskCedarOakmossPatchouliAmber

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lemon, Lime and Neroli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter10

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men86

Unisex13

Women1

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,848

PerfumerMatsuno Hidenori

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#7,075

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews124

Category winnerNauticaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Flirt by Kilesa is a bright citrus floral with a soft honeyed base. It opens on bergamot, lemon, and lime, then moves into jasmine tea, neroli, rose, tea, and acacia for a fresh green floral feel. The dry-down brings beeswax, amber, honey, and musk, giving the scent a warmer, smoother finish. It looks best suited to s…

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Nautica by Nautica is a crisp, aromatic woody chypre launched in 1992. It opens with a bright blast of lemon and lime, balanced by herbaceous clary sage and a backbone of cedar and oakmoss. This is a clean, soapy, and unpretentious scent that feels like a crisp white shirt on a hot spring or summer day.

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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.

Do Flirt and Nautica smell similar?

Clearly different: a 34% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and fresh accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lemon, Lime and Neroli.

What are the notes in Flirt and Nautica?

Flirt has top notes of Bergamot, Lemon and Lime, heart notes of Jasmine Tea, Neroli, Rose and Tea, a base of Beeswax, Amber, Honey and Musk. Nautica has top notes of Aldehydes, Lime, Lemon and Bergamot, heart notes of Jasmine, Cyclamen, Geranium and Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Musk, Cedar and Oakmoss.