Fragrance comparison

Gold Regatta vs Sunwashed Skin

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 183 ratings analysed

1 wins

Gold Regatta

The Merchant of Venice

4.15183 votes

Rank #5,279 WoodyMarine

Full profile Similar & dupes

43%scent match

Some overlap

Sunwashed Skin

Sarah Horowitz Parfums

—0 votes

Rank #69,767 SaltyMarine

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Gold Regatta takes 1 of 1 categories.

Gold Regatta
Choose it for a woody and marine character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Sunwashed Skin
Choose it for a salty and marine character.

Gold Regatta1/1

Sunwashed Skin0/1

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: Gold Regatta

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Gold RegattaThe Merchant of Venice

Sunwashed SkinSarah Horowitz Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.15/ 5 · 183 votes

Have 39%Had 6%Want 56%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

51%Love

26%Like

13%Ok

7%Dislike

3%Hate

183 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

marine92%

vanilla84%

sweet77%

salty69%

fruity61%

salty100%

marine83%

amber65%

animalic48%

powdery30%

Scent match43%Some overlap · both marine and salty

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Red AlgaeFig

Heart

Woody NotesSaltImmortelle

Base

VanillaAmber

Notes

SaltAiry NoteAmberWoody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWoody Notes, Salt and Amber. 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

Summer94

Fall0

Winter42

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men13

Unisex63

Women24

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#5,279

PerfumerVéronique Nyberg

Launched—

Reviews33

Overall rank#69,767

PerfumerSarah Horowitz

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerGold RegattaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Gold Regatta by The Merchant of Venice delivers a refreshing and distinctive twist on the classic marine fragrance category. It opens with an invigorating burst of oceanic red algae and crisp green fig, instantly capturing the breezy charm of sunlit waterways. As the fragrance develops on skin, sun-bleached woody note…

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Sunwashed Skin reads as a breezy salt-on-skin scent, built around airy marine facets, soft woods, and amber. It aims for that just-back-from-the-beach feeling, clean, lightly sensual, and close to the body rather than loud. If you like sheer, skin-first fragrances with a salty glow instead of heavy sweetness, this lo…

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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.

Do Gold Regatta and Sunwashed Skin smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share marine and salty accords. Common notes include Woody Notes, Salt and Amber.

What are the notes in Gold Regatta and Sunwashed Skin?

Gold Regatta has top notes of Red Algae and Fig, heart notes of Woody Notes, Salt and Immortelle, a base of Vanilla and Amber. Sunwashed Skin features Salt, Airy Note, Amber and Woody Notes.