Fragrance comparison

Nautica vs Sport

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 946 ratings analysed

1 wins

Nautica

3.43946 votes

Rank #6,756 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

60%scent match

Closely related

Sport

Class

—0 votes

Rank #78,128 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nautica takes 1 of 1 categories.

Nautica
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Sport
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character.

Nautica1/1

Sport0/1

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

NauticaNautica

SportClass

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.43/ 5 · 946 votes

Have 58%Had 42%Want 0%

—/ 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

13%Love

55%Like

12%Ok

17%Dislike

2%Hate

908 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage44

♥ Love / hate65

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value84

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

aromatic92%

woody84%

fresh spicy77%

fresh69%

aldehydic61%

citrus100%

fresh spicy92%

aromatic84%

powdery77%

woody69%

musky61%

Scent match60%Closely related · both citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

AldehydesLimeLemonBergamotNeroliCypressTarragonClary Sage

Heart

JasmineCyclamenGeraniumRoseCaraway

Base

SandalwoodMuskCedarOakmossPatchouliAmber

Top15 to 30 minutes

LemonNeroliBergamot

Heart1 to 2 hours

CedarGeranium

Base2 to 4 hours

MuskAmberVanilla

InformationalShared notesLemon, Bergamot, Neroli and Geranium. Durations are only published for Sport, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter10

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men86

Unisex13

Women1

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#6,756

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews124

Overall rank#78,128

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerNauticaHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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.

Reviews →

Sport by Class is a fresh aromatic men's fragrance built on crisp citrus and grounded woods. The scent opens with a burst of bright lemon, bitter bergamot, and sweet neroli blossom, creating an immediate clean and uplifting impression. As the energetic citrus settles, the heart introduces a dry cedarwood paired with s…

Reviews →

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 Nautica and Sport smell similar?

Closely related: a 60% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Lemon, Bergamot, Neroli and Geranium.

What are the notes in Nautica and Sport?

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. Sport has top notes of Lemon, Neroli and Bergamot, heart notes of Cedar and Geranium, a base of Musk, Amber and Vanilla.