Black Sails
Black Sails
Romanticized maritime treachery off the Carolina coast. Briny seaweed, ocean air, and ambergris. A new prize on the horizon. Bourbon, Bergamot, and gun powder. Not for the squeamish.
SIZE: 20 mL alcohol and phthalate-free Eau de Parfum.
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Fragrance Notes
| FRAGRANCE FAMILY Animalic Spicy Fresh | ||
| FRAGRANCE TYPE Nautical | ||
| NOTES | ||
| TOP Lemon Bergamot Spearmint | MIDDLE Bourbon Tobacco Cardamom Star Anise | BASE Sandalwood Vetiver Ambergris |
Roller Ball vs Alcohol Spray
Oil vs Alcohol
The rollerball Eau de Parfum (EdP) is approximately 20% fragrance in MCT Oil (odorless, clear, refined coconut oil). Compared to an alcohol spray, it will be more subtle, wear closer to the body, and have a less intense application.
Oil is moisturizing for the skin, whereas alcohol can be drying and affect your body's natural microbiome.
Oil has a significantly longer evaporation timeframe. Be aware of where the product is applied to minimize marking clothing and materials you touch. To minimize leaving residue, rub oil fully into skin.
How to Use Oil EdP
- Apply to dry skin after showering while pores are clean and open.
- Roll the Eau de Parfum at a 45 degree angle on two to six pulse points on the body.
- Recommended pulse points: neck, behind ears, inner elbow, forearms, wrists (be aware it can be washed off easily), and chest
Body heat helps to diffuse the fragrance as you wear it, and a more personalized scent will develop as it mixes with your skin’s natural oils.
How Long EdP Lasts
Eau de Parfum by Bandholz will last 6–8 hours. To maximize performance, apply to dry skin after showering while pores are clean and open. A more personalized scent will develop as it mixes with your skin’s natural oils and will be more subtle than an alcohol spray experience.
Some customers experience olfactory fatigue where the fragrance is still noticeable, but not to the wearer. This is normal.
Fragrance Strength
Bandholz Eau de Parfum contains approximately 20% fragrance in the formulation.
Size of EdP
0.68 fl oz / 20 ml
Shipping, Returns & Guarantees
Luxury Shipping
Luxury shipping is free for US domestic orders over $75. We ship all other orders with our paid luxury shipping and the price to ship to your location can be seen during checkout when entering your address. Luxury shipping includes all products being carefully wrapped in protective honeycomb paper for safe delivery and less waste.
Bandholz Assurance
If you don't love Bandholz products you purchased, we'll buy it back or exchange it for another fragrance—no questions asked. Just head over to our contact page to initiate your return or exchange.
Returns
We want you to be happy at Bandholz, even if the product doesn’t work for you. Everyone has different fragrance preferences. While we’d love to say our products will work for 100% of the people that buy them, we know that’s simply not the case.
Don’t worry; if you aren’t completely satisfied with our products, we’ll take care of you. If something doesn’t work, we’ll find you a fragrance that does, and if we can’t, we’ll make you whole.
- We offer full refunds (including shipping) as long as our payment processor allows it (usually up to 120 days from the date of purchase).
- After 120 days, we can do a refund as store credit.
- Swaps are always free (net the difference in product costs).
USA Shipping
Our target is to ship orders by 1:00 PM CST the same day. During big product launches and holiday rushes, orders can take up to three days to ship. Orders can also be delayed if further verification is needed for inaccurate shipping information or suspicious orders. The average shipping time is two days, but this varies based on your location (we ship from Texas). Shipping speed & timeframes are not guaranteed and provide only a general estimate of when you will receive your products. Rates apply to the continental USA.
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- Shipping Rates: $7.99 standard & $15.99 premium shipping
Ingredients
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (MCT Oil), Parfum (Fragrance)
Bandholz roller-ball EdP is alcohol-free fragrance with a MCT Oil base (highly refined coconut oil). Made from phthalate-free natural, naturally-derived, and safe synthetic ingredients, Bandholz Eau de Parfum is subtle enough to layer, yet distinctive enough to leave a lasting impression.
NO PARABENS / NO PHTHALATES
I put on Black Sails and, within an hour, a bartender comped my bourbon, a stranger offered me the keys to his sailboat, and two grown men independently called me “Captain.” It smells like ocean air, tobacco, expensive wood and exceptionally poor decisions. Five stars. Use responsibly.
I’m strong to the finish. Nautical and nice.
This pirate has been using it and absolutely adores the scent. If you relish the aroma of a victorious sea battle (gunpowder and scorched timber), then Black Sails is your ideal pirate fragrance.
~Captain SpyderMonkey~
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This is an absolute hit. I catch whiffs of this all day when I’m wearing it, but not in a cloying perfumey way. More like the way the smell of gingerbread cookies linger in the kitchen. I can’t quite pinpoint exactly what I’m smelling that is so intriguing, but it brings to mind leather, patchouli, grandpa‘s sweet pipe tobacco, sasparilla, spiced rum, and incense. I think I’m hooked…. Or “harpooned” as the case may be.
Do not like the scent and was unable to cancel the order in an appropriate amount of time. Quite disappointing!
Black Sails Men's Cologne
Great product. I really adore it.
Love the bourbon vanilla scent with smoke. This is going to be my everyday scent for sure.
Took forever to get here.
Can’t express properly how much I love this scent, I will be buying it again.
This is my secodary scent but the scent is great for smelling good all day.
Great smell, rustic, not quite campfire but something along those lines.
A non-aggressive, yet very masculine scent. I will definitely be ordering again!
PERFECT
Absolutely love this cologne. Could not have made a better scent if I could have handpicked it myself. Now I have added Four Vices and Temple Smoke. Love them all!
So good that I got two bottles!
I really love this unique scent. It is really difficult to explain what it’s like but it’s definitely different then anything I’ve tried before and will probably buy more in the future.
My wife loves it. Love the roll on bottle too
Same as last review, weak . Pass
Your Black Sails cologne is definitely unique...like no other scent I have known. It is an attention getter in a most subtle way, but I suggest that it should be applied sparingly for best results (incredible results).
Black Sails Men's Cologne
Amazing!
It’s really awesome. It stays on for a long time. I love the scent and so does everybody else that gets a smell 👃
It’s has a great manly smell! It’s smells woodsy and like I’m on fire. All great stuff
Makes me feel adventurous. Like im ready for new things.
Black Sails Men's Cologne
Love it. Many do. Ghost Trails is cools. Going to try a few more. Talk to the new Pan Am. They want partners.
Amazing
I personally couldn't smell gunpowder, but the overall scent is amazing. Plenty of compliments already.
Black Sails did not disappoint. It gives a distinctive, dark-tinged vibe without coming off as heavy. I like it very much. The gunpowder touch adds a sort of peppery layer to the top scents. Recommended.
Perfect for a night out, scent last all night. Feels good on the skin.
The opening made me question whether something was on fire. Thirty seconds later, I understood the assignment.
This is the scent equivalent of chopping wood, rebuilding an engine, and then standing triumphantly in front of the campfire you just lit. It makes me want to pound my chest like a dominant gorilla and grunt approvingly at absolutely nothing.
Greatest Scent I've found.