Description
In 2012 Nautica has launched a new fragrance created by different approach than previous editions. Earlier editions were lead by classic concept and composition, while the new Aqua Rush was created in the way to represent the feeling of sailing on waves and scent of salty water.
The new fragrance includes characteristic accords of salty sea water and characteristic aromas of sea air, as well as teak wood joining selected aromatic herbs to create perfectly the new experience of the house of Nautica.
Nautica Aqua Rush was created by perfumer of the house of Firmenich – Harry Fremont, who enriched the opening with marine accords.
Besides aromatic and irresistible sea notes, top notes are decorated with citrusy splash of yuzu, as well as spicy notes of coriander. A heart provides fragrant pleasure with a mixture of aquatic mint, clary sage absolute and violet leaves, while a base closes with amberwood, aquatic musk and teak wood.
The fragrance is available in glass flacons, shaped like blue sails, as 50 and 100ml EDT.
951921059 – :
a pretty good cheapo. 7/10. (and chamomille is pretty present here. worth mentioning.)
log – :
I don’t like many Nautica frags, but this one makes up for the other screeching synthetic failures I’ve sniffed. This is a simple citrus woods with ocean accents. The citrus is synthetic but this is my favorite teakwood I’ve encountered because it’s softer and not overpowering. If you’re sniffing for the mint, you’ll find it, but I notice sage and thyme more. Nice ineffable “ocean” quality to it. Moderate sillage, overall brief, doesn’t go through much of a change except the citrus fades quickly. A safe neutral choice for spring and summer and a nice layer companion for other citrus heavy scents that need a teakwood boost. The sail shaped bottle is nice, faux brushed chrome top looks great, and there’s a yellow accent flourish to the sprayer that didn’t go unnoticed. Overall, a great deal and a safe blind buy if you need to pad out your spring and summer selection.
leonid0773 – :
Minty mouthwash (top) + Nautica Voyage (top-mid) + Montblanc Legend/Invictus (mid-base) = this stuff.
Nice execution of tangy yuzu with the mint on top; it’s wearable but both linear and unremarkable in general.
Is Nautica Aqua Rush terrible? Not at all. It’s actually okay, especially once you get past the opening. Totally inoffensive, but just okay IMO.
There are worse $15 buys out there, but then there are also much better.
I liken this to a $10 bottle of red wine. Might be perfectly okay, but it’s more often better to spend just a bit more and at least move up a tier – in this case to your Mont Blancs, Calvin Kleins, etc. Even compared with the likes of Voyager, Aqua Rush provides absolutely no impetus to “rush” out to go get a bottle.
alexrey – :
I’ve been looking for a similar fragrance but there is nothing like this one. The sea and woody notes the the best combination to enjoy a great day. This is obviously very similar to Montblanc legend, but its fruity notes don’t make me feel what this fragrance do. I’ll stop seeking for a replacement for this one because there is not! Definitely my favorite summer/hot weather fragrance out there.
The ICE – :
There is nothing to think about here. Aqua Rush is fun and refreshing and totally inoffensive. It’s the fragrance equivalent of a catchy pop song. Love it.
alehno – :
Aqua Rush is another Nautica cheapie that I enjoy. Like Nautica Life is a lighter, aquatified version of Bleu de Chanel this is a lighter, aquatified Fierce. And like Life I got this for $12 shipped!
It doesn’t smell cheap to me. Is it groundbreaking? No. But for casual wear on a warm day when you just want something fresh and clean smelling this fits the bill. It’s not going to choke people out around you in close quarters whereas Fierce may.
With about 4 sprays applied I get 6-8 hours longevity out of this.
daniil06052010 – :
I really like Nautica Aqua Rush. The teak wood and sea water notes really shine on my skin and it reminds me of sitting on a dock or lakeside in a chair made of wood in the summer.
kovu426 – :
This was a blind buy for me after reading the reviews on here and at £8 for 100ml delivered it was rude not to really! I was not disappointed, it is a nice fresh scent with a lovely dry down (I can’t get too technical yet as I’m only just getting into my fragrances after years in the wilderness!).
I wish it lasted longer, but for the price I really can’t complain and I’d definitely buy it again.
LIRA25 – :
I was looking for a budget summer frag for my bf, and stumbled upon this one on ebay..He ordered it and as it arrived he sprayed it on, and out of curiosity I did too on myself. The bottle looks great, but the fragrance..On him it smells a bit like CK One, on me just pure mens bodywash..But it doesn`t last long either, which is a bigger problem, as he`ll have to spray on a good few times to make out anything of it. A 100 ml bottle won`t last that long afterall. All in all it`s okay but nothing special really, and not long lasting enough. Won`t be bought again.
yqh288Negeltzex – :
To me this reminds me of Curve. Has a cheap vibe to it.
yura-girya – :
What a huge disappointment. I like Nautica, I like Fierce but this one is all wrong. It smells cheap, the bottle looks cheap. Actually, it was cheap, I only paid € 18 but still that was too much. It’s a combination of A&F and Ungaro Homme Cobalt, done in a wrong way! Be aware of this one! Once in a while I buy blind, sometimes a big hit, but this mistake however has me rethink.
Skortegor – :
Excellent aqua styled cologne with a nice citrus opening and woodsy dry down. Very fresh and invigorating. Has nice longevity on me. Can’t beat the price either, just got one of those 95% bottles from fragrance net for under $9.00.
whisper13 – :
Great perfume and a very fresh one, got to smell the deodorant first then i decided do order the perfume, well i’m not disappointed!
One of my favorites!
Very watery, a handful of citrus that after 1 hour becomes sweet citrus, anybody who smelled it loved it, people asked me what kind of perfume i’m using – they were very surprised.
I’m giving it total of 8/10,
because of the longevity that lasts about 4-6 hours
I will but it again.
MIxa256 – :
This is a lighter and sweeter version of Joop! Nightflight. It smells nice but has poor longevity.
Docvel – :
So this has been compared to A&F’s Fierce, wow. Fierce is a synthetic bomb while this has actually done a good job of making the yuzu note seem authentic. I’ve written a review for CK’s One 2014 Summer scent where I go on about the whole summer/beach/ocean flankers doing the whole “lime/melon/aquatic” worn out notes mix………….this actually smells natural and not a rehash of beach scents.
sergey ford – :
I only smelled a sample strip of this fragrance at a department store, so admittedly my experience of Nautica’s Aqua Rush is limited. That being said, from what I could smell this seems like a very pleasant but slightly generic casual citrus aquatic. What this one has going for it is that its cheap in price. I may pick it up for a good price and use it as a casual warm weather cologne. But then again I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to look for it since its nothing exceptional.
polfiniks – :
this and even the body spray just smells good!
will buy it again
Lyudok777 – :
I bought this perfume 2 days ago and dont really like it. It was a blind buy it is 60$ at pharma prix for a 50 ml i want to sell it for 30$. I only sprayed once. Message me if your interrested
ivkhakim – :
one of the most romantic aquatic scent 🙂
Enubrevambnub – :
This stuff is actually very good in my opinion. It’s just like fierce but a tad less sweet and musky. The silage and longevity are lacking of course but, you can always buy the small bottle for 10 bucks and reapply every few hours and chicks will be telling you you smell real good, just as good as fierce.
albumutbadlom – :
A citrus-woodsy basic frag, but one which is affordable, perfect for summer and the gym, and refreshing..
I applied 6 heavy sprays
0-1 hour – 1 foot projection – This flits between citrus yuzu and woodsy notes. The citrus is lovely and clean and it jockies with a dull generic woodsy note.
1 hours – 4 hours – 7 inch projection. I get decent projection from this on my skin and on cotton it projects much further and I have had a number of compliments. The citrus yuzu manages to outweigh the woodsy notes, thankfully, and this frag remains linear with no smokines or soapiness which is a refreshing change from many simiar frags. I find this sexy and although quite basic, I keep going back for more! It reminds me about 10% of Chanel Bleu but without that frags depth at the start, but at least this Nautica does not go smoky like Bleu
4 hours – 6 hours – 4 inch projection
6 hours – 9 hours – 2 inch projection
This cost £13 for 100 ML bottle and is ideal for summer
A succesful blind buy
I have tried the Gold Aqua rush Flanker which starts lovely but soon fades to a dull woodsy close to the skin frag
Very Good
Vic55 – :
yes….it seems like a very cheap copy of Fierce..somehow also similar to another unsuccessful copy of this, i.e. F.Oliver Sunrise…it has the same nautica voyage DNA but I find it even worse in terms of the cheap smell…I would go for voyage if I had to choose..not to mention versace pour homme and eau fraiche which are by far much better ones…
zubrilo.ru – :
very nice underrated scent for the summer. Nautica aqua rush is quite generic for a citrus summer cologne but not bad for 17 bucks at ross lol. actually seen it in my local Sephora then got it at ross couple hours later.
tomiagzooca – :
Well, I don’t own this but I find myself spray this on me every time I walk by the tester at Target store (a retailer here in US and Canada).
Yes, I spray this on every freaking time because it smells nice. It has this mellowy quality that I like.
Now I wanna try the Gold Aqua Rush. I hope it’s even better because it seems more complex with lot of notes!
bobs21 – :
Surprisingly this fragrance is good its inexpensive but good nice clean smell shower fresh it last about 8 hours too when you use everything with it body spray after shave balm & body wash I got the set for $35 it was well worth it if you find it for a good price buy it its not an amazing scent but it smells good it doesn’t smell cheap like others say it’s a every day casual scent
hxe950speagoessenda – :
exciter76 is on to something with the comparison of Aqua Rush to Irish Spring’s Icy Blast soap. The two fragrance structures share a common bond of sweet, violet-like soapiness. Aqua Rush really smells like a cross between that, and a cheaper, unbalanced version of Cool Water, with all the fruity-musk notes done for millicents on the dollar. On paper, the Cool Water comparison comes alive more than on skin, where it’s closer to “pool water.” It’s cheap, it smells cheap, but Aqua Rush is likable and unpretentious, and certainly a respectable option for casual wear on balmy spring weekends.
siny22 – :
I had this and got rid of it. Cool Water is much better, Aqua Rush breaks down to A simple linear note. Very boring fragrance. Might be suited for A young Teen? Fades quickly.
PASS
SENT3452 – :
I bought this earlier today. Ill give it more time. I will say it smells a heck of a lot better by itself than on my skin. It breaks down to a clean deodorant kind of smell quick. Way too much moola for the smell you wind up with. Hopefully the midnight in Paris I’m waiting on will make up for the bad buy today
SaRs – :
This is what makes gives men’s perfume/ cologne/ fragrance a big yawn. Not sure why someone green lighted this one.
Nice and average (read: boring, uninspired, lacks imagination, unoffensive, tired, been done before and better, and…so why???).
A light, fresh, summer frag that really is just a Polo-like scent on training wheels! With a pleasant citrus top note (yazu) dominating through out with a bit of wood thrown in for good measure not much else gets out to play.
The flacon does nothing for me (a sail, right?)
Perhaps the ideal scent to give your friends high school/ college graduate son whom you don’t really know but want to give him a token gift (which won’t offend). Bingo!
Sillage and longevity just ok (you get what you pay for).
sasha3900 – :
Nice fresh after shave smell that matches the name and look of the brand, though it does not last even 1 hour on my skin. At this point I just want to finish the bottle and add to my ever growing collection of art deco.
клей – :
Aqua Rush is a glorified bar of Irish Spring, particularly the Icy Blast-scented one. It’s nice, safe, and work-appropriate—all code for BORING. There is no real breakdown of notes in the traditional form of opening, heart notes, and base notes; this is nothing more than a linear stream of Icy Blast-scented Irish Spring from beginning to end. The projection is mildly medium, the sillage is a whispering trail, and the longevity is about four to six hours; all the makings for a perfect cubicle-mate scent.
Despite its droll nature I like this scent. It’s definitely gender-neutral in its inoffensive nature; a state of cleanliness is neither male nor female. Cilantro fans will be pleased with its cool leafiness, a welcome alternative to the aquatic standard: cucumber. This is well-suited for summer weather but like most aquatics for summer, it’s still dull. I’ve found Nautica scents to be equitable to body sprays; this is no exception. I’d gladly add this to my collection but not for more than $20. My suggestion would be to wait a few more months till it is in the bargain bin at TJ (TK) Maxx or Marshall’s.
Dmitriy147 – :
I picked up a sample of this when I made a purchase at my local department store this week. I decided to give it a try today. It reminds me of a low end men’s body wash. I like marine scents but this one doesn’t make grade.
cwl970elipseskism – :
Awaiting patiently, this will be good…