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dyn863Bessinepome – :
This scent is nothing special as probably stated in one form or another by most reviews. The temptation may be there for a noob collector to scoop up as many cheapies as possible. Resist and only purchase what you love.
If what you love happens to be synthetic af teenager fragrances then by all means wear it proudly! Otherwise it will collect dust as your nose develops and moves on to more complex creatures.
kgb_spy – :
Nautica Blue, is interesting. Its a super cheap fragrance that I would say competes against your curves and axe body spray. As most people have already mentioned its starts of fruity then becomes a super synthetic aquatic fragrance. You know its a synthetic by the color and the fact that its smells overly aquatic. Even from the name you know its going to be synthetic, Nautica couldn’t think of what to name it so they simply said it was Blue. Blue doesn’t last long like the summer and spring months its intended to be worn in. Its doesn’t project well either but for the price its a good reminder of what blue is like…
mashapiperkina – :
Synthetic, kinda boring, but the dry down on me is decent. Fresh and clean without baby powder or a flower garden up your nose. No one ever knows what it is but usually like it. Car bottle.
asp01 – :
Smells very clean to me. I have gotten 2 compliments so far and I picked it up because it is cheaper to wear as a daily fragrance. This one stays in my car if I want to freshen up a bit.
Fil94 – :
smells like the olfactory version of a pair of kirkland court classics. no thanks.
chechen27 – :
This is a fresh fragrance. To my nose it is similar to cleaning products but has a fruitiness to it. It is overpowering in the first 30 minutes The initial 30 minutes is very synthetic and this synthetic scent dries down to a fruitiness which is very agreeable to my skin and my nose. It’s silage is small to medium.
Overall, this is an everyday scent which can be worn for everyday occasions. I give it a 6/10.
jbeueipcmzq – :
I got this in 2016 on sale for $19.99 CDN funds .
Honestly for the little I paid I got more than I hoped for.This juice is quite pleasant. I like the funky bottle that looks like a sail and nice blue colour juice
Sure it’s a bit synthetic but I smell fresh bergamot, fruit or jasmine in the mid and some sandalwood like most other frags.Slight musk in dry down.
I get 5-7 hours with about 3 -4 sprays and believe it or not a number of compliments every time I wear a cheapie ROFL! One of Nautica’s better frags.
For a quick gift or frag newbie most would enjoy this.
zasada – :
Third week using this now. I’ve triggered less on the sprays. I’m now sensing a bit of beachy vibe from this. Interesting..
DEMIAN83 – :
I’ve been wearing about a week now. There is a sharpness to this. I get a fruit punch aquatic laundry smell. It’s cloying the first hour and 45 minutes. Once you get past it, it plateaus to an easier smell that is worth the wait. Youngish vibe in this that I still love. Lasts for about 6 hours then dies to a skin scent for the 7th and 8th hours, then it’s gone..I like it!
gra1488 – :
My daughter gave this to me for Christmas. Very thoughtful as she remembered I had the original classic some years ago.
My first thought is that it smells a little like the original. But it’s more cleaned up and fresh. The original had more sexy musk in it. This one carries it too but it comes out more at the middle as opposed to in the beginning . The beginning of this is more of like a fresh laundry scent to me then comes sexy musk later. It’s a bit cloying to me so go easy on the trigger. Maybe 4 sprays max on this. It also has a bit of youngish vibe to it. That’s a great feature to me. Also, I do recommend in 80° weather or less as it may be too much in hot weather.
andrey 633 – :
Another great underrated designer cologne,,, NB has a sexy fresh and fruity smell to it that will always get girls to compliment u. Don’t mind the performance we all know it sucks but hey cmon now this stuff is a winner for a cheapie
panin58 – :
Many will raise eyebrows here: I love this better than Nautica Voyage, I kid you not. Voyage is more synthetic smelling for me and I don’t really like the cucumber scent. For this one, I like it more here with pineapple acidity. Besides, many a sporting Voyage already. Get this one, no one smells like it! And best of all, it’s CHEAP!
ispok – :
Memories memories. So fresh with some fruit. Perfect for the Cali heat wave. I wear it because it brings back beautiful memories. When I met my husband he was wearing this. It has a cooling effect when sprayed on the skin.
biozzz – :
I’ve never met a Nautica fragrance I didn’t like. Until this one. It starts off promising. The fruity, fresh opening is pleasant but after about ten minutes it subsides. What I’m left with is slightly nauseating and chemical smelling. Others have said body wash and it does indeed smell like an Old Spice body wash and a little bit like Suavecito pomade but with a nostril-singing sharpness. Pass.
sisliboultatt – :
This is the cologne my grandfather always wore, so it will always have a place in my heart. I don’t care what it smells like or if it’s good or not, it smells like my grandfather.
Tsvetkov_VP – :
This fragrance is more than great for it’s price.
Clean, fresh and appealing. I’m tired of people complaining about how cheap and generic it smells… If you are looking forward to smell “natural” then I suggest rubbing some fruits or flowers on yourself. This fragrance smells blue to me, definitely has some fruityness but I don’t get any clear pinneaplple or peach notes. I live in Central America, and here there’s only dry or rainy season. This cologne lasts long on my skin (4 sprays around my neck last about 6 hours) with a very decent sillage, in this weather it works fantastic considering it’s price. Worth buying? Of course, affordable and pleasing.
cherokee – :
Ok here’s my quick breakdown. You get five to ten minutes of Wings then it’s over #SAVEYOURMONEY
bav176InsuffBooni – :
Apparently Blue is not my color. I bought this blindly, based on reviews. I’ve got a full bottle that I’d be happy to swap for a similar bottle of vintage Old Spice. Message me if interested.
sigitas5000 – :
You don’t always get what you pay for in the fragrance world, but I think the price tag is just about right on this one. It smells like a generic body wash or shampoo, nothing interesting at all, and doesn’t last long or project well. Get Voyage instead if you’re looking for a cheap aquatic.
Aidesearfstet – :
Nice cheap, aquatic fragrance. Not a lot of complexity, but pleasant and projects better than expected. I typically wear this when I’m dressed down or headed to the gym. Occasionally I get compliments on it. Definitely worth ten or twelve bucks.
Crespo – :
Didn’t care for it. Or any version of Nautica I tried. One more bland aquatic trying to be the next CK One…as if that will ever happen.
gupalo7 – :
I bought this cologne for one reason…
It smells like the shampoo that my 10th grade crush used!
That being said, it’s an almost useless fragrance that smells synthetic and… well… just don’t buy it.
Scent 4/10
Overall 1/10
buka-stalker – :
Totally recommend this to any middle school – high school kids looking to get compliments from girls. It’s a fresh, albeit slightly synthetic scent. Really crisp and clean. This was my signiture scent back in 05 – 09 and i would get compliments almost every time i wore this from girls my age.
If you’re debating whether to buy this or Nautica Voyage, I would personally recommend this one just because i had so much success with it. I don’t think you can go wrong with either one if you’re looking for a fresh, clean, summer fragrance though.
iqzero – :
This is basically my gym/ “i dont want to use my good stuff right now” scent. Another freshy from a house that pumps out freshies. This is one that i expect to smell on freshly-washed linen. Nice for the most casual of times or as something to wear to a movie theater, as you want to be mindful of the people around you and you dont want to wear something that projects strongly. This one projects decently for about an hour and then becomes a skin scent. This one lasts a total of 3.5-4 hours. It’s ok. Not something i would get again once i run out. Very inexpensive; 3.4 oz for $15.
Scent 6/10
Projection: 4/10
Longevity: 5/10
Occasions: casual/ gym, work
Seasons: Spring, Summer
rvy369InsuffBooni – :
Not a fan of this, but holy smokes, compliment factor – huge! It’s funny, because when i feel “meh” and want to smell meh, this fragrance gives much more. Longevity and sillage above average on me.
mihazz – :
Nautica Blue…It’s smooth sailing under the radar….Low key and subtle….Great smelling Frag… Unbeatable quality for the price…..Good for when you don”t want to be that cologne guy… Mixes with your natural man scent to form that perfect male smelling body musk.. that intrigues the females and brings them in for A closer sniff…Has been A top seller in the Fragrance world since its inception and was in Amazon’s top 5 selling Mens fragrances for years…There is A reason why… try it and find out..
10/10 Extreme Value.. Masculine scent
gxf396Unlogrere – :
Cheap, synthetic and not something I would wear out in public often since I have better fragrances. But for at home, I really enjoy this. It is addicting. Also its probably the best value fragrance in existence. For around $11 you get 100ml or 3.4 oz of good smelling juice that lasts on the skin over 12 hours. I mostly get a soapy aquatic smell from this.
VApocalypse – :
While this juice is very synthetic it does perform fairly well! It does garner compliments as long as it isnt over sprayed. Imagine what the color blue would smell like in your mind. Add a masculine twist and im pretty sure you could get an idea of what this smells like in your head.
saynog – :
While normally not a women’s perfume, I had a small 1ml tester from Dillard’s given to me by my uncle when I was eleven and I loved the lightness of the scent. I was the only girl who wore a department store fragrance, much less a cologne. Based off scent memory, I’ll attempt to describe the smell.
This fragrance is vacation in a bottle, light and smelling of aqua and sunshine, and when worn the urge to take a boat out on the water or walk the boardwalk is strong.
When initially applied it’s a very light aquatic fragrance with hints of sandalwood and pineapple. Drydown causes a citrus scent to emerge, with a light musk undertone. It would last me about three hours, enough to last me half my school day and it covers up sweaty, active body odor very well. I would apply this after gym or after being outside at lunchtime.
All in all, it’s a great unisex fragrance or a fragrance for men who prefer lighter fragrances. I’ll be buying a bottle for myself and my husband!
stasion – :
Currently wearing this one and like the Nautical line, it has that fresh aquatic style to it.
While I enjoy it, the damn thing does not last long at all. I’d say after 2 or 3 hours, it dies down to a minimal.
A safe, fresh one for the cool to warmer ( or warm itself ) times, something to have but not something to die for.
tatahtaev – :
You can find a travel size bottle of this juice on eBay for like 6 bucks. Keep in in your car to freshen up after a day outside hiking or biking or what have you. The scent is pleasant and fresh and I give it two thumbs up!
Simbadzloy – :
After all this time this scent still is a favorite of mine and thats saying a lot being that I have about 100 bottles now and a lot of those include Creeds,Bonds,Chanels and Diors.
With that said, this doesnt have the quality as those niche and high end designer frags and yes its synthetic. BUT people love this on me and its 1 of my most complimented scents and this is a scent my girlfriend sometimes will ask me to wear as she loves this scent.
This opens up with a synthetic blast of pineapple and peach with some woodsy notes in the back. What this reminds me of is the smell of the ocean on an overcast day. Also some interesting feedback that ive received about this is that its the only scent that ive worn that people have said it reminds them of the beach. Its very fresh and smooth at the same time. I really enjoy the sandalwood in the base.
Again, this is kind of bland to me being that ive smelled so many fragrances but this gets A LOT of compliments and when you just want to wear a fresh, safe scent on a warmer day this has been a go to for me for sure. Especially if I wanted to smell pleasant and get compliments.
Performance on this has been really good for me ! It lasts anywhere from 6-10 hours and project a little above average on my skin.
Overall rating: 8 out of 10 ! Nothing extremely unique about this but it smells really pleasant, gets compliments, has great performance and for the price you cant go wrong !
ito180speagoessenda – :
Nautica Blue is an early “Swords of the Swashbucklers” comic book. It was really a nice concept, completely overlooked, and sadly tossed to history.
NB opens up with a similarity to classic and its huge aquatic note. I do not really get much pineapple and it goes straight to that Nautica signature aquatic salt water DNA. As it enters the mid you get into some nice florals and its hard to pinpoint each one but I think the water lily takes the lead. The drydown has some woodsiness though the aquatic nature of the Nautica continues along for the life of the fragrance and shades the effort. This is not the best fragrance ever created but its nice. Nautica Blue is a water show with other notes vying waves of notice for desperation of want of attention in the background.
Personally, I wear Blue about 3-5 times a year as a scent of the day, and 15-20 as a workout scent. Blue is well above average at dealing with perspiration and one can easily sweat a gallon or more into it and it steams along quite nicely helping you stay fresh in the process. Still, once you get past the first 3 minutes of the synthetic opening its a nice little fragrance even when it doesn’t have to paddle the wheel. 75% of my usage of this fragrance is as a workout scent but it does have SOTD merit. In fact, a very good friend of mine has used this fragrance as his signature scent for the greater part of 2015. He is not a frag head, usually avoids fragrances both on him and on others, and seems to appreciate this one more than others of his experience. And its hard to argue with someone who appreciates the qualities of a fragrance that costs $12, doesn’t bother anyone, and was created by Maurice Roucel.
Jackson Guice was a top comic book artist who did the art for the first few issues of Swords of the Swashbucklers. It didn’t take long for his talent to attract admirers and appreciation and he was pulled and then put on other projects. Once he left, Swashbucklers quickly faded and died. To this day, I kick myself for not buying the early editions of Fantastic Four but I still feel that those early Guice comics which I did buy were some of the best ones ever drawn in those prehistoric days when they were hand created instead of on computers.
Blue in its own way seems to be the forgotten child in the Roucel library. Voyage is beloved by the community and Island Voyage is selling for $130 a bottle on EBAY. Blue is not better or worse than either but has it’s own unique character that will appeal to some and not so much to others. Much of fragrance is personal opinion and reader you will not always agree with me.
I get about 4 hours of usable performance out of this though it is noticeable and existent as a skin scent until at least 6. Sillage is light across the life of the fragrance and as mentioned this does appeal to certain people such as my friend.
I paid $9.99 for my bottle when Amazon had it on their add on program. At that price, I did buy a backup bottle and I expect that after I finish the both that I will retire it and not purchase another. It retails for about $12 these days and I consider its real cost to be around $5 an ounce.
Overall, I am going to grade this one out at an 81 or B-. Sure its a bit synthetic but this is a $5 per ounce fragrance. And I think that it really shines outside in the heat where it handles perspiration like a champion. The guy that gave it a 4 out of 10 has Le Labo Bergamotte 22 as his favorite scent this year for the summer and maybe his favorite of all time. It is my personal belief and opinion that if one were to spend 4 hours outdoors in 90 degree heat or above and sweat into the fragrances that Bergamotte 22 would not smell $100 better per ounce than Nautica Blue. If you are going to be outside and living your life and in the world of heat then Blue is a perfectly acceptable choice for all situations. And I would grade Blue out at least as a 70 as an indoor scent during the summer months even if you arent sweating or heat activating the fragrance. In many respects, I admire a fragrance that can help you smell great in less than perfect conditions as much or more than one that does well when life is climate controlled and perfect.
In life there will be a grand amount of people that will sit on cruise ships see something like Nautica Blue and not much like it. But there will also be a few people that know the pleasures of cranking a winch on a sailboat that will.
I started this review by saying that Nautica Blue was a “Swords of the Swashbuckler Comic”. Some people can afford to sit in an auction house and wave frantically at a 1 million dollar bid for a piece of art painted by an acknowledged master. And there are people that will go on Ebay and pay $1 for a really great well drawn comic book that is instead an affordable piece of art. You look on Fragrantica and Nautica Blue doesnt get much love. But on Amazon.com, they have 130 reviews that average out as a 4.5 with only a handful that come in at 1 or 2 stars and a huge 2/3 majority of them anchoring down a perfect 5 star rating. Aqua di Gio is probably the best selling fragrance in the world and is pretty much the best known aquatic and yet on Amazon it has almost the same amount of reviews and the exact same rating as Blue which costs 1/4th as much.
This is one of those fragrances that actually works better in the real world compared to the fragrance community where everyone expects every fragrance to smell like Creed or Montale. Butch Guice is a feller that knows how to draw and he threw down some really beautiful art for some of the most famous comic books ever made and most dont even know who he is. Even as obscure as he is and without as much name recognition, there are more people that have Guice drawn comic books in their houses than those that own original boat paintings by Winslow Homer.
In the fragrance world, many do know of Maurice Roucel. But they almost seem to condemn Nautica Blue based on price. He showed what he could do with an inexpensive budget both with this one and with Voyage and also Island Voyage. Some might prefer the more natural sour scent of Voyage and others the saltier aquatic sailing vibe of Blue.
Each person has their own opinion and beliefs. But I admire a fragrance that sells for under $5 an ounce and can keep you smelling a bit fresher than you would normally if you didnt have it on. True talent can create when conditions are less than ideal, budgets are smaller, and body odor competes with the fragrance. Maurice Roucel is one of those guys. Its easy to love Voyage when you are in an air conditioned house. Blue might be a bit easier to love when you are not. Blue swings its sword towards the point of why I love and buy from the house of Nautica. Everyone here at Fragrantica has niche for when life is pleasant. Its nice to have some fragrances like Blue around when it isnt. Even so, Pirating can be pleasant even when you have to swing a sail. I will let others buy their Heelys’ and LeLabos’ and live their lives of leisure watching TV inside a cruise ship bar. I actually go outside in my life and on the boats I visit and Nautica Blue is the kind of steal you don’t have to swing your sword and bellow to appreciably abduct without need of the abscond.
dmitrijj-kra0 – :
My daughter loves this one me. She says I smell like pink cotton candy. If she likes it at 8 years old, Nautica is doing something right. Very aquatic and fresh, it tends to last on me for an hour or two. Doesn’t overpower, but, can leave an impression. Got it as a gift, and will enjoy the full bottle. Don’t think I will replace it when complete.
InnoneLerouff – :
can’t smell any of the fruity notes!! 🙁 i can hardly smell the water lily. i get straight up sandalwood from this. i don’t like it enough to say i like it, and i don’t dislike enough to say i dislike it. blah.
Fidawel – :
Based on used bottle given to me.
Brief review
Scent: Soft pleasent smooth scent that develops slowly over 30 minutes.
Longevity: Rather short. Max 2 hours
Projection: Poor (This is for personal use. Don’t expect others to notice).
Summary: Great scent but be prepared to respray often.
hapaev – :
I bought it thinking it was similar to voyage, I was wrong. It makes a great mixer type. When you combine this with wolfthorn it pairs well.
rashad76 – :
When I first purchased this, I had not looked at the notes – I know, bad on my part. To me, this smelled like laundry detergent. I did not get any pineapple or fruitness – or cedar, for that matter – so to me, it just smelled like a simple aquatic clean scent. There’s nothing wrong with that, though; I don’t mind smelling clean, especially after the gym or something. Just don’t expect to get any attention while wearing this, if that’s your thing.
eom202Bessinepome – :
Nautica Blue is one of more agreeable designer “blue” fragrances out there, now obscenely affordable (100ml bottles are generally under $20, sometimes as low as $12). While not praised as much as Voyage, Blue is nonetheless a pleasant offering that works well on warm weather days or just as a body spray to freshen up. It’s difficult to dress up, as the more that is sprayed, the more it smells synthetic / like deodorant. Nonetheless, it needs to be sprayed in volume to compensate for the lack of longevity.
The dominant top notes are pineapple and bergamot, with a base of musk and cedar. This good combination of citrus and sweet notes makes it a great summer day option that is more intense with the heat, though probably still demands a few sprays.
A welcome try as a designer aquatic option.
6 out of 10
markus23 – :
I blind-bought this one, since I loved Nautica Voyage so much, I automatically assumed this was going to smell just as great, if not better than Voyage. Unfortunately, my expectations for this were way too high.
To me, this has an extremely “synthetic” smell. It smells kind of like a cheap body wash, or a cheap air freshener, even. The dry down reminds me of baby powder, in a way. I really can’t pick up any notes in this one. It’s not an awful smell by any means, to me it simply doesn’t smell like a cologne. I don’t think you’ll offend anyone by wearing this, but don’t expect any positive feedback either.
Much like Voyage, the projection & longevity are also below-average. This lasts about 3 hours on my skin, and the projection dissipates into a skin scent after the first hour. Note that you’ll have to use quite a few sprays to get any type of power out of this one (possibly 10 or more).
Overall, I do NOT recommend this one. If you’re looking for a cheaper fragrance, get Voyage. You can find Voyage for the same price, and in my opinion, it’s one of the best fragrances on the market.
I’m sorry if I offend any advocates of this fragrance. This is simply my review, and everything that was said is from my own personal opinion. I’m generally very open when it comes to fragrances, and I very seldom review fragrances from a negative standpoint. Thanks for reading.
людмила= – :
the opening is captivating and smells wonderful. Sad thing is, becomes a skin scent within 10 minutes of wearing it. A true blue smelling aquatic not spicy at all
Лыткаринец – :
It’s a fresh smell. Hard to find some notes, but is a pleasant clean smell. Nothing Special. Just a casual fragrence to wear. I don’t smell pinapple… or anything sweet. It really just smells like something clean. Not like detergent lol, but clean. Fresh light.
Blackman – :
yes it DOES smell like detergent initially (and like just washed cloths) and even after a while it will still remind of the first note though in a mild way .. yes there are certain ocean smell too but they never overlap the initial note and its mildness
this feature make it smell ordinary good
koklina – :
4 / 10
The reason for such a score is that you simply cannot smell it.
Sillage – extremely minimal , light at best.
longevity- will not radiate after 5-10 minutes, if it does it would have to be nose to skin to pick it up.
good points of this perfume is despite my harshness toward the longevity and sillage is that it actually is a nice smell, it did give off the impression of a fit, masculine man who is enjoying his day off after racing yachts under the bright sun and blue sky. but it really lacks in strength and longevity.
bad points is im not gonna continually bash this perfume, its weak.
Age group and location, anyone who enjoys a nice walk along side the beach or has a upmarket invigorated spirit towards boats.
this definitly needs to be reformulated to be intense.
ogv888 – :
Not too shabby..!! Nautica Blue is a blend of fruity, floral, and musky notes that while tends to smell synthetic (and cheap) is a pleasant fragrance. I will add that I pick up more of the floral notes. The story behind my purchase of Blue – I was on business travel to Manchester, NH (USA) and was empty handed for fragrances (that was a first and hopefully last) and purchased Blue at a discount retail store. That purchase “fit the bill” for travel and I have used it from time-to-time since. To reiterate, it is not a bad fragrance, just not one I reach for often. Performance is mediocre at best, lasting 3-4 hours at arm’s length, maybe less, projection. Blue does offer great flexibility for many events/seasons and is modestly priced. I would only recommend to the novice or amateur collector as an entry level fragrance. Final tally for Nautica Blue is 3.7 stars out of 5 stars. Enjoy your day…
Растоман – :
I got this for Christmas from my brother and sister in law this past year. At first I thought, “did they even look at my Amazon wishlist???? There’s nothing but musk, spice, and woods on there!” But of course I thanked them and figured I’d give it a whirl the next morning. I was really surprised by how much I liked it! I’m still leery of aquatics, but this one to me simply smells fresh and clean like shampoo or a bodywash of some sort. When I first wore it, the wind was blowing and it smelled like someone with freshly washed hair was standing really close to me, then I realized it was the Nautica LOL I can see this being unisex. It’s definitely something I can easily wear to work and not worry about offending anyone. The longetivity is great, and the projection is nice also. It’ll probably be a definite go-to in the Spring and Summer.
moralist – :
These cheap fragrances surprisingly get me more compliments than my more expensive fragrances I’ve gotten compliments with almost all of my nautica scents #1 voyage #2 blue #3 acqua rush #4 pure discovery these four fragrances got me more compliments than my chanel allures I got all of them so young guys if your looking for something inexpensive that smells good and get compliments the 4 nautica scents I listed is the way to go
UNLOCKER – :
This is the cheapest, most synthetic frag I have I ever used. I bought it when I didn’t know anything about fragrances and I just wanted to spray something. Picked it up in the bargain bin by the way. As most users already stated, it doesn’t last long nor smell good. Honestly, I don’t know why they keep mass producing it, maybe to fool noobs like me back then.
RG2008 – :
Not an exciting smell, and not very pleasing. Smells like a salty shower gel for men. Very synthetic.
This fragrance does not smell fruity or sweet AT ALL. The “main accords” is a joke
However, very manly so that is one thing I do like about it
good longevity, poor projection
Not recommended
vvg444 – :
I wear this when I want to smell clean and can’t decide on anything else. There are no bells and whistles with this stuff.
mishanea – :
Yet another safe, middle of the road fragrance from Nautica. Blue is clean, fresh and effective, if not a bit boring and unadventurous. It is also a bit synthetic, but still a nice aquatic for the price. Being a Maurice Roucel original, I would have expected more, but it is by no means a bad scent.
One thing that can be said in favor of this scent is the longevity is excellent. Spray some on your arm and the drydown will still be present the next day. The drydown on this is quite nice, despite it’s somewhat boring nature. You will find yourself catching whiffs of it throughout the day and it remains quite enjoyable. For what it’s worth, my wife finds this fragrance to be extremely sexy.
All in all a perfectly serviceable fresh/aquatic scent. Ideal for the office, summer and daytime wear, or anywhere something clean yet simple is preferred. Considering the cheap price tag, this is definitely a great bang for your buck, as well.
For a more adventurous, unique and rewarding aquatic scent, check out Nautica Voyage, another Maurice Roucel creation and one of my absolute favorites.
IVAN-91 – :
Really don’t know what some reviewers were expecting from a cologne that was $40 when it was new.
Nautica Blue is a simple, clean, fresh smell. It’s not spectacular, it’s not offensive. It works for every season and occasion.
Any fragrance can last if one knows how to properly apply fragrance to the body. Blue is no exception.
In the end, judge this fragrance for yourself. A brand new bottle of Blue costs about $10.00 now. Not a huge loss if it doesn’t work with your body chemistry.
tarvad – :
went through 2 bottles of this stuff in high school. great cheap fragrance that will get the job done for any kid. gets boring as you get older. Better scents on the market for college ages and up.
acerneoffed – :
A safe and simple fragrance to wear during sunny days. It could be boring though.
mda_eklmn – :
A couple of my mates who aren’t really into the fragrance game own this, and i must say for what it is it’s not terrible. Very cheap, inoffensive, definitely nothing that stands out with this one – but as others have said it does it’s job for a cheap ‘fresh’ fragrance. Poor sillage and longevity, sure, but what do you expect when you can pick up a bottle of this with the loose change you find in your car?
alekssso – :
Pros:
-Very clean smelling (reminds me of freshly cleaned clothes)
-Light smell that won’t offend people
-This cologne does have a very fresh and clean smell to it
-Decent for the summer during the day since it retains that out-of-the-shower scent
-Cheaper line of cologne
Cons:
-Low longevity and sillage
-Only people very close to you will smell it
-Has a tendency to smell a little too fresh and clean like detergent or bathroom cleaner
-You will grow out of it when you start looking to buy other colognes
-Not a signature scent and the only statement it makes really is “Clean/Fresh”
Theres not much to say about this cologne other than for the price it is decent (Really the only word to describe it). I used to actually spray a small amount on my bedsheet and pillow before going to sleep as it would make them smell like they just came out of the wash (Sometimes even my clothes). Its a decent scent for the summer or maybe spring during the day. However after wearing other colognes I grew out of this one. It started smelling a little bit to much like something you would smell in the bathroom such as cleaner. It doesn’t last long and doesn’t have a strong scent but it doesn’t need to as it is really maybe something just to wear at home or before a quick trip to the store. All of that being said it is a