The Nautica Voyage fragrance holds the title of Amazon’s best-seller for years now and has been a favorite for many fragrance collectors.
Maurice Roucel, one of the most prestigious names in the fragrance industry, crafted Nautica Voyage in 2006. As well as creating perfumes for Chanel, Fredric Malle, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, and many other respected houses, Maurice also created one of the best cheap fragrances available.
There was no doubt that this captivating scent was worthy of the hype. It does not matter if you are into niche-luxurious, Creed-type scents, Voyage Nautica is a must-have for your collection. This fragrance earned its spot on our list of the best summer fragrances for men for a good reason (that we will discuss shortly).
Nautica Voyage has been reformulated, and it is true that the fragrance packaging has changed, but did the liquid itself change as well?
The purpose of this post is to showcase one of the best buys for bucks fragrances on the market: what it smells like, how it performs, has it really been reformulated, and is it actually worth the price?
What’s the smell of Nautica Voyage?
Nautica Voyage has an aquatic and clean scent that reminds you of blue, endless ocean waves, with a fresh, green, fruity, and watery scent. Despite its ravishing scent, it has a woody undertone.
It is based on the following structure, According to Nautica,:
The top notes are:
- The apple
- Leafy greens
The following are the basic notes:
- A Musky
- A cedar tree
- Moss of oaks
- The color amber
The most accurate guesses I’ve found online are Lotus and Mimosa, although Nautica doesn’t actually disclose their heart notes.
This composition begins with a crisp apple note along with green leaves that make the composition fresh, clean, and slightly fruity.
Early on, the scent gets a recognizable watery feel due to the lotus heart note (which is exactly how lotus smells). Given that there is only one note that emits such a scent, I was surprised by how watery it feels.
In the midsection, it also gets significantly aquatic, which merges well with the green vibes from the beginning.
There is nothing particularly unique about Nautica Voyage’s scent, which remains pretty consistent throughout its lifecycle. With its solidity changing throughout the performance, the green effect that scent has in the opening remains constant.
Nautica Voyage has that refreshing, cooling scent usually associated with cucumber, but its fragrance structure is unlike anything similar.
Aside from that, Nautica Voyage has a very appealing scent that’s easy to like and a safe blind buy or birthday present. This is a very hard one to mess up.
As the scent dries down, it gets slightly woody from cedar wood, but it’s mostly green, musky opiate.
In summary, Nautica Voyage offers a great value for the price; it is an inoffensive, watery, mouthwatering, and significantly green fragrance that delivers on its promise while offering more than you expected.
Nautica Voyage: How long does it last?
There will be a beautiful projection for the first hour and a half of Nautica Voyage, which will last up to seven hours.
There is no doubt that Nautica Voyage is among the best products for the back. Not only does it have a wonderful scent that both genders enjoy, but it is also quite effective.
On my skin, Nautica Voyage lasts up to 7 hours, but I have heard from some people that they can detect it even after 9 hours, so it really depends on your skin type.
Nautica Voyage will leave beautiful traces around you in the first hour, as well as an hour and a half thereafter, and you will surely receive many compliments for its ultra-pleasant nature.
It becomes more of an intimate scent after the projection period, but you can always reapply a few sprays throughout the day if you wish to smell it all day.
Considering its price, Nautica Voyage offers more than we expected, so we cannot find anything negative to say about this bestseller.
When should you wear Nautica Voyage?
The scent of Nautica Voyage is best worn during hot, summer, or spring days when you need a fresh, uplifting scent to keep you going throughout the day.
There can be no doubt that Nautica Voyage is a scent made for warm days when higher temperatures will allow it to develop beautifully and reach its full potential.
The Nautica Voyage could be worn almost anywhere, especially for daytime activities such as work, coffee breaks, grocery shopping, dates, lunch, and any other occasion you can imagine.
It is more suitable for daytime wear, but it is also suitable for clubbing or for a romantic dinner with your significant other.
As a winter fragrance, I would not recommend Nautica Voyage for colder winter days or even for autumnal days since it lacks the depth, warmth, and woodiness that winter fragrances should possess.
In what quantity should Nautica Voyage be sprayed?
It will take approximately five to six sprays of Nautica Voyage for the fragrance to reach its optimal performance level.
As a matter of fact, Nautica Voyage can barely be overapplied; its light and compact composition is very stable, so too many sprays will not overpower the scent.
Nevertheless, if you apply more than 5-6 sprays on a daily basis, you will only waste such a nice perfume, and its performance will not be improved.
There is always the option to reapply it, however it must be done several hours after the initial application.
In addition to reapplying perfume, spraying it on your pulse points will also extend the lifespan of the fragrance: two sprays behind your ears, one spray behind your head, one spray in the dip of your collarbone, and two sprays on your wrists.
It is important to know how and where to apply fragrance to get the best performance, but once you apply those tips, you will definitely notice the difference.
Have you reformulated Nautica Voyage?
The rumor that Nautica Voyage has been reformulated started some time ago and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to compare the older version of the product to the updated version of the product.
Fortunately, Nautica Voyage was not reformulated and has preserved the original scent and composition of the fragrance.
However, Nautica did change the packaging of the Voyage bottle, where they replaced the initial metal cap with the plastic cap, but they did not change the bottle’s contents.
The house of Nautica shouldn’t be blamed for this change as the fragrance kept its price and is still one of the best and most affordable fragrances you can purchase on the market today.
Interested in purchasing Nautica Voyage but don’t know where to buy it?
The Nautica Voyage perfume can be purchased at many local perfumeries and department stores that are authorized Nautica resellers in your area. FragranceNet, Amazon, and Nautica’s official website are the three best-recommended online retailers for buying perfume.
Obviously, it’s not the first time I’ve suggested that you test the fragrance directly on your skin before deciding to spend the money on it, but in the case of Nautica Voyage, it’s definitely a safe blind purchase.
There is no doubt that Nautica Voyage is an extremely pleasant scent that you are most likely going to end up loving and because its price is so low, you are not taking a substantial risk. You can easily sell Nautica Voyage to a friend or a family member even if it turns out that you don’t like it, even if it isn’t your style.
Whenever you decide to buy Nautica Voyage online, I would personally recommend that you purchase it from FragranceNet if you are thinking of buying it online. Since I have been a customer of theirs for a while now, you can rest assured that you are receiving an original bottle when you purchase from them. Besides that, they usually have really good discounts, so you might just be able to catch one by chance!
Aside from FragranceNet, Amazon is another reliable source of fragrance information. In order to make sure that you are purchasing from the authorized reseller, or even the perfume house itself, we always link directly to them.
There are a few other trustworthy online fragrance resellers as well as Nautica’s website where you can order your bottle.
On these websites you will notice that the prices are different, but you will also notice that the shipping times are different.
In addition, the most important thing is that if you buy from these sources, you can rest assured that you will receive the original fragrance and not be scammed by counterfeit fragrances.
When purchasing fragrances online, always be very careful not to get scammed or to buy a fake fragrance. You don’t just lose money by buying a fake fragrance, but you can also get a skin condition because fake fragrances aren’t tested on human skin and are not safe to use, so you may end up with a skin condition.
Packages
It comes in a beautiful, transparent, irregularly shaped bottle with the name of the brand and fragrance written on the front.
Juice has a gorgeous, baby-blue color that complements the fragrance well. I already mentioned that the bottle now has a plastic cap that looks like a metallic cap and the atomizer is quite effective.
There are three sizes available in the Nautica Voyage:
The amount of product is 50 ml (1.6 ounces)
It comes in a 100 ml (3.4 oz) bottle
There is a capacity of 200 ml (6.8 oz) in this bottle
What is the value of Nautica Voyage? What is the value of Nautica Voyage?
It is definitely worth it to buy Nautica Voyage considering its uniqueness, scent, performance, as well as its price.
In my opinion, it is amazing that such a company, famous for producing watches and clothing, could produce such a remarkable perfume – extremely affordable but so likable at the same time.
I believe that it is one of the must-have fragrances in every collection, at least as a proof that good fragrances today can be made cheaper while still being incredibly successful. There is no doubt that luxury fragrances are in their own category, but with the idea that everyone can smell good, Nautica delivered one of the most memorable pieces of art that exists today.
Nautica Voyage is definitely a good place to start if you’re a beginner who’s just discovering and exploring the world of scents for the first time.
While I am passionate about perfume, I live in a rural area of the Bronx, New York, far from any perfume stores that are close by. It is straightforward: I do not have any credentials to provide as the author of this blog. I just love perfume, that’s all I have to offer.
In addition to wearing male, female, and unisex fragrances, I also enjoy wearing perfumes containing woods, incense, citrus, flowers, spices, vetiver, and green notes. As well as chypre perfumes, I enjoy fragrances with oakmoss, especially chypres. Patchouli and amber are not particularly appealing to me, and with some notable exceptions, perfumes that smell very clean, oceanic, or are too sweet are not particularly appealing to me.
I also have an addiction to expensive chocolates and teas, and I spend a great deal of time browsing the Internet, reading blogs primarily written by others.