Voyage (2006)
by Nautica

Great fragerance!

This is like laying down on some freshly washed linen with your window open while waves are crashing nearby, it's FANTASTIC! It somehow exudes an early morning sea mist but it's pure and refreshing.

I'm not sure how diverse this fragrance could be though, daytime warm weather and that's about it? Maybe at night if you're staying outdoors or you're at the beach? This is how most summer fragrances are though unless you pick something woodsy like a sandalwood based fragrance which could probably be worn on sunny days during winter even.

I've never been a huge fan of blue scents but this is great, probably because it may not even be a "blue" scent. I can see this being highly dependent on the chemistry of your own scent, it's definately something that just won't work with some people. Works really well for me. Get a sample and go do some cardio and then see how it smells on you.

Unfortunately longevity just isn't great, i'd say it's about average and nowhere near that of the classier polo scents which will keep on working even after your clothes come off. Lasts about 4-5hrs?

2nd July, 2011. (Last Edited: 4th July, 2011.)

The opening is wonderful, it's like a slightly salty breeze from the sea. It quickly turns into a slightly sweet and fruity aroma, but it's not cloying like Chrome for instance. This is a well behaved fragrance.

The dry down is the biggest let down here. It literally smells like you just washed off your neck with soap. So, certainly not offensive, but nothing special either.

Al in all, I think this is a nice scent especially considering the low cost. It's quite similar to Versace Pour Homme, except less sweet and less woody in drydown. Give it a try!

18th May, 2011.

This one really has me stumped. When I smelt this on paper it was rather pleasant, but regrettably on my skin it’s a whole other story! On the one hand it sometimes smells like fresh fruit and clean linen. On the other hand, all I can smell is a cheap (almost nasty) fabric softener/disinfectant smell.

When it does smell good, this is in similar vein to the fruity saltiness of Givenchy Insense Ultramarine; although not nearly in the same league as that classic. Unfortunately, this one doesn’t smell good very often.

There is definitely something nasty lurking under the surface of this. Most of the time all I can detect is a cheap, chemical, clean sort of smell. The sort of smell you get from household cleaners or air fresheners. This nasty note has an astringent quality to it that sort of reminds me of a disinfectant or even methylated spirits. It’s actually so bad that in fact as I sit here (at work) I’m wondering if I should go home, shower and apply Givenchy Insense Ultramarine!

Believe it or not this sells in stores here in Australia for a considerable $60 or more for 100ml. I’m just glad that I got mine a lot cheaper from overseas. I think I’ll put it in my bathroom to use as an expensive toilet deodoriser.

4th February, 2011.

Yes it's an aquatic fragrance and there's so many other choices, but I really think what makes this one different is it's strong sillage and lasting power. I don't know if it's just my skin, but out of all the fragrances I own this one stays on me forever. It's a bit cloying which is really what bothers me when wearing this. I'll give it a C+.

3rd February, 2011. (Last Edited: 8th March, 2011.)

Not the best fragance out there, but for the price it beats down many other aquatic fresh and summery scents.

20€ for 100ml plus its Aftershave and you have some nice "to go" frag for hot summer days when you do nothing special.

21st January, 2011.

Another ho-hum creation from a massive corporate giant frag house, Voyage is strictly for amateurs and depends a great deal on its recognizable mark on the box but does not really deliver a superior product even for the budget price. Aquatic and fruity, the initial spray is certainly charming and inoffensive but it lacks any staying power beyond an hour or two on most people. The scent has a crisp, fresh and summer feel to it, but lacks personality. The cucumber scent starts to pick up 15 minutes in and accompanies one of the fastest dry-downs in the business.
We have come to expect a lack of creativity from Nautica and this certainly does not expand on Nautica´s pallet one bit. It´s like a compromise between Island Voyage and Blue but without doing either proper justice in the end. That would be the best way to fit it into context, but it isn´t worth the mind-stretching ultimately, this is simply bland and unjustified.
A nice scent for those who appreciate aquatics, but with the range of products already out there, offers nothing unique, even within its own fragrance house. Not essential sniffing material, but more than that,a completely unnecessary cash grab by Nautica to sucker the masses.

18th January, 2011. (Last Edited: 19th March, 2011.)