Cheap Thrills Series: Nautica Voyage – Summer Forever (Maurice Roucel, 2006)


Scentrack: Sports - Panama

Source: Naitica
Nautica Voyage is a one of the most recommended fragrances in the frag world due to its creative composition and a good price. I was looking for a moderately priced summer aquatic, so I bought Nautica Voyage blindly based only on mostly good reviews in the community.I must confess, Voyage did not disappoint me, however, one should not have high expectations from this creation. Nautica Voyage is a very solid summer aquatic. A little bit blue, and a little bit green. It opens with a short-lived alcohol note, which is after gone after a few seconds. Then an artificial salty sea vibe is introduced together with some green touch and gentle fruit salad apple and melon combo. Underneath the fruit combo there is a gentle Asian-like floral bouquet. A bit powdery, but minimalistic and introverted. The base of Nautica Voyage is very light, made of musk and soft woodsy notes. The whole composition is very skillfully put together, and has some seaside-fruity cotton-like vibe. A bit different from standard blue, lemon-obsessed, summer offerings.
Personally, I really like Nautica Voyage. It is a well-made, summer vacation fragrance. It is going to be a part if summer rotation many years to come.

Longevity/ Projection
Average (4-6 hrs) / Below average

Suggested Wearing      
Summer holiday activity

Alternatives
A dozen of summer easy to wear fragrances

Pros
Not a completely typical summer fragrance
Easy to wear and friendly
Interesting combination of notes
A bargain price

Cons
Slight chemical nature of the composition
Average performance

Rating
7/10

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