Ocean for Men

This is my revised review for Ocean. This was a fragrance that while it came out in 2010, I didn't hear of it until June 2012 when my ex-girlfriend and I walked into the entrance of Bath & Body Works where Ocean and a few other scents were being promoted it front and center. I liked it from the start but didn't get it until about three years later as my first fragrance. We all remember our firsts and this is a pretty good first, let me tell you... This is a very good scent to start with. The three things that you think of when smelling this scent are: the ocean, citrusy and Cool Water. It really reminds me of the ocean, it's really uncanny how much it smells that way. This is an Arizona aquatic due to its fruity citrus mix with a pretty heavy yuzu and bergamot open but that goes away about an hour in for a woody base with a slight nutmeg middle. Arizona has a longer summer but not much water. This however is a good way to have the smells of summer away from the beach. So this is a nice way to enjoy summer when not at the beach. To me it smells like Cool Water without the water to it. I think that it gets lost for two reasons: One, it is yet another aromatic aquatic scent, one that doesn't have water notes to it with OK sillage since it as an eau de cologne and has pretty good longevity of at best 5 to 6 hours. Two, it's from the criminally underrated "discount" house of Bath & Body Works (I say that since it is anywhere from under $10 per ounce/30ml to $5 per ounce/30ml) rather than a more expensive and male centric designer line or a niche line. I feel not enough know about this scent. Oh well, more for me (though my brother likes it too since he does like Cool Water.) I would give Ocean a 8.1 out of 10. If you can find it in a Bath & Body Works store, sniff it. It's not gonna kill you and I think you should enjoy it. I would buy it if you can. It can be found pretty cheap (like less than $25) online if you look close enough.

I’ve been wearing this fragrance for at least 7 years. Considering only the smell, the only blue fragrance I like more than this is Versace Pour Homme. Yes, I like it more than Blue de Chanel, Polo Blue and a number of other blue fragrances. I don’t wear it much because it has a big drawback.., it has absolutely no longevity. I’ve used 10 to 12 sprays and its gone in less than 2 hours. I got the Ocean body lotion and drowned myself with it on top of the lotion.., it didn’t help much. I still love to put in on after swimming. I do use the Ocean body wash regularly.

Does sense of smell change over just a year or can a fragrances last for several years and then go bad in one? I have loved this frag for years and worn it every summer. It has absolutely no longevity, but I loved it and would wear it on weekends when I could re-spray. This year I got my bottle out with anticipation and to my surprised disappointment it is just watermelon. There is no patchouli, cedar or vetiver to fill it out. What happened? 😧

I love love love this cologne. I love it so much that I gave it to my best guy friend as a christmas gift because honestly I've never noticed him wearing cologne. Good thing for me that he loved it just as much and now it's all he wears. He even said "girls buying cologne for guys always work in our favor because we know you already like it." Glad I could help I guess. Hahaha

This smells so great. I abused this scent during the summer. It's just so crisp and fresh it immediately elevates my mood. This smells better than any other aquatic that I have come across so far.Ocean was my go to for the summer. Alas, the bad. Ocean doesn't seem to last any more than two hours. What a shame!!