Nautica Acqua Rush Gold

I loved this scent when I sniffed it at the store, so ended up buying some. I can really not smell it very long/very well, however, so I ended up putting this on my shelf and never reaching for it. Today, however, I decided to apply it just to try it out again. I put 3 sprays on each arm to smell it! To the people who say the opening is loud and it lasts for ever, I guess my nose/brain are just not as sensitive as yours because I still feel like even with lots of spraying I can barely smell anything. Essentially, it has a slightly spicy feel with some citrus followed by a powdery, sweet dry down with some background aquatic type spiciness. There is this note/accord that I detect in several different colognes including Gucci Guilty, Gucci Made to Measure, and this one -- a scent that is the powdery, sweet part that is the main base in the drydown. Not baby powdery, hover, but PEZ powdery. It took me the longest time to make the memory connection, but these scents all have something that remind me of the powdered sugary smell of PEZ. Maybe this is some sort of perfume chemical that is like iso-e super that keeps on giving wafts of fragrance but doesn't "smell" as strongly on sniffing closer to its source. I feel like Burberry Touch also has something similar in it (in action, not smell). Overall, I like Gucci Made to Measure a lot better, but a lot of people can't smell that one either. I think I paid about USD $20 for this, but in 2020 it looks like the price is more like $40-70 now. To sum up: much better than I remember it being, would not be bad if a cheapie and you are looking for a slightly spicy, summer aquatic scent with powdery, sweet undertones.

I love crisp, fresh, citrus, fruity, green and aquatic fragrances like there's no tomorrow. But this isn't one of them. It is mildly fresh and clean smelling. [EDIT] I original wrote this was not worth getting but it has grown on me a little so I moved it from bottom rung of the ladder to next to bottom rung of the ladder. Only because the rose note in this is actually very nice for a cheapy and I don't even like rose as a note for men. Scent : 4/10 Longevity : 4/10 Sillage: 5/10 Final Score : 4/10

This one is fresh and clean! The top note is just lovely and bright. It has a uplifting feel as well. The citrus note shines through in this fragrance. Can't believe more people have not reviewed this fragrance. This is definitely a cool refresher for spring and summer! Good stuff!

Very fresh and shower gel vibe from this fragrance. Sharp notes and mellow notes from this one a well. They end up going really well with each other in the end. Hoping to buy this fragrance again sometime. It preforms really well for how cheap it was.

To my nose this is a dialed back/ lighter D&G Light Blue Eau Intense.