Nautica Life

Bleu De Chanel meets Nautica Blue! That's what this scent is - half Nautica Blue, half Bleu De Chanel. It smells great! This is my favorite Nautica yet! Unfortunately, as with other colognes these days, longevity is the issue. Wearing this today, I'm very happy with the scent (applied at 8:30am) however now at 2pm it's all but gone aside from a very faint trace on my skin. This will generally be a daytime scent however I could also see this making a very safe option for a date night, if it fits your personality (sporty) and you're trying not to offend anyone. In my opinion it would make a great signature daytime scent for the average guy. Maybe not for a fragrance fanatic, but for an average guy who likes to smell good at the office or after going to the gym. Especially considering the Bleu/Blue similarities. For the price, this is one you could easily keep a refresher bottle with you to spray on throughout the day. Normally, I wouldn't say something could be a signature scent unless it lasted all day, but given the price and availability, I'll make an exception for this one.

This is an amazing fragrance especially for the price of $10-12 on eBay for 100ml bottle, but you are going to have drench yourself in this cologne just to get a decent 4-5 hrs of wear. If you do spray enough, you do smell the similarities to Bleu De Chanel. Great blind buy!

it has a bleu de chanel vibe but much lighter and fresher....like an aquatic version of Bleu....also has a vibe of david beckham classic blue, not bad for the price, longevity is moderate...which makes it great gym scent or after shower office scent

Great teen scent. I don't understand why every one be hat in on the scent. It last a good while and smells great. Smells a lot like Fierce by A&F :)

Great for this Cali heat! Simple, uncomplicated.

Nautica Life is a typical Nautica fragrance, an inoffensive green aquatic scent with some citrus... except it is a Bleu de Chanel style scent. It maybe far stripped down version of lighter and spring/summer ready. It is a sportier option to BdC. The notes are a bit off, here's the explanation from the Nautica website: Of all the thrilling adventures he has embarked on, this is the one that means the most. Nautica Life pays tribute to the lifelong journey of love. The fragrance starts with pure sparkling Living Sea Salt and Organic Ivory Coast Ginger for an invigorating splash of energy and balances a fusion of Natural Sage, Provence Lavender and Natural Violet Leaf to reinforce the masculine aura. The finish: classic notes of refined Hinoki Wood, Organic Tonka and marine Seamoss create a seductive sense of magnetism. It is opens with some sea salt but with a mostly ginger (where the spice fall into place) note along with a little bit of citrus from a grapefruit note. It also has traces of an herbal green with sage and lavender. The base contains woody notes with tonka bean and a little seamoss. The performance of this BdC smell alike is a strong point for this discount Nautica scent. The open lasts about a half of an hour to an hour as does the mid. The base remains for about three more hours. The It projects strangely heavily for about half of an hour to an hour even an hour and a half. It is about a wingspan of sillage giving about moderate if not heavy sillage. For the remaining time, it is a skin scent. The scent is NOT as formal BdC, it is far more casual for work, the beach and errand settings and maybe better for sports, especially as it becomes a skin scent. Can it be used for dates, sure but it isn't as good of one as BdC. I find that it is very good during the day, especially spring, summer and early fall. Now for the question is Nautica Life better than BdC, it's complicated... If you look at pricing, as I normally do, it's about even mainly because Nautica Life is far more limited in use than BdC and has a lower performance, despite the price discount. I do like both scents but I recognize Nautica Life performs more Nautica than BdC which isn't a bad thing. Few smell alikes perform to the exact level of the original. Nautica Life is a really nice casual by the seas scent however I cannot rate it as good as Bleu de Chanel. I have to rate it a 7.3. It is better than a good number of scents but as I mentioned the performance issues outweight the price discount. I found this for about $12 for a 3.4oz/100ml tester and feel that if I paid more than $20, I would have paid too much for a 3.4oz/100ml bottle. In other words, DON'T PAY WAL-MART PRICES for this one.

Informed review after multiple wears Nautica Life is a wonderfully sweet aquatic aromatic that is somewhat confused on what it wants to be. Upon first spray, the wearer is doused in a candied fragrance that overwhelms and overloads the senses without compassion. This lasts for about five minutes or so, until it dries down into a slightly more manageable scent that loses its cloying trait, but still stays sweet and fresh. From here, it is actually pleasant as it perches on the skin, projecting decently for a few feet or so. This is possibly the best part of the fragrance. It is sweet. It is fresh. It is desirable. Unfortunately, it is not unique. I could literally place about four other fragrances (many within my own collection) that were incredibly similar, if not indistinguishable, from Nautica life. To me, it was a slightly fresher version of Mont Blanc Legend, or an even more inferior version of A&F Fierce with aquatic undertones. It was virtually confused on all accounts, while still trying to maintain ambiguous and desirable while pleasing all crowds. This scent, by all definitions, is the purest form of fragrantial demogogue. It appeals to popularity, but accomplishes little else. The projection was good....for about the first hour. Then it died to a skin scent, and I had to literally press my nose to my arm to smell it. The longevity is poor, if not below average. After three to four hours, I could barely tell there was anything left. It was like a ghost, leaving extremely subtle, if not undetectable remnants of itself to be sensed. Buy, try or pass? This is a PASS for me. It cannot hold itself erect for long enough to even warrant an evening wear for myself, and it is not unique enough to earn a spot in my collection. It is conflicted, confused, and frankly unoriginal. I hate to say it, but if you are looking for a sweet aromatic with some hints of woods or aquatic, instead look toward Mont Blanc Legend. At least you will get some decent longevity from this scent without sacrificing performance. The originality is still not there, but you will most likely still be smelling Legend when lunch rolls around. Take my word for it- try this one if you like, but don't fall for its overly sweet tones and attractive top notes. It will disappoint you in the long run. Projection: 3/10 (Good for first hour, then falls flat) Longevity: 4/10 (3-5 hours; 5 hours is being generous) Versatility: 4/10 (A nice summer fragrance, if you can get it to last) Overall smell: 5/10 (Sweet, but unoriginal)

Nautica fragrances are a conundrum for me. It's as hard to love them as it is easy to like them, which is to say, very. There isn't a Nautica fragrance that I've owned or smelled that has wowed me in the sense of being unique in such a way that would have me love them, but they've never smelled so bad that I couldn't do anything less than like them. They stay true to what they are, an inexpensive way to smell unoffensive and pleasing. Nautica Life continues this trend, with what comes off as a slightly floral, somewhat herbal/spicy aromatic, that might have a tinge of blue/shower gel as it dries down to balance it out. It's very easy to wear and the most unique out of the Nautica fragrances I've smelled so far. Now...unique compared to all the other Nautica fragrances, still could make it run of the mill when you compare it to offerings from other brands. When I first smelled this, what immediately came to mind was Cool Water...but Life smells smoother, especially in the opening where it's less sharp. Then I looked up Green Irish Tweed, and couldn't help but wonder if anyone else could justify this comparison. I've smelled, but never owned, Green Irish Tweed, and from what I remember, there wasn't a big resemblance to Cool Water, but it was about as complex as Life is in terms of note breakdown. Maybe not a 1-for-1 copy, but a 1-off? Downsides? I wish the cap on the bottle was heavier. The bottle has good heft, and the design of the braided sheath that surrounds the feeder tube is more ornate than what you'll see in a bottle of Dior Homme Cologne (which is ~5x the price). Regardless of that, this is an inexpensive (usually), mass-appealing, uncomplicated, blind-buy-worthy, dumb reach for spring and summer days. If you're not expecting something groundbreaking, it'll be hard to be disappointed. 7/10

Ill have to re-review this when Ive given this a full wearing but ill post my quick thoughts on this after applying 1 hr ago. So far its a pretty decent scent but I do have to say this is VERY similar to Bleu de chanel. The main differences is Nautica life is more smooth,green and less spicy than Bleu de chanel and I honestly like the smell of this a little bit better. Its decent but theres better nautica frags than this but I will keep this in my rotation because I loved the opening and mid notes of bleu de chanel but after 1 hr once it reached the base notes bleu de chanel just smelled like an old pool on me, whereas Nautica Life smells good from beginning to end RE-REVIEW Well my thoughts on this are pretty much the same as my initial thoughts on this fragrance. This is pretty much a sportier/greener Bleu De Chanel knockoff ! With that said its still a great fragrance and it got me a lot of compliments at work and my gf loves this and always compliments me on this as well, which after wearing a lot of different frags its hard for scents to stick out anymore. So in a nutshell. If you liked Bleu De Chanel but it was to mature or spicy for you than you HAVE to try this, OR if you love Blue De Chanel but want a cheaper alternative for casual wear than you will love this as well. Performance on this is above average. It lasts on me about 5-8 hours and has very good projection going on for up to 4 hours on my skin. All in all id have to rate this a 7.5 out of 10 ! Great scent with very good performance ! Id rate this higher if it wasnt a knockoff

Today I broke out my summer rotation of citrus, aquatic, clean/sporty fragrances with a few masculine floral ones as well. I decided to wear Nautica Life first because I bought it last winter and never wore it before. At first it reminded me of Guess, it's very green but more aquatic than Guess. It also reminded me of many Adidas scents with its sport clean vibe. I was not impressed. However, it's a fragrance that's hard to dislike. Back in the 90's before the aquatic faze this would be very popular like Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger once was. However, today, it's just blah. Nothing memorable. It's priced right at about $18 for 3.4oz, but any higher would not be worth it. I prefer Nautica Voyage over this. The longevity of Nautica Life is not good on my skin. It's gone within an hour. But I do get better longevity on clothes. All in all I rate this average. I have about 40+ other summer fragrances I would prefer to wear. I'll probably give this away because I got bored of it quickly. BTW this is nothing like Bleu. The Chanel is in an entirely new league. So don't fall for the hype of this smelling like the legend Bleu. Its not even close

I just got this scent yesterday so I've been testing it for a day and I can tell my opinion about it now. First of all the design is really-really cool. I love this boat theme style. The scent itself is very linear no top, middle or bottom notes only the shower gel fresh, masculine "blue" smell which is doing its job very well. It's a very masculine, a proper all day summer scent. Not more, not less. Many people said that before that it's a clone of Chanel Bleu. Well, to my nose it is very similar indeed. Of course its not as complex and it hasn't got that dept but still; it reminds me of Chanel Bleu as well. Fun part is the price! It only cost me 9 euro which is a joke. I mean It is the cheapest best smelling scent in my collection so far. Totally recommend to get a bottle of this and even though it is not very strong on longevity nor on projection - hello, it only costs 9 euro - but still worth it. Maximum you can be a bit heavier on the sprayer. So overall I am a very happy chap with my blind buy cheapy.

I just purchased this from T.J.MAXX. There’s a lot of talk here about what it smells like and that there’s a comparison to Bleu de Channel... First let me be clear the notes listed are not the full note breakdown. Straight from the Nautica website: Top Notes: Sea salt, Ginger, Sage, Lavender Base Notes: Sea moss, Hinoki Wood, Violet I get what people are saying about the comparison but it’s like comparing colors of a different shade. The ginger is the one note that’s similar in both fragrances and it’s the way that the rest mix that give that similar tone. This is more aquatic than anything. There’s also the similarities that both fragrances are woody aromatics. If you’re a fan of Nautica this is done in a typical Nautica style which is the aquatic theme. Don’t expect more when Nautica is playing to their theme. Fresh, aquatic, and average. You’ll get what you paid for.

Probably the safest scent ever created; fresher version of a scented bodywash. I kept thinking old spice here but no I got it now it reminds me of Irish Spring which is why I think bodywash. Must be the green notes. To me you literally smell like you just walked out of a shower when wearing this. FWIW I think Irish Spring smells fantastic so that's a good thing imo, but I still like Voyage better than this. It's cheap though so it'd be pretty hard to regret buying it. Wear it to middle school, high school, wear it grocery shopping, wear it at church, wear it on a road trip, wear it to the gym, wear it cycling/running. Poor man's bleu de chanel like people say? Maybe, still fresher though. And green. Very green. Very simple but nice smell, nice bottle, nice usability, nice age range (12-40) 7.5 out of 10- wait what did you say? It's $17 for 100ml? 8.5/10. NICE.

You just stepped out of the shower, you smell clean, fresh, slightly aquatic and green but not soapy. That's Nautica Life, pleasing and mild you can wear it sprayed a few times, maybe 3-4 max without fear it'll be too strong or offensive. Longevity is okay, silage is good, projection is good as well. Not a fragrance that announces your arrival or screams sophistication but also not juvenile or bubblegummy. Just a simple fresh scent that says you smell nice and may get you a few comments stating exactly that. Does well on clothing to extend the staying power and not bad in hot weather either. Good Spring/Summer go to but can totally be used any time you want to have a freshy fix. It's also like $12 for the biggest bottle so there's that going for it too.

I want to like this one more because I think there was potential for this to be better but at the end of the day you can tell corners were cut and this is just a cheaply made cologne. It's not the worst I have put my nose on and it certainly won't offend anyone but it's not a diamond in the rough like some under the radar cheapies. If you are a collector I would definitely recommend passing. This one is more for the teen looking to upgrade from cheap bodysprays or someone who isn't into colognes much but just wants something that won't break the bank and smells fresh/clean.

This scent is solid. Weak and have to go crazy on the trigger to get decent performance. But it makes up for it with scent. It’s a minty, green almost mossy green accords. With some peppery notes, then a blast of freshness not really aquatic but still a fresh touch of water or aldehydes even. Scent 7.5 Longevity- 5 Caps at about 3 hours maybe even less unless sprayed over 10 times. Sillage- 5.5 mostly skin scent, arms length within the first 30 minutes. Projection- 5 arms length projection, others probably won’t smell you unless very close. Overall- solid 7

Fresh, green, and slightly spicy. When you put your nose to your skin, it's gonna smell really synthetic. But coming off your skin, it's a nice smell. Like the majority of Nautica fragrances, this isn't gonna have a long life on your skin. But it is gonna do a good job for the price category. I use this as an "out of the shower scent" and I really like it for that. If you were just gonna run a quick errand on a warm day, and needed a cheap scent to use, this would be an excellent choice.

It's a nice scent, Fresh, Clean and Green. Based on Nautica site : Top notes : Sea Salt, Ginger. Heart notes : Lavender, Sage, Violet Leaf. Base notes : Sea Moss, Hinoki Wood. The Performance is good and it smells very pleasant. It opens up with like fresh spicy and green notes in the background then dry down is woody. This is perfect for the spring and summer. The art of bottle design is very beautiful. I like Nautica Life EDT for Men. Rating : 7.5 / 10

Classy bottle. The bottle came in a package so I could not test it first. It wasn't too expensive so I sprang for it. While the bottle is class, the scent is so weak. I can spray away and barely pick up anything. While the bottle is cool. I do not buy fragrances for the bottle, that sits at home. I buy fragrances to smell good and get ladies attention. This fragrance fails at that so I would pass.

First: This is not like BdC. Not even close. BUT, I do get the same vibe as D&G The One Sport. Even the same bad longevity. But i paid 6 euro for a 100ml of Nautica. For that price its acceptable for sure. Its a real Nautica fragrance. Fresh, clean, inoffensive and aquatic. It does what its supposed to do. I would have paid easily 15 euro for this. This is one of the better Nautica fragrances.

A spicy green woody scent. Pretty much linear. But it does smell nice and fresh. Light on its feet and won't offend in any way that I could imagine. To me it is NOT an aquatic. It's a fresh green scent with some warmth. Longevity is average, sillage is light to moderate and soon becomes a skin scent. Packaging is somewhat nostalgic and attractive.

Classic "just got out of the shower" scent. Fresh and very clean smelling. sillage is close. longevity is poor. A very pleasant scent. not a mind blower, but not bad. perhaps, a little synthetic - especially in the opening. Does not smell like BDC to me. a warm weather inexpensive dumb reach that smells nice.

Tried this today on a card at a local department store. I enjoyed it even after a few hours on the card. Seems to work well for summer time as it was a rather warm day. Wouldn't mind adding this to my collection if I could get it on the cheap (which it seems I can).

This cologne is definitely a straight out of the shower fragrance, I understand why people say this smells like BDC and since I have both I can confirm this. Except this is way lighter and more green. Overall a great fragrance that I suggest!

Cheap, fresh, and clean. I got it because of the cool-looking bottle and how cheap it was, but it ended up actually being decent. Doesn't last very long but that's expected.

@kingk4de, at least 10 people in here think it has some similarity to BDC but you don’t. Of course you are right... lol

Cool looking bottle, which is probably why I bought it. But the fragrance is very quiet and doesnt last long.

This has fresh out the shower smell that last about an hour and a half. I actually put it on my clothing to make the scent last and it does faintly and intimately. I can see why this is so cheap for a 100ml bottle. Don't get it wrong it is a good scent an easy reach reach or sporty gym frag. If it had longevity and sillage it would be number 2 to voyage. The bottle presentation is cool I like the faux rope in the bottle. The atomizer is a bit problematic for me it doesn't give me a good dose of frag, Instead it just spits out some. ( it may just be my bottle) As always!Try it for yourself, everyone has different DNA!!!

Nautica Life is boot camp casserole. It seems to me to be a generic scent that smells a lot like others you have smelled before. It is cologny, short lived, and poorly blended and I do not think the nose behind it even wants their name on the product and you cannot find the noses' name listed on Fragrantica. I am reviewing this from samples from Sephora. I am a fan of Nautica and they have 17 fragrances for men listed in the Fragrantica database and I do own 9 of the bottles of them. I do not like reviews based on samples but I am familiar with the house of Nautica and can easily rate this one based on comparisons with a dozen others from the house. Nautica Life is the newest in their line and the most disappointing of all 17. This to me smells like a mixture of Invictus and Bleu de Chanel and then watered down by at least 50%. It smells about 1/3 as good as BDC and lasts 1/2 as long and it smells about 1/2 as good as Invictus and lasts 1/3 as long. Others could easily suggest it smelled like dozens of other fragrances except more poorly done and they would not be wrong. Im not a huge fan of BDC and there is zero reason to buy this over that one. Even Invictus is a better buy than Nautica Life and its a choke gasp cough to admit it. It just seems like Nautica took leftovers that were a hit in the past, added some very generic notes and scents to it that also are popular, watered it down a good bit so they could market it as an aquatic, and then stuck it in a newish bottle and called it their new product. Its easy for Aquatics to get lazy. Salt water is not an expensive note to add to a fragrance. Oceans are full of it. I expect more from Aquatics and houses that specialize in it like Nautica because its a category thats very easy to do badly. You often hear reviewers talk about blending and how something was wonderfully blended. Well this one is an example of poor blending. Just because you have popular notes doesnt mean that you can lump them together and call it a day. Just because I like Strawberries and I like Chili and I like Popcorn doesnt mean that I want them all stuck in a blender and then a button pushed .... zrrrrrr . and say hello to your smoothie. If you hear about a fragrance being well blended then by comparison it suggests that some are not. And this one runs a flag up that pole and salutes. It is so very disappointing to see second rate fragrances come out when the house is discontinuing some really good fragrances. Nautica reissued Competition and I applaud them for it. But why do they need to bring this junk out when they could re-release Sunset Voyage which sells for $80 on Ebay, or Summer Voyage, or even White Sail. Oceans was just a ground breaking fragrance and even that one is becoming hard to find these days as the 3 ounce bottles sell for close to $100 on ebay. To be honest about the matter, Its not unfair to suggest that Nautica Life should be categorized in the same realm as workout scents like Yachtman, and Adidas. And there are $7-$8 mass merchandise type scents that easily work as well or better than this one does. Price and value always gets a nod in my reviews. Nautica Life retails for about $7 an ounce. I expect 6 hours of life out of designer and this one has such poor performance that I would say it would be lucky to give you half of your expectations. Overall, I would rate the "true" cost of this fragrance out at $15 an ounce. $20 is the standard reference that I go by for designer and there are dozens if not hundreds of fragrances in this price range that are superior in scent, quality, and performance. Overall, I am going to grade this out at 57 and slap it with a dislike on this site. If you blind bought it, it might be equal to not wearing any cologne, or barely an upgrade. Even reviewing it briefly from samples, it is poorly blended, has a "generic" smell, is a poor value, and costs twice as much as most Adidas scents which are actually better. It is one of if not the biggest miss in Nautica fragrance history. And as much as Pure is reviled this one might be as bad or worse. In fact, I think that it is. 57 is kind and if I did not really like Nautica as much as I do then it might be a good fair bit less. I began this review by saying this is Boot Camp Casserole. This is what you get when the cook in the kitchen looks at what he has sitting around and about to go bad and shoves it all together with some pasta and too much spice to mute the bland flavor. I do not see many people that sample or try this out first, eventually buying it. So its only disciples are those that blind buy it, find it heavily discounted and give it a go or are true Nautica collectors and completists. I am a completist and Nautica is my most owned line and most used house and most worn and I have zero desire to own, collect, or use this fragrance. Rarely a week goes by without wearing some Nautica at least once. I do not want Life even to be sitting on my fragrance doghouse shelf. Voyage is beloved in the community. N-83 is my most complimented fragrance in the Nautica line. I am a fan of Gold Rush and Pure Discovery and I enjoy and wear the Classic and Blue versions. Oceans is innovative and I respect it. And my bottle of White Sail is well liked and Im a bit sad because I own only a little one ounce bottle of it and its going to hit empty soon and will be missed. In my opinion, there is no reason to discontinue Sunset Voyage, Latitude, Island Voyage, and Regatta and throw them to the back of the fridge till they start to turn and then bring out a new dish of leftovers. You have a Maurice Roucel created scent like Island Voyage that is discontinued and selling for $130 a bottle on Ebay and then you see this "Nautica Life" come out as a new release and it is a bogey on the greens of a $7 miniature golf putt of Yachtman. Its so disappointing to see a beloved fragrance house push out slop just because they hope fans of the house will pull plastic for past reputation. I suppose that one could buy a "worse" fragrance. But its not hard to find even a dozen Nautica fragrances that are better than this that already exist. Id rather even buy and wear some of their womens line than Nautica Life. I find no reason to want to buy or wear this fragrance. If I was starving and had no other options then Boot Camp Casserole would be something I could force down. But its not something that I would consider as a desirable choice, outside of being choiced with pushups if I refused its merits. Throw a rock at anything labelled Nautica. You will find something else that is better. Heck throw a rock at Adidas or Yachtman. NuParfums "Black is Black Sport" kicks Nautica Life's butt and you can easily find it for $10 or half its price. Maybe Im being harsh based on samples but I couldn't see myself wanting to buy a full bottle just in hope that I might like it better in the future. This has virtually no value in the world of fragrance. It ranks 17th out of 17 mens Nautica fragrances. Seriously, why would a fragrance company bring out something that is obviously inferior to the other 16 they already have? Even the most jaded of Nautica fan boys would rather see a good half dozen discontinued scents brought back into production rather than a slop child introduced so that they would have one more to collect. Nautica collectors should choose this one last if they want to "finish" the collection. Otherwise I personally see absolutely zero reason for others to want this swill on their plastic trays.

One of the few fragrances I bought and tried and knew almost immediately it was not for me. I tend to like fragrances that allow me to identify what I am smelling. I can't really identify anything here. That leaves me with a very synthetic impression. I can understand how this might be something other people want, but it's definitely too hazy and indistinct for me to enjoy wearing it.

A big let down from Nautica! I though they could manage to make another smash hit like Voyage but this was by far one of their most unoriginal scents yet (And Nautica makes some pretty bad ones). All I got was a watery spicy woodsy smell that did not evoke any response from me except "meh" and "that's it?" I will stick to Voyage for now. Sorry Nautica...

scent:ordinary longevity:ordinary sillage:orinary This must be nautica nothingspecial:)

I have to purchase this one at the lowest price possible....because of the amazing dry down. initially it smells nice aqua blue and clean but nothing too special. after an hour i catch wisps of an awesome golden aqua dry down that projects about 2-3 feet.

Just found a 100ml bottle of this for $20 @ TJ Maxx. I figured for the price, i'd be nuts not to give it a shot. I'm huge fan of Voyage minus longevity issues and i'm a fan of Nautica clothing & ties. As a Maine commercial lobster fisherman that has lived his whole life in a fishing village on the Atlantic Ocean, Nautica's whole image just clicks for me. Even if their frags are produced by Coty, they'll always have a spot in my collection. With that said, let me get into Nautica Life. 1st of all, excellent bottle design. Out of all of the Nautica frags, this is the one that is truly nautical in design. The rope covering the sprayer tube is mint. The bottle cap is made to look like brass which is what many nautical items/navigational tools are made of especially for sail boats. The scent: I do indeed get the Bleu de Chanel vibe but it is not a carbon copy. Nautica Life is very citrusy but also spicy. Life has more spice than BDC imo. I find Life more interesting than BDC honestly. This scent is perfect for summer. I would recommend Life for day time anything wether it be dates, causal gatherings, work etc. I live 30 mins from Bar Harbor, Maine, which is a very popular vacation town on the coast and this scent screams "Bar Harbor/Acadia summer" to me. L.L. Bean button down shirt, khaki shorts, boat shoes, & Nautica Life. Perfect summer set up. I'll post an update on performance later on. A+ on everything else so far!

This is one of the most, if not the most, safest, softest, Nautica fragrance I have ever tried on. Usually when you spray any fragrance initially, it’s strong and falls into it’s lighter character ( if it’s a light frag ), this one, immediately on spraying it, it’s already light and soft. It almost has this Fabric softener smell to it... I think of Snuggle when smelling this lol. Not that it smells like it or any fabric softener per say, it just has that feel, that nice, pleasant, soft smell. After 2 hours, it stays very close to the skin and continues for another 3 before just fading away. As for a recommendation, I won't be buying this again down the line because this fragrance does not last more than 2 or so hours before it just about fades away...BUT what you can do if you do decide to pick this up ( or have a fragrance that doesn’t last too long ) is, get one of those travel atomizers for yourself, fill that up, carry that with you, and re-apply when you notice the smell fading away.

Lol.. It feels like every cologne I look up, there are a million of you comparing something to BDC. This is nothing like BDC. I can say this confidently because I have the Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum versions. To my nose this is fresh, green, and aquatic. There is no comparison to the channel brand. I get so confused as to why everyone feels the need to confuse others, hopefully they aren’t trolling or do it purposely. This is fresh but I wouldn’t by it again. It’s a cheapie that gives me about 3 hours tops. Like most Nautica colognes, when I wear them I picture myself wearing flip flops, shorts, and standing on a sail boat. For 15 dollars you could do a lot worse. I also feel like there are other notes in here that aren’t included above in the ingredients list. I get citrus but it says there aren’t any. My favourite Nautica scent is Aqua Rush Gold, if it only lasted longer I would wear it daily. Good luck with your BDC clone here guys.. lol

Nautica Life is a keeper for me. It cost me a whole $12 shipped to my door, serious bang for your buck. Yes, it does smell like a lighter, aquatified Bleu de Chanel so haters are going to bash it for being unoriginal. I bought BdC blind years ago. I thought it was ok at first but the more I wore it the more I didn't like it. I think because it wore too heavy for me. I enjoy wearing Life much more. It's pretty strong for the first 15 minutes and then dies down considerably. I feel like I get about 6 hours for longevity but others smell it on me after I can't so it actually lasts longer than that. For those who are complaining about the longevity, it's a twelve dollar fragrance! You can afford to get some empty decant sprayers and take it with you to reapply if necessary. The bottle is also nice for such a cheapy though the plastic submerged rope looks a little cheesy in person.

This is not like Bleu de Chanel, so don't buy Life thinking you have a cheaper variation on that fragrance. The only thing the two scents share is an interplay between ginger and woody notes, but Bleu is sophisticated and complex, while Life is simple and fairly pedestrian. It opens with a synthetic blast of salt, ginger, citrus, and sage, and dries within twenty minutes to a soft sage/ginger/violet leaf/woods base. Watery, fresh, and woody, your typical post-Bulgari Aqua quasi-aquatic fragrance. Longevity is maybe 4 to 5 hours, and projection is light, within six inches after the first ten minutes of wear. It's a decent fragrance, salty and sagey, and I like it, but let's not pretend this is a substitute for Bleu.

This, like most Nautica fragrances, is not a strong fragrance or long lasting. It smells synthetic. There's nothing natural about this scent. It also used to be very cheap, like under $15 back in the day but now goes for $50-$100, so I'm assuming it's been discontinued, but could not find any definitive information. My cap has never fit snugly. With all the negatives out of the way, this does smell fresh, clean & mass appealing fragrance. To my nose, it kinda. feels like a weaker, no incense adjacent fragrance to ADG Profumo. I like it, but don't reach for it often. I don't see the correlation to BDC other than it being fresh & clean.

I love this but it's weak.you need to put it on twice a day to get projection from it.very clean and shower smell to it.Sadly apart from midnight voyage nautica have not made much worth having in the past decade and I have got tired of that and most blue scents recently.2025 update , I keep reverting to this more than any other of my 8 or so nautica frags than others.i am sick to the back teeth of blue scents now the only nautica I use is n 83 and definitely LIFE on a weekly basis and it's still £20 and under in England.

I guess I'm one of the few that like this, and don't really love voyager....It's a clean straight forward scent. I think if you understand what you're getting, and you don't expect too much for a cologne that can be easily had for less than 20 bucks this will work fine for you. I know a lot of people don't like it, but for what it is, and what it's available for, it does fine for me. Not gonna blow the doors off, but it is definitely serviceable... all things considered 3.5/5

Bought it for a good friend`s partner for birthday - he is mad for Chanel Bleu, but finds it pricey. Now that the summer months are coming I thought that he would prefer this one and I found it at a ridiculously low price in a local drugstore ( I should have bought all of the bottles in the store in fact..) and I was right: he absolutely loves it! He says it does resemble, but it will be better for the summer months. Hope it will grow on him..:-D

I love the freshness and clean water scent, its more of a walk through a freshly watered mossy green garden to me than oceanic. I'm female and I enjoy it's unisex appeal. Its not sweet, just nice for a change to wear something that has a freshwater vibe without the floral or sweetness. I'll purchase it again, you can't go wrong with this one for a fresh, clean summer fragrance.

This is not a unique aquatic scent which is exactly why I love it. It's not trying to be anything but what it is. It's effortless and clean. I am a woman and love to layer this with a sweet citrus scent and I feel so clean and fresh. It's a cheapie and I will keep this in my collection.

A better scent than voyage IMO...a really nice surprise and very reasonably priced...def worth a look!

I can't believe how many very long reviews there are for a scent like this. Hilarious !

smells like every johnny aquatic fragrance out there.