Oceans

I got this as a sample when buying other frags at the mens counter it smelled nice, a little lemony, salty with a hint of soft florals and seashore. Good, but there are better aquatics out there...or so I thought. I read up on it on the Net and discovered not only is it a new water based technology made with pure oils, recycled bio-degradable packaging but Nautica is donating a portion of the profits to OCEANA a non-profit organization fighting to keep the seas clean and safe for wildlife. How PC!! Now I know some of you are thinking PLEEEZE! but there was a time when I did my share of damage to the planet and if buying a wonderful natural scent that is one of the truest aquatics I've ever smelled helps heal our Mother I'm all for it. I also noticed an atomiser somehow makes the juice more intense than a splash or a sample you dab on. Ever the bargain shopper I purchased the 3 pc gift set (100 ml EDT, balm and bath gel) with free hemp dobb kit and received a mini Voyage travel set. When I first spayed it at home the lemon note was foremost(I love the white Amalfi lemon's sweet pungent essence) and like the PR said it has quite a tonic effect, mixed with watery (non-calone)notes:pure and lite. It bubbled on the paper strip and started to deteriorate it (don't forget-it's H2O based) and then it slowly faded away..what a rip-off! I thought, then while opening my free mini-set I smelt the dry salty rose, geranium and a smooth non-powdery lavender note rising in the air, not just on the strip; amazing! (PR says lavender reef, maybe this mysterious reef note slightly altered the lavenders otherwise powdery herbal nature). The finish is as soft and polished as the rest of this juice the crystallised ambergris lends a sweet marine feel to the base as teak (wood used for sailboats) and a regatta accord round things out. *Regatta is a boat show/race where everyone comes to the water to watch , relax and enjoy themselves. Here in PA we only have river regattas and when I ask someone what a regatta smelled like they said fishy water, suntan oil, sweat and diesel boat exhaust fumes(!!). Well this has none of that so I assume it is a TRUE regatta accord of hemp sails, fresh air, water-rich winds and a slight beachy tinge.* All in all a true work of art while being a decent product at a fair price and helps a good cause. Sure, there are other aquatics out there but none gives back as much as Nautica Oceans does... Sillage: varies with scent development Longevity: impressive for an H2O base Overall: 4.5/5 I'm a BIG fan of aquatics and this release is that on so many levels. It is reminiscent of the original eau de colognes but with a modern twist; not in the scent, so much as Nautica's approach to its marketing and construction. For someone like me who has to drive many hours to get to a beach this is a great substitute. We humans are 90% water so this juice reminds me where we came from and flows through all our veins...the Sea.

What a pleasant surprise this scent is! I had previously been on kind of a bad blind buying spree of late...but thankfully this one turned out to be a winner for me. With the exception of Nautica Voyage, I had basically dismissed this house. But when searching for a cheap summer scent, this one was mentioned a few times on the message boards. So I thought heck, $10 for a 50ml....why not give it a chance? Plus the fact this fragrance was made by Mane, which surely gave me a little extra hope.;) Read a little bit about it and it's odd,(but intriguing!)eco friendliness In both fragrance and packaging. Wasn't sure what to make of this...was it hype? Was it legit? Was it something in between? Well, marketing aside...this is a great little frag IMHO. Is it something super unique or mind blowing, no it's not. BUT, it kind of reminds me of Lalique White, not in the way it smells...but in the way that it's constructed. Both on paper are very simple citrus/woody scents(of course Oceans has the heavy aquatic element, White does not)and somehow the perfumer has managed to take these simple ingredients and come up with a fragrance that is MUCH more than the sum of it's humble parts. Mostly what I get is a terrific sparkling and bright lemon tonic smell, with a salty and woody backbone. Simple and so refreshing! Like others have mentioned...this scent when sprayed, goes on you in a weird way and takes awhile to drydown. It is foamy and because of the lack of alcohol in it, sometimes wants to run down a bit where you sprayed. At first, I was disappointed when first smelling it, but you must wait for the drydown folks! And that brings to me to longevity. To those that say this scent has poor longevity...you are straight up crazy and need your nose checked!lol But seriously, it's got 10% oil concentration in it...I can spray this on my skin and EASILY smell it 10+ hours later.(even longer on fabric) Yes it's by no means a sillage or projection monster, but make no mistake this is a long lasting, but subtle citrus aquatic scent which can be enjoyed by the wearer and those who get close enough for a good long time!(not knocking people over from 15ft away with your projection like Leau D'Issey for instance.;) Long lasting, fresh and clean subtleness is the name of the game with this Nautica release.

I just picked this up last week after spraying four different summer fragrances as I went shopping for an hour. It was quite a tossup between Burberry Summer, Light Blue, and this one. I found the opening notes taking me to as the name describes "the oceans". I am so tired of everybody wearing Armani Acqua Di Gio, so I was looking for something in the same family but different. This did it! I was leaning towards Burberry Summer, but the longevity of this fragrance after four hours was incredible! I can still smell it on me in the morning on my pillow, but not in an offensive way. I think it's the Amber that gives its it's longevity without projecting all over the place. Absolutely love it and get lots of compliments. Wear during summer days,casual, and no matter what the temperature it'll still draw some compliments. I was very surprised with Nautica.

Just getting into fragrances, so forgive the naivete of my review. I really like the smell of aquatics. Also, the lightness of the scent works for my wife, who pretty much hates all fragrances that she can smell on me, so less projection is a virtue (to her, anyway). Started out my fragrance journey with Nautica Blue, which I liked initially but am now bored with. Smelled Oceans at Target (like so many others) and thought it was vastly more interesting than Blue. I love the lemon/floral/citrus. For me, it lasts a reasonable amount of time though it is not powerful at all. Very pleasant, fresh fragrance.

This cologne was a blind buy, thought id give it a go due to all the reviews below, and i must say.....im impressed! This is one very creamy scent. I have never had something so light, and fluffy, and summery! Testing the longevity on myself is about 3-4 hours, but the dry down is the best part, i just float away in a daydream. Does spray on foamy, never experienced anything like it before, but being water based, you would get that. Nautica is my second favorite brand, and this cologne definitely hits the spot. Great price too 9/10!

Nautica Oceans is very clean and extremely light. It's one of those fragrances that you'd wear if you don't really want to wear anything at all. On skin, it doesn't last long, but almost all day if sprayed on your clothes. With notes of ocean water, lemon, and sea salt, you're sure to smell like a day at the beach! :) 7/10 God bless!!!

Bought this for my Husband and I really like it and so does he, the staying power on skin isn't that great but he sprays it on his shirt and it stays all day, he has received many compliments even from other guys. its fresh and masculine yet subtle.

This fragrance lives up to its reputation. Only thing I do not feel comfortable about it, that I bought it at insanely high price of US$65 as it was not available on any store other than Nautica itself here in UAE.

great smell , a lady at work said i smelled good , so awesome in my book, great buy also , 4.99 at marshalls for a 1oz bottle cant go wrong , will get more i have a feeling this is a winner on me

I love this cologne. I bought a full bottle of it when I was in college and wore it- it lasted a very long time. Such a fresh, clean, long-lasting scent. I love the bottle design too. 10/10.

Oceans Nautica had the potential to be a homerun but ends up just short of the warning track. That does not mean its a bad scent oh no way Jose!!! Had it just been bumped up on the sillage and longevity... it could have been one of the best Nautica colognes out there and quite possibly the rest of the scent community. But sadly it does fall short. Looking for a new summer scent I did a blind buy on this for $10 at a local department store. Nautica colognes have such a familiar tone to me so I rarely buy any Nautica product but something just caught my eye with Oceans. No alcohol, water based, 10% oil, and packaging thats biodegradable? How does it smell? Very nice in my opinion in fact its a breath of fresh air when compared to the legends that are Cool Water and Acqua di Gio. Although I pick up alot of lemon scent in this brew I do feel a splash of ocean hitting my skin with each spray. Probably the softest scent in my collection it will not offend even the most dilicate of noses. But that is its weakness too... its too soft and the longevity leaves much to be desired. In humid weather your sweat will kill the scent and in dry weather it just evaporates fast. With all that being said, the scent of Oceans has grown on me and I just wish I can bathe in this stuff! As the summer ends I will finish off the bottle easily since I have to spray more than other colognes I wear. At least I know what scent I will be wearing at the next Green Peace Rally! 7 out of 10

Nautica Oceans is another decent, affordable aquatic option from the house that offers a different direction: sea water, as its name suggests. The overwhelming direction of this is salty sea water, but this is rounded off by some floral notes like lavender and geranium as well as a top of lemon, though quite slight. And there is definitely a sweetness that rounds out all of the abovementioned acidic elements, but I can't identify it as the amber or any particular wood as described in the note listing. Like other EDTs of the house, Oceans leaves more to be desired in terms of projection and longevity, but I obtained a bottle pretty cheap ($11 for 30ml), especially considering reports that it has been discontinued, though I'm sure there are even better deals out there. That said, it can be applied liberally As far as niche comparisons, I liken this to Creed's Erolfa in my memory but I'd have to smell them together to be sure. If it can be bought at the right price, Oceans is another solid warm weather day fragrance from Nautica that adds variety to my collection, so I'm surely pleased by what it does correctly. 7 out of 10

The name for Nautica Oceans is perfect. It put the setting of sitting right next to the ocean on a hot summer day and taking in a big whiff of the salt water and sand in my head. The lavender, amber, and salt stick out to me in this fragrance and it's amazing. The citrus top note combined with the sea water make me love this. I think this being water based plays a big role in the overall scent as well. The aroma is so pure and thick. The longevity is excellent. I can smell the lavender, salt, and amber on me all day. Or if I wear it at night I can smell it on me the next morning. This is in my opinion Nautica's finest cologne. They truely outdid themselves on this one. I wasn't a Nautica fan until this. I'm so used to Nautica colognes being so generic and synthetic on me I didn't even want to give Oceans a chance. I'm glad I did :)

I just received Nautica Oceans today and I'm pleasantly surprised. It is less one-dimensional that most Nautica colognes and represents an advance in alcohol-free water-based scents. It opens with an unmistakable lemon note combined with saltwater spray. The lemon scent continues to dominate even after drydown, but towards to bottom you begin to smell a hint of wet wood and a bit of floral bouquet. Longevity and sillage are greater than what I would expect out of a water-based cologne, but still nothing to write home about. It will get compliments in the summer from women who like lighter colognes. It does not smell fishy as some marine-themed summer colognes do. I paid about $15 for 1.7 oz of this stuff, so it is well worth its price. Overall scent: 6.5/10 Opening: 7/10 Drydown: 6/10 Sillage: 6/10 Longevity: 5/10 Overall: 6/10

I bought it when it first came out back in 09 and LOVED this juice. Used up the bottle though and last year I bought another from eBay.. unfortunately since this is water based it just doesn’t hold up and turns to an oily goop.. I don’t reccomend buying a bottle now (2019) because they haven’t made it in years and as I said, it doesn’t stand the test of time. There’s a reason most frags are suspended in alcohol, it lasts... Scent 8/10 Sillage 7/10 Projection 7/10 Longevity 5/10 .Luckily, Tommy Bahama st kitts is a dead ringer for this one. It’s nearly identical. St kitts is still relatively new and can be had for around $20 for a 3.4 OZ bottle. (Check Marshall’s,TJ Maxx, etc they almost always have tommy bahama stuff in stock

Was a huge fan of this frag when I picked it up when released. Tried wearing it often but it wore off quickly. Loved the smell, very fresh and note breakdown is on point. I never got complements on it, seemed like a body deo. in the sense I used it because I loved the scent, it lived so close to me though no one else really picked up on it. Then there's the breakdown issue, after years and years on the shelf, started developing a hazy white, cloudy appearance. Not sure what happened. Interesting enough, before throwing it out I decided to try something to save it. I put it in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks and the cloudiness went away. Still smells good.

Approachable in a bottle!!! As a female I think this perfume can pass as a unisex scent. I wear it when I want to feel calm and at ease. It is light, clean and gentle. Guys WEAR this perfume it is non-offensive, and gives an air of being approachable. My skin type: Oily / Youthful Projection: arm's length Potency: Light (5 or more sprays are necessary) Office Safe: Yes Longevity: 4 hrs Timing: spring & summer / day time Cost: $11 for 50 ml Winners / TJMaxx Packaging: 5/10; nothing unique about the bottle Will I repurchase: NO Disclaimer: my experience may be different from your experience based on my skin type, the season, and my personal tastes

Bought this as a cheapie from TJ Maxx to add a non-offensive aquatic for daily use. Since this is water based with a high oil percentage it goes on heavy (you almost have to rub it in a little). I love the smell! The lemony top notes all the way through the amber dry down are on point for me. It is fresh and a great everyday, "at the office" scent. Like most of the Nautica Aquatics (on my skin) there is pretty pour sillage or projection. The scent sticks around if you put your nose right on your skin, but otherwise not going to be picked up by others. Lots of re-applies so I will blow through this bottle (1.6oz) pretty quickly. Good purchase!

If this was a dessert, it would be a light lemon fromage. It is warm, slightly creamy with a subtle citrus note. This will take good care of everyones noses in the summer! Edit: At last got to try Oceans on a hot sunny day. And boy did it wake this baby up! I just felt like a wandering Pina Colada for half a day. Got whiffs of a nice coconut note, while walking down the streets. A little hotter and i'm sure the concrete jungle would transform into a tranquil Caribbean island! I'm never again going to judge an aquatic in a full blown blizzard...

Make no mistake, this is a dude's scent. I like wearing the more androgynous men's frags from time to time. Oceans starts off androgynous but it closes unmistakably masculine. It's a water-based fragrance and it opens very subtle, almost pretty. The drydown is when people will be looking over your shoulder thinking that your guy must be coming up right behind you because they can smell him already. On that note, I would definitely notice a guy wearing this.