Nautica · 2019
Blue Ambition EDT
Longevity
Moderate3-5 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
aquatic
uplifting
skin-close
ocean breeze with bright citrus on cool wood
Scent Notes
Fresh / Aquatic
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Nautica Blue Ambition comes across as ocean breeze with bright citrus on cool wood. It opens with bergamot and mandarin orange, moves into Clearwood™, pine and seaweed and settles on cashmere wood, oakmoss and white amber. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring and summer and is a daytime scent. It suits casual days, the office and the gym. Released in 2019.
Wearers report that it wears for a few hours, and stays close to the skin. Plan to reapply on a long day.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and aquatic for casual days.
- Sample first if: aquatic is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you want one spray to last all day.
Around $27.
Explore more: More from Nautica · Fresh perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Pine perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Casual · office · gym
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
- Gym
The Brand
Nautica
Nautica is an American maritime lifestyle brand whose fragrances include the Voyage family. 27 Nautica perfumes are in the catalogue, costing about $7 to $116. Most talked about: Nautica Voyage, Nautica Blue and Nautica Voyage Intense.
How the top picks read
Nautica Voyage (Eau de Toilette, 2006) is described as cool sea breeze with crisp green fruit, with apple and leaves up top and moss, musk and cedar underneath. On Nautica Blue (Eau de Toilette, 2005), expect cool ocean breeze, fruity peach and bergamot; it starts with bergamot and peach and settles on cedar, musk and sandalwood. Nautica Voyage Intense (Eau de Toilette, 2025) reads as cool green leaves, bergamot, smoky leather, opening on bergamot and green apple and drying down to amber, cedarwood and musk.
The scent families these picks sit in: Fresh perfumes. Other houses: all brands on Scendira.
More from Nautica
FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like ocean breeze with bright citrus on cool wood. It opens with bergamot and mandarin orange, moves into Clearwood™, pine and seaweed and settles on cashmere wood, oakmoss and white amber.
Wearers report that it wears for a few hours, and stays close to the skin. Plan to reapply on a long day.
It is best in spring and summer. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days, the office and the gym.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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