Nautica Classic

Nautica Classic by Nautica is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 1992 in the budget price tier. It opens with bergamot, lemon and lavender, moves into geranium, jasmine and sage and dries down to cedarwood, musk and amber. Expect around 5 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.

Heart

Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
Sage Dry, herbal and slightly bitter. Adds a grown-up, aromatic edge.

Dry-down

Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.

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