Nautica Blue vs Guess Seductive Cologne Comparison

So, here we are with another head to head matchup between two popular men’s fragrances. Today, we are going towards the inexpensive end of the spectrum, in a matchup between: Nautica Blue vs. Guess Seductive Homme. Which of these colognes smells the best? Which has the better sillage? Longevity? Versatility? Please continue below for my full take on how these two scents stack up.

Tale of the Tape: Nautica Blue vs. Guess Seductive

Guess Seductive Homme 

Notes include: Cardamom Milk, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Sandalwood, And Musk.

Read my Original Review Here

Click here to try: Guess Seductive Men Edt Spray, 3.4 Ounce

Nautica Blue

Notes include: Musk, cedar, bergamot, sandalwood, peach, pineapple, water lily, jasmine

Click here to try: Nautica Blue Eau De Toilette Spray for Men, 3.4 fluid ounce

Read my original Review: Nautica Blue

Opening

Nautica Blue opens with a rather sharp, soapy/detergent-like smell. This is especially true on some of the newer bottles that I’ve tried. The top notes include pineapple, peach, and bergamot. As such, you are going to get that fruity aroma but with the pineapple and musk, it can be pretty intense and not all that appealing at the start.

It doesn’t seem as well-blended or pleasant as it did in the past, either. The original bottles of Nautica Blue were better, than their current crop.

Meanwhile, Guess Seductive Homme, opens with a citrus note of mandarin orange that is paired with a warm and slightly spicy cardamom milk note. These two are flanked by emerging ingredients of amber and pink pepper. It’s fresh, enveloping, and masculine.

Between the two, Guess blows Nautica Blue out of the water, in terms of how each starts. It’s just so much more pleasant and doesn’t require more time to settle down.

Edge: Guess Seductive

Projection

Each of these colognes, has fairly moderate sillage. For the first hour or so, they are relatively the same. However, Nautica Blue loses its sillage power much quicker than does the Guess, and then becomes a pretty light scent.

Guess Seductive is moderate for a longer stretch than is Nautica Blue and thus gets the edge. Seductive is just a much better performer.

Edge: Seductive

Longevity

Nautica Blue lasts on my skin from anywhere between 2-5 hours. Yep, it has a wide range, depending on the climate or other emergent factors of the day.

Seductive will lasts between 6-8 hours on my skin. Most of the time, it is closer to the six hour mark. It does weaken, as it moves along, but not to the extent of Blue.

Edge: Seductive 

Versatility

Guess Seductive is mainly a cold weather scent. It isn’t terrible in warm temperatures, but gets worse when the heat is turned up. It is also good for casual wear and can be worn romantically, as the Seductive name suggests.

Nautica Blue is a warm weather scent, that can hold up fine in the winter. More of a year round scent, than Guess Seductive. However, it is much more casual and feels like more of a teenage scent than Guess.

This is probably as close as Nautica Blue gets to taking a category, but it still falls short.

Edge: Seductive

Overall Scent

So, this is a pretty one-sided matchup. Guess Seductive Homme is the much better cologne, in my opinion, as it has a better scent and performance.

Nautica Blue starts out too harsh for my nose, but dries down much better. It is clean, fresh, and soapy. It has those fruity top notes, musk, and a woody base. Also, lily and jasmine sprinkled in.

It is a nice choice for a cheapie to wear on the daily, especially in high school or something, but it’s not an amazing cologne by any stretch. It’s solid for what it is and one of the better Nautica colognes. It isn’t as good as it once was, but it’s still decent.

Guess Seductive Homme is a pretty unique scent, at an attractive price point. It is warm, slightly spicy, with a juicy mandarin orange note sitting on top. It’s still one of the best buys on the market for that $20-30 price range and a very good starter cologne. Easily beats Blue in my opinion.

Winner: Guess Seductive Homme

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