Insanely cool bottle with only slightly different notes from OG Voyage
Purchased at : Bealls
Price Paid : $16.99
Format : 3.4 oz bottle
Method : Sprayed onto right arm
I'm NOT a Voyage fan. I was initially. After a month of owning it, all I could smell was sour cucumber milk. So I ditched the line practically, but not before I went ham on buying all the flankers before I got sick of that repugnant note. Yeah I'm a bit impulsive (passionate?).
It should be said that N-83 has BY FAR the coolest bottle and box design out of all of them (I love the compass design), and I'm considering keeping it just for that. In fact, this review is partially the litmus test for that. Here we go.
Sprayed at 1:10PM. Lemon, white flower musk, cucumber, melon, sea notes, windex, bergamot, all under a wet musty blanket. After 5 minutes the Voyage DNA starts to creep in big time... it's like a lemon popsicle mixed with a musty moldy basement. And you're standing at the top of the stairs, and see an entire flat of Voyage OG smashed open and there's glass and liquid everywhere.
N-83 does get a bit more enjoyable than Midnight Voyage [on other arm] after 15 minutes.
One hour update : the N-83's family DNA is showing. The green-cucumber-skin note is quite prominent, with a little bergamot though not much; but the Midnight Voyage turned hard right, into warm-ambery. So in my view I'd put Midnight Voyage above N-83 so far, due to its departure from ...."THE NOTE".
3.5 hour update : N-83 is still present on skin but not as present as Midnight. Have to put a little effort into smelling it. Projection is 1" or less. Midnight still jumps from the skin.
This scent finally faded into oblivion around the 4 hour mark. Not bad at all. It seems that N-83 wins for initial top notes, but Midnight Voyage wins out for overall scent and longevity (gave me 6 solid hours).
Overall, I have so many colognes now that it makes no sense to keep this. I still love the bottle! If you absolutely LOVE the Voyage scent (but why?), this is a worthy pick-up. It's like Voyage with extra depth and mustiness. On the flip, if you only sorta like Voyage, and want something entirely different, get the Midnight Voyage. It is quite a bit more expensive per ml but it does last longer.
