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xeo2570 – :
I had a small decant a few years ago and dismissed it a little, thought it was bad juice. I got a new one in today. Its not off, It just smells really dated to me. I wanted to smell like a knight, haha, but I just smell like a rug from a hippie bong store in the late 80s.
Laykon – :
Strange and dull, slightly sweet metal and overripe bananas
The first creed I have disliked for smell alone, besides the price tag.
Please smell first and do not blind buy this or any other niche for that matter.
If you want something metallic that works go for silver mountain water and if you want something even more masculine go for Iron duke
If you want something fruity and different go for kumkat wood by mancera
dddddd86 – :
Recently blind bought a 250ml flacon of this stuff (I’m crazy, I know, but I got it heavily discounted!), and I must say, I’m quite satisfied with it. While I do not pick out any metallic note, what I do get, is a pretty d*mn smooth, spicy, creamy vanilla-banana accord with a hint of ambergris peeking out in a somewhat waxy background.
This scent is really strange, I mean it is sophisticated in a way, but at the same time, very dirty.
If this fragrance would be a song, it would probebly be “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire.
Overall, it’s a nice, deary, sexy (imo), and unique scent. Too bad it is discontinued and hard to come by now days.
buyweb365t – :
Honestly, all of your hilarious & polarizing reviews made me curious to try this! I’m not disappointed. It truly IS sexy metallic-ambergris-banana, which turns a little sweeter on my skin. (I’ve always been able to pull off men’s frags with my chemistry turning them sweeter). You may be tempted to wear this in cold weather, but it evolves in heat, sun and humid summer nights. Unless you’re like me and are intrigued enough by the bizarre to blind buy, you may want ot test this first.
This may sound odd, but this layers great with Creed’s Vanisia. When I combine these two everyone is complimenting like crazy and asking what I’m wearing. AA’s odd sexy banana note mixes perfectly with Vanisia’s creamy vanilla-sandalwood base.
Docvel – :
@Malthus101…I was drinking a glass of water when I read your comments and spit it out all over my laptop. “…sweaty bollocks and bananas?” LOL! Anyway, I don’t quite know weather to give C-Sauce’s review two thumbs-up or ask if he ever served time with Pee Wee Herman. Too funny!
kanser – :
So……. basically this smells of sweaty bollocks and bananas?
: (
Baltun – :
This fragrance is a retro-masterpiece from the decade of pork-chop sideburns, porn moustaches, and brown-and-yellow plaid. This is the ultimate John Holmes juice. It smells like sex in the literal sense.
The metallic nature of this scent can be more precisely characterized as that rusty iron odour you can smell on your hand after rubbing it between your crotch and inner thigh. I’m not kidding. This raunchy, pheremonal metallic odour comes from the large dose of civet or natural musk used in the base. When you combine this raunchy crotch note with the smello-mellow baked banana bread note, you get an accord reminiscent of sex and comfort food.
This porno-chic perfume transforms you into Holmes penetrating Seka from behind in a dimly-lit, seedy 70’s apartment above a pastry shop, and you can smell the rising, intoxicating stank of arousal mixed with spicecake. Deliciously lewd.
Sexiness: 10/10 (dated, but retro-cool)
Sillage: 6 feet
Longevity/ 24-48 hours
Versatility: adults-only situations
Variation: baked banana bread, animalic, rusty iron
fox188 – :
My nose must be broken or I got a bad bottle or… I don’t know. This smells A LOT like YSL M7 to me with a more leathery base. Or said another way, very very nice spice with a leather base.
Kolt – :
Who keeps voting up the spices?? This is a metallic fruity fragrance (banana confectionary mainly) with a gorgeous thin vanilla base. There’s no spices.
piter2491 – :
Metallic, fruity, unique and a bit odd all at the same time. I also get some vanilla tones, which are wrapped in that smooth and silk ambergris Creed DNA, in the drydown. I have more than twenty Creed fragrances and picked-up a bottle of Acier Aluminium more than two years ago. While I immediately liked it and wore it a couple times, I didn’t love it and felt it was a bit too out there, for lack of a better term, so it sat on the shelf the past two years; just couldn’t find an appropriate time to wear this scent.
I wore Acier Aluminum recently and felt that it was very well suited for a cool/crisp Spring day. Moreover, a gal pal was wearing my Virgin Island Water (which is just okay IMO) and the two scents coalesced into a really nice scent. So I sprayed myself twice with AC and applied several sprays of VIR (it’s a lighter scent) and, to me, the two fragrances just work together.
I’m giving Acier Aluminium a like…but try before you buy because it’s “unique” and quite a bit different than other Creed fragrances. Finally, while I do get those strong metallic accords, I don’t sense banana like some people have reported. Your mileage may vary.
kleptuza – :
This is straight out a very nicely done leather-chypre–smoky, tart, and slightly sweet; I don’t get any metallic banana although the opening is a bit strong/sharp.
If you compare it to other such genre, you’ll see it’s not all that weird or hard to describe.. Think Bel Ami or Fetish pour Homme (Roja).
ulw628speagoessenda – :
Definitely not what I was expecting. It was not a let down, but reading the comments of another website, they said, “smells like a knight in shining armor” or, “like a medieval times market place!”. Little did I know, that by spraying this little gem on myself, I would transform into a freshly baked batch of Banana Bread. Yes, the drydown of this interesting bottle literally smells of banana bread. Which happens to be my favorite baked good. I can see how people are turned away by this smell, as not many people enjoy banana products.
However, this scent is oftentimes very glazed over. People automatically identify the banana musk and assume that’s all there is to it. But the true meaning of this fragrance lies deeper than that.
I wore it for a few hours, and grew a stronger appreciation as time went onward. Sorry guys, but you won’t fully understand the beauty of this one until you spend some quality time with it.
The first impression sniff of this yields a magnificently harmonized blast of spices. It reminded me of Incense… although a few degrees sweeter and more playful. Banana and other fruity flavors fade into existence as the drydown approaches, after about 10 minutes.
Beautifully constructed, and rich with scent. Sits slightly closer to the skin, but I did get noticed (: Highly recommend to anyone willing to pay the skyrocketing price for this unique masterpiece.
Overall rating: 9.1/10
sibaV – :
Scent – fruits, spices & vanilla.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 6hrs consistently.
sybeer – :
Disappointing blind buy for me.
The store didn’t have any testers and I purchased purely based upon all the positive and interesting reviews below.
What I got was an olfactory mish mash of bananas,over ripe fruit salad and spiced vanilla custard with a faint herbal thing,possibly sage, going on in the background.
Devastated with this one as it wasn’t cheap and compared with the other Creed I purchased,Royal Mayfair (which DID have a tester bottle)it really was a case of chalk and cheese.
Royal Mayfair IS positively regal in comparison,so invigorating and multi layered.
Shame I couldn’t join the chorus of approval but its a lesson learned.No samples = No blind buy.
Bilik – :
Yes indeed….Acier Aluminum is a work of art; I received a bottle for a great price and having read reviews wasn’t very sure what I purchased. To my surprise I really like this! AA opens very piney, however that lasts only moments then you began to take in this amber, vanilla like aroma. AA is leather even patchouli. AA, is said to smell like banana and metallic however I detect neither in this composition. Does it fall in line with GIT or IM, or even Aventus…no! I would say that AA is in a league of its own just like Bois du Portugal. Yet, I would also say both AA and BdG resemble each other in the dry down although different.
Can this be dated, only when and if you listen to others mention it being so. If you approach AA without the preconceived notions I think you’d get a better or give a better judge of character for this fragrance. I really enjoy this, maybe a go to fragrance in rotation. I think this is a masculine fragrance, but to each his or her own….makes a great fragrance for me is all I know!!
nine-lived – :
Without knowing the notes and the description of the fragrance this is what the scent make me think of:
Old, chair, bourgeoies, home, soap, old cologne and embroidered curtains. This is a home scent. Very cosy. It feels more appropriate for indoor than outdoor space. Bourgeois more than Royal. It suits a man who has built a big and successful company in is life and is also recognized by others. The drydown is a soft soap with this little old animalic touch and a hint of spice. It reminds me of MDCI Chypre Palatin. Acier Aluminium is a name that doesn’t evoke what is inside this fragrance. Very hard to give it a name because it’s unique. Creed talks about “medieval knights” and I totally agree with that. Even if the fragrance was made in 1973, It smells what would smell the clothes of a rich Lord living in his Middle Ages castle and talking with other member of the noble society. It’s a very ancient soapy/barbershop scent and we can maybe understand why this has been discontinued by Creed. A good experience if you want to smell History.
KoReeZ – :
I fell in love with this fragrance….something about it just made me fall in love. Definitely a metallic, slightly banana tinge to it…but it somehow works. When I make people smell it out of the bottle, most do not like it….when they smell it in passing…they LOVE it…..definitely manly. LOVE!!!
anjeinorton – :
very pleasant banana scent…..love it….bought blindly very satisfied……great fragrance…not to harsh….
polovod – :
Chri76, you are absolutely correct. AA is loaded with jasmine and i can thouroughly resonate with the whole Mitsouko connection. There is also high quality sandalwood and significant amounts of oakmoss. To me, this is indeed Mitsouko Pour Homme.
sribniy26 – :
No joke, knight in shining armor dead on. Like smelling the sound of a huge sword being unsheathed to stab you in the chest. Best wear this to the Renaissance Faire.
sssr13 – :
I bought a bottle of this beautiful fragrance by Creed some weeks ago… And reading previous reviews and the informations given by Fragrantica, I think: what are you talking about? Citrus Aromatic fragrance??? Fruits??? Bananas???
In my opinion Acier Aluminium is an amber-floral-chypre composition: in the heart I identify an intoxicating jasmine (similar to that of Amouage Gold) mixed with spices on a base dominated by oak moss, amber and vanilla. I think Acier Aluminium is very similar to Mitsouko but less sweet, probably because of the lack of the peach note. So… is it possible that “my” Acier Aluminium would be the same fragrance described in this website?
Furthermore, in Southern Europe it has not been discontinued; the same thing happens in US… indeed you can buy it on Creed boutique online.
Anyway, it is really a piece of art, with an enormous persistence and sillage, and a very distinctive aura…very far from the overrated Millesime fragrances…
A big thumb up!
supermegaman – :
This is my all-time favorite perfume, unique, bold, elegant… has it all, specially suited for cold months and when a comfort scent is in order. I wish I could find something at least similar since it has been discontinued and the remaining bottles are expensive very hard to find but there is nothing like this jewel.
polad79 – :
This is a really unique brew; I’m not sure I’ve encountered anything similar at all. I was getting pretty bored reviewing a bunch of other Creeds, but AA can make you rethink super-sweet masculine fragrances. The bananas and metal are definitely there, and it’s almost oppresively metallic at first on top of the fruits, spices and wood. After that clears up a bit, you start to recognize that group of spices and florals that you’d expect to accent a sandalwood fragrance, with the fruit still there, but not necessarily as banana. A slight green grassiness appears underneath after a while, which I didn’t remember from previous testings, and it cuts the sweetness a fair amount…I’m kind of marvelling here at how it’s going form more sweet to less sweet instead of the other way around. The only problem is that something in the mix starts to create more medicinal character in the basenotes, and maybe a bit of a cherry-like quality, but it’s still not as bad as some of the more medicinal sandalwood scents out there. Only in the end do I realize that it’s reminding me of a red candy apple, but in a way that I like which is a rare occurrence. Try this stuff out, it’s a total trip.
kondor – :
Interesting ‘over-ripe’ fruit opening with underlying spice accord. A mineral, flinty and warm ambergris base with just a hint of vanilla. At one point it reminded me of a freshly snuffed candle where the wick is still smoking and the wax is still wet. A very strange scent indeed. (64)
kesha2011 – :
acier is totally from 1973 and i felt that after i smelled my first drop…..i love it tho….older man fragrance that has a couple cool notes to it….i do smell banana peel and pear in a way but then again if you combine a bunch of fruits that is what it smells like….lavender metallic musk next….then….i know this sounds bad but next i kinda get a whiff of fresh kitty litter 1970s era…..i enjoy that smell…..kind of soapy but floral….just a little bit 8/10
760874 – :
Smells nothing like bananas. Smells actually kind of like a sharper Antaeus. Unique. Diggin it. The drydown is mellow but the opening is very in your face, don’t be fooled.
Biohazard – :
Hey, I was just wondering if anyone has a batch #C1010G01? I bought this today at Neiman Marcus. I love it, I received a free 10ml decant at Saks in NY three months ago and finished it, I was ready for a full bottle anyway. The box was a little dirty and was probably handled a bit but that’s not my concern. I’m just looking for a little feedback on the batch# that’s all. I know it’s being discontinued and the 10 in the batch# represents 2010.
Aprreciate the feedback anyone!
Thanks,
F
stabor – :
i have a bottle 95% full if someone wants to swap. I’m interested in Silver Mountain water, Erolfa, Orange Spice, Himalaya or any other niche.
elindyAlalley – :
I order this on line after some review i saw….all are saying that it smells like metallic bananas and is something that combine the old era in a modern way…
will revert as soon as I get it.
FTTX634332 – :
Blind buying is when you are in a sort of hurry to buy something and you pick up something that looks nice and not look at the price or you don’t smell it before in case of perfumes. What to do if somebody is selling expensive perfume on ebay for ¼ of the regular price? That happened to me with the Acier Aluminium. What I was expecting was typical but well crafted cologne… what I received is amazing mix of old type perfume with modern soul. In my opinion there is no steel or aluminium in this creation but it is full of overripe fruits mostly banana with hint of vanilla balanced by spices. I can only imagine how revolutionary this fragrance was in the early 70s. Such perfumes we know from nowadays e.g. Pulp by Byredo (2008) or Aromadite by Farmacia SS. Annunziata (2011). But Acier Al. still has a stamp impressed by old school perfumery. These typical powdery elements you can find in early Caron creations. I like it a lot and recommend to any gender for any time.
Udate April 13th (Friday 🙂
After whole day wearing AA I know how this fragrance evolves. After about 4 hours the banana slowly disappears and kind of gourmand nuances develop. My first impression was the yummy cheesecake with delirious vanilla smelling weep cream. After another few hours ginger gives it a small sting that is not sharp but obvious. The fragrance is never cloying however sweetness plays crucial role during its development. The spices redirect it a little to the male side. Every minute I’m more and more in love with AA.
BORDER – :
this scent reminds me of somthing sean connery would have worn in a james bond movie wearing a black tux and a cigarette between his fingers gambling away and winning..classy , elegant and oh so masculine..great scent. very hypnotic scent. alluring. Confidence in a bottle…a definite dress up fragrance or the well dressed man that knows what to wear, the right time piece on his wrist. you get the drift. I see it more of a fall winter type of fragrance. it will be on my list.
it is different enough to stand out with out being in your face. I never expected to like this as much as I did. under the radar creed scent imo.
artak1234 – :
A few things to add.
First, this grows on you in its uniqueness. It’s not quite contemporary and better suited to someone who wants something reflective of a masculine (note, not macho) style at a tolerable projection level. It’s fruity and spicy, but again in a uniquely masculine way. Unlike other Creeds, this is an EDT strength, not EDP. The longevity will reflect that only somewhat, this is still very solid.
Next, this is not something I’d give to someone under 40 and expect them to adapt to it: It’s retro, so the right person will latch on and understand that it’s sensual, elegant, and just damn cool.
Those said, I like that it’s warm, spicy, and not a fragrance that everyone can pull-off well. It truly opens up on skin and becomes refined and assertive. Acier Aluminum is more of a period when a man’s fragrance was meant to be unapolgetically masculine. It’s NOT a blind-buy. You’ll get the warm banana and spice notes from it, and your mileage may vary as to how you’ll respond to it. I was pleasantly surprised.
This is also not something I’d wear every day, but for those occasions where I’d want a very rugged, refined scent.
MomaBloro – :
Acier Aluminum is downright the strangest scent I’ve ever smelled.
Why? Because it smells like metallic bananas. Go figure, I actually kind of like it because I love the smell of bananas. Definitely going to try this one again sometime.
astestyMync – :
I had a sample of Acier Alluminium as a gift in a nice store in florence and honestly I was not so curious about it as I used to think it was another rich-marine scent a-la Erolfa. I quite like Erolfa but I just thought I didn’t need another one in the same vein. My mistake.
Acier Alluminium is a fresh/warm fruity (banana) amber (ambergis) perfume filled with top quality materials. It opens with a sharp bergamot joined right away by amber and a very original and acidic banana note which adds a sweet-warm contrast to the whole fragrance. The drydown is with a lot of amber, vanilla and spices . This is a rich scent yet not loud, quite close to the skin and easy to wear. If I think AA was released in 1973 I immagine it beeing quite an unique and unconventional masculine fragrance. If smelled today it may result a little more usual but still absolutely pleasant, well crafted and distinctive. One of my favourites in the Creed’s Range.
Rating: 7.5/10
Айфи2 – :
Acier Aluminum was created at the time when fragrances are much louder than those of today, but unlike other classics as Giorgio of Beverly Hills, Acier Aluminum is much more elegant, and does not invade the vital space of those around you. A simple fragrance in their formulation, which definitely inspires an air of confidence, masculinity, and security who has the pleasure of wearing it. Highly recommended!
NeSMurf – :
I loved this fragrance when I tested it, it made me feel so good! This is my next fragrance purchase! long live creed!
Meatk455InsuffBooni – :
Acier Aluminum is a very elegant, rich scent that grabs your attention and is at once sweet, (not cloying) spicy (more warm and smooth than HOT and sharp) and very, very sexy…
I get the bergamot in the opening, clear and slightly bitter green, but why this is considered a citrus aromatic is lost on me. It has citrus (a bit) and is aromatic, no doubt, but is not really a citrus dominated perfume. The heart notes of mostly dried fruits (similar to dates, tamarind, figs or plums) and well-blended spicy aromas dominate the scent and make it much more of a fall scent to me than a bright summery citrus. It is a lushly rich fruity aroma (not the usual fresh or watery fruits), and the spices are like nutmeg, cardamom and maybe some cinnamon,(or is that allspice?) but not like a curry blend at all. The drydown is oriental to me (the amber resin and vanilla) but with hints of leather, it works well with the fruity nuances and warm smoothness. This scent says “class” and could easily be worn by a dashing white knight in armor (if they wore colognes); or maybe more like a dark mysterious knight on a jet black stallion, stealing his true love and riding into a darkened forest…
Sillage: great
Longevity: good
Overall: 4/5
CREED never ceases to amaze me, (with their scents AND titanic prices) but if you want a well blended natural scent made with stunning attention to detail and perfume alchemy-they are worth it! This is the rouge with a heart of gold to me…
89051946066 – :
Having only read the name, I was expecting something sharp, silvery, and metallic smelling, but AA starts out sweet and strong, a little acidic, almost fruity. The fruit has a transparent quality, sort of like the ghosts of bananas dancing around my nose along with a little bit of cassis and a tropical fruit salad. It’s not fruity in the way that drugstore girly perfumes are fruity, but rather in a natural-seeming, sophisticated, and sensual way. I think there may be some leather that goes surprisingly well with the fruit and tones it down. There’s a familiar note that I can’t put my finger on, maybe fruit-flavored salt water taffy. The middle part becomes more of a leather with vanilla, amber, and a slight peppery, spicy iris-like note. The sillage is excellent, longevity is moderate. I know this is supposed to be a male perfume, but I love it and will gladly wear it myself!
Pivi4 – :
creed makes some of the finest scents i have in collection since my first creed cologne now i have ten in my collection yes they are very old andstill the same when they made it i love the smell of creeds colognes, but be very carefull where you purchase from i stick with neiman marcus to scared of the discount sites you get what you pay for good luck and keep smelling nice
TORK – :
i just ordered it from the creed online site kinda exited waiting for it to arrive,my first creed was virgen island water and that was it ,thats all it took,then i wwent online and purchased acier aluminum,love the notes in it ,so now i cant wait til it arrives,the day that i went into neimanmarcus,and check out all the crecologne for men now im hooked,just be carefule from some cheaperm online sites,remember you get what you pay for,if its a deal thats that cheap ,you get what you pay for so now i will let you know when it gets here creed has some awesome scents im glad i walk into that store just befor x-mas,my wife chosed creed for me awesome,there are a couple that i got my eye on til then happy new year.