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sheet2006 – :
L’aventure should have its own popularity rather than just being called as a clone of Aventus. It is more fruitier and fresh perfume. I bought it blindly and it’s awesome. Great feelings around you all the day when you wear it.
svetta10 – :
If I’m being honest I prefer CDNI to this scent, especially the opening. This scent, to my nose disappears within the first couple of hours.
However, the women love this fragrance! It is one of my most complimented, if not the most complimented, colognes that I wear. Don’t be afraid to add a heavy dose when applying. Sillage is not great but when people get close you’ll be rewarded.
soulimpacthentai – :
It is worthy a try guys ,
you don’t regret it believe me
cestegionse – :
This is a winner for me for fruity freshness, forgetting about comparisons this is a good fragrance with moderate projection and stays on my skin for hours it will perform a lot brighter and longer if sprayed on clothing to.
Ladies love me smelling fruity lol .
mixo545 – :
Never tried Aventus before but if this smell like Aventus then i’m not a fan. Blind buy this L’Aventure because of the hype and i found it nothing special. Opening with citrus and dry down with more patchouli so it quite fresh and masculine.
Now, the severe problem of this L’Aventure is longevity. It’s such a joke, after 2 hour I barely smell anything and after 3 hour it’s all gone. I even asked my girlfriend if she could smell anything, and she said no, nothing and after she took her nose onto my neck she admit it still a bit there but softly. So disappointed! I doubt everyone here are sellers for Al Haramain. For everyone who are considering, be careful with the hype!
Overall: 4/10
Update: Yesterday, i went out for a drink with my friend and some of his friends. A girl from the group started to smell everyone and said that someone smell very nice. And then she found out it was me. It was a huge surprise. She said it was very nice and she love it. My girlfriend also compliment me for this one. Now i have to think again but the longevity is still a problem. Update score: 7/10
sergeych – :
I’m blown away with the presentation of this smell upon first impression. I’ve never smelled Aventis but holy cow I see where it gets its uniqueness and man do I love this.
The top note is probably lemon, but smelling this doesn’t make me smell like a lemon. It makes me smell like a damn musky, spicy, sweet, sexy, manly lemon and bergamot rub or something. To me, the smell is peppery. It’s not a note, but the way the smell presents itself, it almost makes me want to sneeze because it smells like it’s spicy. This smell takes the notes and makes a whole new smell: SEXY dark man. Makes me want to eat myself and hug myself. To me this is what being a man smells like. I’d be more attracted to a man wearing this than anything—and I’m a straight male.
Now. The problem I have is the performance. It is an extremely overpowering scent to the wearer after 4 sprays, but on my skin, it becomes a skin scent in the 3rd hour. Certainly you see the problem there. The skin scent isn’t super strong after the 5th hour at all.
Is it worth the price? Hell yes it is. It makes me want to try Aventis very badly.
For impressions, I’ve gotten quite a few unsolicited compliments from strangers, women in particular. My girlfriend actually isn’t as impressed with it to the degree that I am. It’s not a revelation to her in the way that it is to me, although she likes it, it’s not her singular favorite.
I’ve heard men say Creed gets them more compliments from guys than girls, so maybe this is a guy thing. But damn I love wearing L’Adventure. Buy it if you can’t afford Aventis.
Let me add: your pillow, sheets and clothes will smell wonderful for days if left unwashed after wearing this.
aspeftbiaft – :
I had to share my love for this fragrance too.
For those talking of reformulations, I would suggest buying from fragrancenet or ebay sellers with 97 percent reveiws plus.
My bottle bought less than 6 months ago last 5 to 7 hours and has fair projections. It gets me positive attention and I too wear this casually and save my aventus for special occasions.
Cheapy champion here and very hard to beat for 30 green us dollars.
newsome819 – :
Opening is identical to Silver Mountain Water. My son has SMW and tried this and SMW on each wrist and could not tell apart. Dry down approaches DIOR’s Eau Sauvage to me, though maybe that’s just my skin chemistry. Think it leans more towards a masculine scent overall.
Tesla – :
I bought this for my husband on a whim because of the Aventus Creed comparison. I have never smelled Aventus and if Aventus smells better than this… wowzer.
L’Aventure smells amazing. I can’t stress that enough. It hits me right in the root chakra. Fresh, woodsy? I don’t know it all just melts together into a manly man scent. This could be for an executive lumberjack who rides a motorcycle. Does that makes sense? I get a sense of being safe but this man is trouble kind of vibe.
It lasts on my husband from shower to shower. 12 hours plus. Lasts on clothes for days. Has gotten him complimented. And when he says that I got it for him I’m then complimented on my selection. He has stopped wearing it all the time cause he wants to smell good but not so good to the point of being hit on. So, I have to look for something more mediocre. I wish I were joking. I love L’Aventure. I sometimes just take the cap off and smell the nozzle. It’s a 10/10 for longevity and sillage.
I probably won’t go out of my way to smell Aventus because this cologne can stand on its own.
Hinix – :
I wouldn’t even really say CDNIM is better or L’aventure is better, they both smell like Aventus, just different batches of Aventus and it really boils down to what you like… CDNIM is your smokier batch of Aventus, L’aventure is more of your “well-rounded” batches of Aventus… both perform really great, both are affordable… I love both of them… it’s like comparing Lebron to MJ, they’re both great but play 2 different positions… same with these, both are great, but they’re both different… L’aventure and CDNIM both smell like the better batches of Aventus that Creed use to make a few years back which is why I own both of them because It’s like owning 2 different batches of Aventus to me lol I love both of these tho… my buddy at work wears Aventus all the time and I’ve smelled so many different batches of Aventus from him and L’aventure and CDNIM both smell exactly like some of his better Aventus batches and nobody can tell them apart, everybody asks me if we have the same cologne and I’m like… yeah, pretty much except I’m saving like $300 lmao… Me personally I like the smoky batches better (CDNIM) but I also like the more well-rounded batches (L’aventure) so I tend to switch up a lot lol L’aventure isn’t really smoky, it’s more musky in the dry down, not real dark and more fruity it’s really really nice in the air and you’ll garner the same amount of compliments wearing this as you would wearing CDNIM, I do at least.
yanina1959010583 – :
A good scent in its own right. Similar to a fruity batch of Aventus but with more citrus and no pineapple. Refreshing but not long lasting on my skin. Overall, CDNIM is a better Aventus clone. 100 ml bottle difficult to hold.
cenewooxire – :
I have a lot of compliments after the first time i wear this scent ! for the price its worth it !
MALYSH – :
Believe the hype.
Let me begin by saying that I don’t own Aventus. I have not smelled Aventus. I plan to wear this for 1-2 more weeks before smelling Aventus.
This fragrance delivers on every front except for sillage.
I have a 2018 made bottle. My particular bottles opens smokey but goes citrus about 30 minutes after. The smoke and citrus come and go constantly and your nose doesn’t become blind to it.
However, this fragrance lacks the projection and sillage of, for example, Invictus Aqua.
On my skin: Sprayed once my ankles, and once my neck and behind my neck. Lasted well over 12 hours
But 20-30cm people will definitely smell it on you.
8/10, would bottle buy
cool9991982 – :
The youtube reviewer basenotes made me bought this stuff. Never regretted. Love the presentation. The smell of this to me is lemon and smoke compared to pineapple and smoke of aventus. This stuff as far as I can remember garnered more unsolicited compliments than my aventus. I’m surprised. Comments like “Oh, you smell so good”,”I love your cologne, it’s not overpowering”, “Someone in this room smells really, really good”, “I’m curious, what is that fragrance you’re wearing? It just smells so good. Wanna recommend it to my friend.” Those are few of the comments I received from people around me. I think it’s fine owning both this and aventus. For me, I wear this on casual days and work and aventus for formal and special occasions.
Rating:
Smell – 8/10
Projection – 8/10
Longevity – 8/10
Compliments – 10/10
Ryuugan – :
Before I get into reviewing this scent, can we just take a moment to recognize how nice this rubberized, chrome lined box is?! Albeit a waste of money, this box is amazing!
Starting out, this strikes me as being both closer to Aventus than CDNI in some ways, and further away in others. The texture of the patchouli is spot on to the patchouli in Aventus, while CDNI is a bit more brash. I like both though. The fruity notes however, are not as close as CDNI. The limey bergamot is stronger in this scent, like it is in Al Rehab’s Avenue. But, that’s not a ding to this fragrance either, because it smells amazing, especially on skin.
The projection starts out a little lower than CDNI, which makes this a great choice for the office, but it’s still much stronger than Insurrection Pure II, so you won’t feel like you’ve wasted your money on a worthless clone. My batch code is 180916011604 (2016 bottle) and I specifically bought this older bottle due to complaints below of supposed performance issues in newer batches, so I won’t be able to comment on those myself.
As it dries down, this becomes more and more inline with CDNI, reassembling black currant heavy batches of Aventus, like 16D01, and the projection remains lower than CDNI, as does the longevity, lasting a maximum of 5 hours the few times I’ve worn it so far, but that’s not to say it won’t get stronger after getting some air in the bottle, as I’ve had happen with many other scents. (I’ll keep you posted).
All in all, a very good clone, albeit no better than CDNI for me personally, aside from the texture, which is MUCH better for me. I’m looking forward to either layering this over CDNI, or maybe mixing the two in a decant. I don’t know for sure how that will turn out, but it seems promising! Update: Don’t try mixing them. Unfortunately, as similar as they are, they clash. But you can wear L’Aventure to work, then wear Club De Nuit Intense over the dry down at night before going out. That works well…
kempeer – :
Smells like a lemon in an ashtray. Very unpleasant.
stepanmalov111 – :
Firstly I didn’t like it because it has really old harsh masculine cologne opening way too savage for me. Then it goes pleasant when citruses start to bloom together with woody/amber notes. Then comes patchouli and musk. Really good quality of those two. It is becoming really comforting at the dry down, but not as complex as Aventus, it’s like a decent take on the King but- somehow it seems to be rather the puzzle missing some pieces. Still love it for the patchouli and musk quality. 7.5/10. Sillage is good for 3-4 hours then it becomes close to skin, wonderful to sniff your wrists with that patchouli.
sega69 – :
Also getting crap longevity with this, 2 hours at most, then gone
armanchik515 – :
Yes, i can confirm that it’s not the same juice anymore. I am so disappointed, again. I have the batch no BH170318011604(2018) and tested along with the oldest BH:240916011604(2016), it’s just plain aftershave. No more pungency at all and no more longevity. Low projection for about 1h and around 5h longevity. Now i have to use sparely my old bottle. You have failed big time with this move Haramain. We are living in the days when even the clones are reformulated. Half of fragrance industry should be dead all ready, why are we keeping it alive ?!
domkrat11 – :
L’Aventure opens bright, lemony, and fresh. A bit too much lemon, but still a better opening than CDNIM, which is harsh in comparison. It’s along the lines of the refreshing opening of Aventus, but with lemon instead of pineapple.
The dry down, however, reveals some sweet warmth not seen in Aventus or CDNIM. It smells very similar to the Aventus oil clones, a bit too warm and sweet… I think it’s the elemi/amber combo. Where Aventus/CDNIM dry down is more fresh/spicy.
L’Aventure
Opening 7/10
Drydown 7/10
CDNIM
Opening 5/10
Drydown 9/10
110634 – :
This one and Afnan SS are the best clones of Aventus imo. Starts way too lemony, but wait until the opening turns into a nice fruity acord. Very pleaseant. The dry down is so close to my 2016 batch of Aventus. I am not sure if they watered down the juice, mine is produced in august 2017 and it lasts about 8 hrs with a good projection of 2 to 3 hours. On the other side, Afnan SS it’s the only clone that actually has the same pyramid as aventus from top to drydown. For sure not the best of the ingredients as Creed…but just the same. For me Afnan first and this one coming up. Great versions.
czipmwfjsfk – :
I got this today and to be honest I initially wasn’t blown away. The opening is WAY better than CDNI in my opinion, but I really don’t care for that fragrance. I wish there was something more fruity than just the strong lemon there.
I seem to go anosmic to this fragrance really quickly so i thought it was gone after a couple of hours. 4 hours after application I went to the gym and then rode my bike home. When I got home my wife said “wow, you smell great. What is that”? This was odd because she never comments on my fragrances. I asked her what she liked about it and she told me it smelled like a mature guy in a suit, but in a very sexy and masculine way. I said I was surprised she could smell it because i thought it was totally gone but she said it was actually quite strong.
A couple of hours later I met some friends at a bar which was busy and very smokey. A woman passed by and then turned and asked me what fragrance I am wearing because it smells amazing. I did reapply before going out but I was very surprised that it was pushing out so well in that setting.
I very rarely get comments on my fragrances, maybe only a few times a year, but today I had 2 in the space of a few hours. I don’t personally love this, or actually Aventus for that matter, but I am so intrigued to keep wearing it and see if people keep commenting.
yurik.tug – :
I got this today and to be honest I initially wasn’t blown away. The opening is WAY better than CDNI in my opinion, but I really don’t care for that fragrance. I wish there was something more fruity than just the strong lemon there.
I seem to go anosmic to this fragrance really quickly so i thought it was gone after a couple of hours. 4 hours after application I went to the gym and then rode my bike home. When I got home my wife said “wow, you smell great. What is that”? This was odd because she never comments on my fragrances. I asked her what she liked about it and she told me it smelled like a mature guy in a suit, but in a very sexy and masculine way. I said I was surprised she could smell it because i thought it was totally gone but she said it was actually quite strong.
A couple of hours later I met some friends at a bar which was busy and very smokey. A woman passed by and then turned and asked me what fragrance I am wearing because it smells amazing. I did reapply before going out but I was very surprised that it was pushing out so well in that setting.
I very rarely get comments on my fragrances, maybe only a few times a year, but today I had 2 in the space of a few hours. I don’t personally love this, or actually Aventus for that matter, but I am so intrigued to keep wearing it and see if people keep commenting.
Later on I was at a bar
rci389Diobtetty – :
Same for me
3 hours maximum
definitely not EDP Concentration
nazyar – :
Can anybody comment on the longetivity of a newly bought bottle of this? There has been some rumors that this has been reformulated and the one i just bought has pretty poor longetivity: 3 hours maybe. I read that older batches have last longer, can anybody confirm this? Maybe its my skin, I am not sure, but I can not get 6-8 hours out of this. Smell is great though
hamlet80 – :
Finally got his. Very similar to Aventus? Not to me. Lemon/citrus instead of pineapple. Similar yes, but not a copy. A much better fruity version of Aventus is Dua’s Poseidon’s Elixir 2.0, which is sadly out of stock at the moment as they say they’re reformulating it (my god why would they reformulate that perfection!). I will hopefully end up enjoying this for what it is, although it’s not the fruity close-copy of Aventus I was hoping for. It is more fruity, less smokey than CDNI, but I just wish it had the pineapple man, the pineapple!
serga_asg – :
one of the best 30 dollar fragrances money can buy.
You get a similar composition to Aventus, but less quality. It smells more like aventus that la nuit intense or insurrection pure and is still very affordable.
Last 6 hours plus with moderate projection.
This has more of a casual smell and is less macho than aventus, so I think this is better for casual use, especially when factoring in the price.
Yes experienced noses can tell differences in composition and quality, but most will not and it is still pleasant.
5 out of 5
xxxslayersxxx – :
Let’s be honest:
I have the orginals Creed Green Irish Tweed, Virgin Island Water and Silver Mountain Water.
For a trained expert nose , it is very easy to find wich one is Green Irish Tweed and wich one is Cool Water.
But just for an expert, for most of common people , they virtually are the same.
Sorry, but I will not pay for Creed or Amouage quality anymore (I have Reflections too). Something 90-99% equal for an untrained nose is good enough for me.
Even CDNI is good enough.
Of course, if I am among experts, I will use something original.
But frankly, stay among experts is a rare event.
So I am happy with L’Aventure .
No need to say IT IS NOT EQUAL AVENTUS.
Several persons wrote this in their reviews.
But, for common situatios with regular people, it virtually is equal.
And my pocket don’t get more 200-300U$ bottle perfumes, sorry.
fok-s – :
Excellent Aventus clone. It’s a little more “bright” and “airy” than CDNIM, but honestly both are great choices. CDNIM seems a little louder to me so far. My coworkers have a hard time picking which one they prefer more. I think the citrus notes are slightly more dense and prominent in CDNIM (notable in the opening). L’Aventure has less of that “synthetic” citrus vibe that some people find in CDNIM, but again perhaps this comes at a small cost to performance. Surprisingly L’Aventure has nice presentation! The bottle itself is neat and modern looking, and mine arrived nested safely in a sleek black flip-top box.
I absolutely love Aventus, and the real deal undoubtedly has the edge in all aspects of the notes/smell (citrus, birch, musk, ambergris, vanilla, etc), but this is one serious bang-for-your-buck fragrance my friends!
onlinepharmacyss – :
great great perfume. apart for being Aventus clone (most of the people dont own Creed Aventus due to price) this is a great fragrance. It smell fruity and pineapply really great opening and not harsh at all. feel natural. most of all its performance is better then the new batches of Club De Nuit Intense Men. it last 8 hours on my skin. projection time 3-4 hours. wore it just for the sake of test in office environment and out doors party in warm weather. it works great. i am not sure about cold weather, i hope it will perform well to.
alla30 – :
Good cheap fragrance in the spirit of Aventus. It’s an interpretation not a clone. Like CDNI and Inssurection Pure, it’s synthetic, but that’s how they keep the price low. None of the so called clones have near the quality or depth. Having said that, get yourself a sample and give it a try, it may just put a smile on your face. It’s a nice fragrance.
RuuTeff – :
Absolutely love it! Great perfomance, nice compliments, very versatile. Best price/quality value.
Lexa1389 – :
99% Aventus.
Beast longevity, Beast performance.
10/10
dswyeoo – :
Own the Aventus, and being a fan of the scent, for now, I really needed something on steroids. Initially wanted the Armaf, but being not in stock I picked this up instead. The package that arrived is very nice, it’s a really elegant squared box, it impressed me for such a low-cost product. Although the bottle itself looks like something from Altered Carbon universe and it is very low cost, the nozzle is already leaking after 2 days.
The scent itself it’s 75% similar to Aventus, with a much more stronger opening but without the class and the elegance of the Aventus, especially without the pineapple effect. I already get a low projection from the Aventus, up to 3-4 hours and mediocre sillage. This one has a much lower projection on me, lower than the Aventus itself.
I see myself using the Aventus for a special occasion, but when I want to sniff the disruptive smell of it around the house or with friends I would just use this instead. The price makes it a good blind buy, but be careful as I would personally classify LÁventure in the “synthetic” category. And using it in excess it might ruin the future Aventus “experience”.
zizkz – :
I think this is amazing scent on it’s own, regardless of being clone or not. Incredibly masculine, very universal (all seasons, day and night). For me it has very harsh citrus opening, a little too much for me but within several minutes it settles and is amazing. Dry down is amazing, i can imagine why aventus is so popular. I would recommend to people over 25 yo, may be too hard for youngsters. Not a sweet scent. Opening has heavy sillage (up to 1 hour), quite fast it become moderate. Definitely noticable scent.
Madeline_fromAF – :
TRUE STORY
One of my friends came around at work and I asked him for some of his Aventus- when he showed me this bottle & I wore it one
BEST AVENTUS CLONE!!!
wasaki – :
Fragrance -L’Aventure Al Haramain
Bottle from – 2016
L’Aventure opens with a burst of sharp,fresh,bright and a bit fruity citrus with bergamot as a dominant note.He’s got that tropical vibe in the opening.Than as it lingers on the skin,luminous citrus/fruity notes slowly give way to a woody,elegant,smokey,ambery and musky blend with a wisper of gentle flowers.This fragrance is very similar to Aventus by Creed,there is no question about it.
Longevity – 8/10(8+ hours)
Silage/Projection – 7,5/10(moderate to high projection and silage for the first 2-3 hours)
Weather – For more or less any time of year.Best in spring and summer.I personally wouldn’t wear this on a really cold winter days.
Versatility – 10/10
Age – 20+
Compliments – 9/10
Scent – 8,5/10
Main notes according to me –
bergamot,lemon,musk,woody notes,flowers,resins.
The drydown is nice and I get some -woodiness,musk,amber and flowers.
Emotions – timeless,fresh,sharp,bright,elegant,calming.
Occasion -for more or less any ocasion.
Great for signature scent.You’ll get compliments with this fragrance.
WARRKAN – :
Great Creed Aventus clone and out of all the clones I’ve tried so far I would say that this is the closest for sure !
In the opening this has that lemon pledge cleaner type smell that Club de nuit intense man has except this doesn’t contain that nasty ashtray type note. Once this dries down after 10 minutes is when this starts to calm down,become more smooth and fruity and also rich and slightly smoky at the same time. I’ve had the famous Z01 fruity batch of Aventus and this clone is very close to that.
This scent is a lovely blend and great fragrance on its on and will be very mass pleasing if applied right ! ( I’ve only worn this twice for testing so I can’t say whether or not this gets compliments)
Performance on this is excellent ! With only 2-3 sprays this projects close beast mode but with over 3 sprays this will fill a room easily. It also lasts me 10-16 hours. No joke !!!
Sidenote— this is a less is more type of fragrance ! 1-2 sprays for work,2-3 sprays in social settings and 3-5 sprays for outdoor events and this will project very well but if you go over those sprays this will be annoying to you and others around you as it’s quite loud and because of the sharpness May be offensive if oversprayed
Overall rating— 8 out of 10 ! Best Aventus clone out there that rivals Aventus in smell and performance. I do slightly prefer Aventus as far as smell but this is easily the better value
autocom2003 – :
Wow! In the opening you get a blast of fresh lemons and pineapple which is combined in a beautiful way, and in the dry-down you get a 99% comparison to the more lemony batches of Creed Aventus, despite maybe a little less quality of ingredients is noticeable compared to the king, as L’Aventure is more sharp where Aventus is more rounded and balanced. However, a very good clone and at times I prefer this over Aventus, if you wanna go for the very lemony fresh overload of pineapple and citrus.
Liafok – :
I Don’t Know How To Say This
But It’s So So Similar To Lacoste Essential !
Check Yourself !
Nothing Aventus Vibe Like .
The Closet Clone To Aventus iT’s CDNi.
Donghost – :
I just got my bottle today, here is my review!
This stuff is much better than CDNI, in my opinion. CDNI is a twin to Insurrection ll Pure. Smells cheap, flat, generic, etc.
This stuff I would say is much more similar to Aventus than CDNI. They dry down is what I like more. This has a juicy lemon at the top. It’s very noticeable. CDNI smells like a mess to me.
The main difference with Aventus is the depth. Aventus has a more quality, heavy base.
This is definitely a great fragrance regardless of how close it is to Aventus!
On a scale from 1-5 on how similar this is to Aventus, I would give a 4. (5 being a clone)
lexa100kg – :
I have Aventus and love the beautiful slightly sweet creamy pineapple and blackcurrant opening, and the smoky pineapple drydown. L’Aventure does not have Pineapple in its opening, and is not as smooth as Aventus – its more fresh than sweet.However its a pretty good take on Aventus, the drydown is very good,similar to CDNI. I would recommend L’Aventure, damn good fragrance.
Алексей34 – :
I ordered this just to see what is the hype all about. Well, let me just say this, Beautiful opening. And then…if you have ever been to one of those old seedy motels in Vegas or LA then you’d know, where the furniture is still from the 70s, the carpet and the bed smells like they filmed a thousand low budget pornos there, you are getting darn close. It’s like cheap lemony furniture polish mixed with the smell of a 70 year old prostitute’s best dress, her lipstick’s milky creamy, greasy scent, and the room’s aroma. It’s just absolutely horrid and flat out disgusting. If Aventus remotely smells like this, then I think I will just stick to something from Nivea.
Piedaygegonog – :
This just sucks. Lasts literally nothing. Compared to Aventus It doesn’t have the depth of Aventus, lacks the beautiful vanilla, pineapple and birch.
It feels like a flat, light limey scent. At first, I wanted to love It, but I just couldn’t. If you wanna go clone, get CDNIM. At least that one actually lasts even though It’s no Aventus.
AZARON7 – :
I bought this as a blind buy, and just got it yesterday. I’ve done a lot of research and found many that say this is the closest clone to Aventus. I’ve never smelled Aventus but it seems to be on almost all the top ten lists. I’m not spending that amount of money on any fragrance. I figured I couldn’t go wrong with a $35 clone.
I’m between love and like in this one. It Is clearly different from any other fragrance I own. I think it may grow on me; I like it more today that I did yesterday. It scent is just as is described in the scent notes. It’s smoky lemon/bergamot on top of a musky almost leathery base. Sometimes I catch a whiff of myself and I think it’s awesome. Other times I think it’s slightly off putting (lemon Pledge on burnt leather jacket).
I sprayed 2x to my neck, and it projects well. After wearing it for 3 hours I got into the car with my wife to go out to dinner. She could instantly smell it from arm lengths away. We dropped our daughter off, and when she got back into the car she asked me if I resprayed it because it was so strong (I hadn’t). It kept projecting for about 4 – 4.5 hours. Then it was a skin scent for about another 3 hours. My wife says she likes it but doesn’t love it. She recommended in the future using only one spray when we are in a small space like a car together.
I’s so different that I think it can be polarizing. It’s not a sweet, vanilla, fruity, safe scent. I can see why some people love it. I can see why some people don’t. If you don’t like leather or musk scents, or if you don’t like lemony scents like Acqua De Gio…you probably won’t like this. If you do like that type of scent you will probably love this.
I think if it was more of a pineapple instead of lemon/bergamot top note that it might be better. I’m going to try it out some more. I’m curious to see what kind of reactions I get from people.
I’d give it:
8/10 for scent
10/10 for uniqueness
8/10 for longevity
8/10 for projection
Overall 8.5/10
heitilybrible – :
Got a sample and I must say I’m somewhat dissapointed. After getting familiar with countless reviews I expected something better. First of all, the opening and the following first hour are awful. Synthetic cytrus notes is all I got – suprisingly, with the grapefruit on top. After the first hour it’s getting polished, but still I consider it to be very linear and dry, with synthetic vibe. No pineapple in here, no smoke as well. Didn’t test it globally, but sample becomes a skin scent after 3 hours.
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t think it’s a bad fragrance. It’s just not a succesful Aventus clone, that’s all. For the price it takes, it’s probably a good buy if you like this kind of stuff. But don’t expect too much…
If you can’t afford Aventus, go with the Mancera Cedrat Boise. Been complemented much more wearing it than with Aventus. A great and rich niche fragrance on it’s own, not a synthetic clone of something else.
StavrasQvo – :
I would simply tell you that I have sprayed it in the morning exactly at 0720, now its 1430 and its still projecting slightly, but its still keeping all the greatness and freshness on me without sacrificing nothing at all. Definitely, this scent is a fresh one and its staying very natural on the body, doesn’t smelled any artificial notes on it and i would say that it shall be considered as a must if you like to bring some joy and freshness in your life.
BubLik)) – :
I have tried several clones(vibrant leather, CDNI, ADAMS) and this is nearest and best (so far) but without the aventus magic.
update:
I have noticed that the price of aventure has been ticking upwards from about 30 towards 40 pounds whereas CDNI has been falling slightly; when I first purchased CDNI it was more expensive than aventure, now the reverse is true. the market has spoken
debarkaider_moscow – :
This is a very good Aventus clone and a nice fragrance on its own too. No pineapple in this one, but the blend is a winner and it smells quite natural.
It starts very citrusy and aromatic and it settles into a nice musky/woody blend.
The performance is VERY solid with moderate/heavy projection in the f