The people in hate bashing this are likely ashamed they got ripped off paying for Aventus and are angry about how bad they got played instead of learning from it. I would give it an 8/10, because they need to fix the opening, which I think they did but only with the parfum limited edition. Granted my skin eats fragrances faster than other people but still, I had 2 bottles of the EDT and they were better before. To the point, the opening is not that nice though I don't hate it like others, the dry down is what gives the Creed Aventus scent but the longevity is very weak meaning you won't have it for long.

You have to spray well over 8 sprays to get any whiff of it in the air, when I bought this I assumed it would be a beast-mode fragrance, looks like only in longevity. The LE is the Closest I can get to my first Aventus bottle, the smokiness which I found revolutionary at that time. The Synthetic quality comes in two small waves, the first 10 seconds when it is wet on your skin, and then it dries to a very slight plastic smell during the "opening/mid" phase. I got samples and always wanted a bottle and for my birthday one year my ex got me a small bottle of the very new release time, batches of Creed Aventus. Also as an urban dweller where the senses are constantly activated or assaulted I do know the senses are somewhat diminished.Smooth and well blended, a smoother opening (not quite as refined as Aventus tho‘, but pretty neat) and just a perfect balance of fruitiness and smokiness in the drydown. To compare the differance it would be like orginal disigner bag vs 15 usd knock off bag from chineese market.

The birch note which comes in next blend very well as well giving it a unique masculine blend with the base notes. You can get Dior Eau Sauvage EDT 100ml or Guerlain Vetiver 100ml or, or, or a lot of fabulous other fragrances for the money.However, obviously it’s expensive, so this will be my new replacement for Aventus for things like that, or just less casual stuff. This is heavily focused on synthetic and harsh fruit note wich remind me of some kind of toilet cube. Yes, that's how you correctly analyze and review something that's made to substitute, replace or "clone" something else. The pure parfum has this sharp smell around the dry down (probably from the patchouli) which i find unpleasant and disturbing, this is in addition to the significantly less woodiness and smokiness. The opening is offensive and harsh that's why I am spraying it only at office bathroom then wait there for like 15-30 minutes then go out.

A nice beginner fragrance, I admit I underestimated it, but I must say it smells nice, the performance is great on me. I have a friend going through this very merry go round (he's new to fragrance) at the moment, and it's almost painful to watch. I would go to school and come back 8 hours later and still get compliments when I got home with the EDT) The opening is slightly toned down, but you obviously do still get the lemon, and no pineapple. Performance: My skin allows me to perform longer with most scents but 10h+ longevity on skin and stood forever on my clothes so. Try to combine or layer it with Qasamat Rasani by Rasasi (more Pineapple and fruity) and you will have that nice smooth Creed Aventus vibe, maybe even better.

Super big compliment gatherer, and I'm serious about it, especially if you are someone younger and want to save some dollars. But do note that it is a tiny bit less sweet than Aventus and instead the citrus and smokiness is amped up a tad in this. Quickly dries down to a near-Aventus smell (but without any of the subtle fruity, sweet in Aventus). But when you have a company like Creed, who really isn't even the Creed it was, it's just a shadow of it's former self and someone else bought it and gonna just make a lot of money from the wave of greatness already created awile ago.

For it to be a true clone it needs more Pineapple, oak moss, vanilla and less of birch and def less of lemon.From the distance they could look similar but once you get a closer look they are clearly differend.