Club de Nuit Intense Man Armaf 2015 Eau de Toilette

This is already my second bottle of CDNI-Man, the first was a blind buy.
Back then, like so many others here, I was overwhelmed by the synthetic lemon and was initially a bit disappointed.
However, after trying it several times, I realized that I really like the scent after the synthetic top note fades.
So I decided to wear the fragrance now, and lo and behold, I received a lot of compliments, which I really didn't expect.

Months went by, and I noticed that the synthetic top note had diminished and became fruitier. I thought I must have gotten used to the synthetic note; after all, one becomes desensitized.
Eventually, the bottle was empty, and a few weeks later, I ordered a refill around August/22. The batch of the new bottle was from January/22.
I sprayed the first spray, and again a dominant synthetic note, not as bad as with the first bottle but once again disappointing.
I thought, reformulation, what a shame! I hadn't yet thought of the idea that the bottle needs to age.
I used the CDNI a few times and then set it aside, tried it again in December, and I must say the synthetic note has indeed faded again.
My suspicion as to why the first bottle smelled more synthetic at first is probably because that batch was younger than the batch of the second bottle.

The CDNI is a price-performance killer with solid longevity/sillage, and it is so even with the synthetic top note without the "aging" process. The fragrance apparently needs its 10-12 months after bottling; let it age, it will get better.