Viking 2017

Viking by Creed
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network.
7.8 / 10 1240 Ratings
Viking is a popular perfume by Creed for men and was released in 2017. The scent is spicy-fresh. It is still in production. Pronunciation
Goes well with Molecule 01
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network.

Main accords

Spicy
Fresh
Woody
Citrus
Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PeppermintPeppermint Sicilian lemonSicilian lemon Calabrian bergamotCalabrian bergamot AbsinthAbsinth Pink pepperPink pepper OrangeOrange
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Bulgarian roseBulgarian rose CloveClove JasmineJasmine PimentoPimento LavenderLavender Orris butterOrris butter
Base Notes Base Notes
Indian sandalwoodIndian sandalwood CedarwoodCedarwood Tonka beanTonka bean White muskWhite musk Haitian vetiverHaitian vetiver
Videos
Ratings
Scent
7.81240 Ratings
Longevity
7.61148 Ratings
Sillage
7.21140 Ratings
Bottle
8.01105 Ratings
Value for money
6.0554 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 23.09.2023.

Reviews

51 in-depth fragrance descriptions
8
Bottle
5
Sillage
6
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Leimbacher

413 Reviews
Auto-translated Show original Show translation
Leimbacher
Leimbacher
Top Review 26  
The Song of Fire and Ice
Never before have I received so many requests and requests to test and comment on a fragrance. From perfumers, from perfumeries, from friends. After the Aventus hype, all eyes were on the new men's creed. For me, as you can easily tell by the months that have dragged by, the urge was not as great. But now I've taken the Nordic Conqueror for a few rounds and I have to say.... i like it. Not one that makes the scent heart jump for joy, not one that it's pushing into my collection without a detour, but if you like the majority of the other, older Creeds, you certainly won't dislike "Viking".

"Viking" is not an Aventus sequel. It won't, it can't, it doesn't even have to be. Without the megahit as a prequel, and without the brand's "controversial" reputation, I'm sure some opinions wouldn't be so harsh. "Viking" doesn't make it easy for the younger generation and clearly has a masculine vibe of days gone by. It's a super-cooled, tart and fresh scent that is as reminiscent of icy mountains as it is fiery giants. I wonder if it would land on Valkyries Not macho, not powerhouse, not "stinky." Not even really Aquate. More of a timeless, unadorned and stately evergreen. It aims to be a signature scent. Not mine. But maybe someone's out there. The opposite of a crowdpleaser - gotta have some guts after the big A. "Viking" is hot-cold and thoroughly elegant. Just has to be given plenty of chances and circumnavigate its hard shell. The mint is aggressive, the patchouli inconsequential, the rest always keeps its distance and remains somewhat snore-like. So I'm not surprised by the rather negative vibe. It also caused me a slight headache at some moments. Overall, however, not a bad fragrance - outrageous price disregarded.

Flacon: a bit colorful and kitschy, but not a total fashion fail. But can understand why some thought he was a fake at first...
Sillage: rather oldschool creed and contrary to the Aventus trend not intrusive or far reaching.
Durability: there should have been more in it - 5-7 hours

Verdict: Ragnar Lodbrok likes it - many perfumos do not. I like "Viking" - an exception fragrance smells but of course different. He is between the stools, between genres and generations, makes no one really happy. Solidly wearable. But it will hardly conquer any hearts
4 Replies
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
6.5
Scent
Konsalik

81 Reviews
Auto-translated Show original Show translation
Konsalik
Konsalik
Top Review 28  
Dragon boat to the office
First of all: How you can brand a perfume with a Viking branding is not at all clear to me! The cosmos of connotation of the term "Viking" suggests that Nordmann is to be seen as an "anti-Pafum wearer", who would be the only Duftaura to let the blood of his enemies be used for the fur. Please: Somehow the whole well-being can be turned over to adventurism and the desire to conquer; at least the people of the marketing department would surely explain this to us like this.

Unfortunately there is nothing adventurous about this fragrance. After a trivial prelude with alibi citric there remains a rather linear, boring (or, positively speaking: serious) triad of dominant, even halfway naturally smelling mint with strong pepper on a synthetic wooden bed (whereby "synthetic" is not even meant to be derogatory; it actually smells quite nice). And since it was basically that already, I wanted to stop this review early: A pure, unemotional functional fragrance for the office and at best the strunzlahme "Afterwork-Party" in the cocktail lounge. Nothing "Viking", more "Mustermann" - just for 300€.

Wait a minute! Somehow the name makes sense. The (historically less accurate) Viking cliché is here only deconstructively transported into modernity: At that time he was an emotion-poor, gold-greedy axe burglar who was disinterested in refining his perception; today he is a bond-disturbed investment banker with a briefcase who was equally disinterested in refining his perception of money-grabbing investment bankers with a briefcase (without files, but with a MacBook). Sounds a bit like contemporary directorial theatre, which doesn't make it any better.

Well, be that as it may: "Viking" is another creed from the department "quite nice", who still can't explain to me what is so special about this house (apart from older bangers like "Bois du Portugal"). So I'll keep trying, without much hope or vigour.
14 Replies
8
Bottle
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
9
Scent
Norleans

60 Reviews
Auto-translated Show original Show translation
Norleans
Norleans
Top Review 28  
Actually, I don't like him
I am a great friend of the Red Warrior. My first sniff was not a great success for the good guy. I just found the top note too complicated. I hadn't given the further course any chance at all during the test spraying at that time. Check. And the price is too outrageous anyway.

Then in the spring I got a sample as an addition to a purchase in the souk (unfortunately I can't identify the perfume anymore) and it happened that I gave Viking a more patient second chance. God. Be. Thanks.
If Viking's description of the fragrance does not correspond at all to my preferences in some parts (Rose: Würg! Pfeffer: Autsch!), then this Creed composition is constructed in such a way that it flatters my nostrils. Admittedly, the top note is still not quite my case, but the fragrance is developing incredibly well. I am a self-confessed Freshie, Viking carries also the Parfumo label "spicy-fresh", I feel it however as spicy-woody. Which I usually don't like either. But Viking knows how to create a scent picture with its individual components that after a few minutes becomes so great, spicy, slightly sweet, then woody and slightly lavendery that I couldn't imagine how much I would like it. And the best thing about me is the durability. My skin eats up many scents, so I don't have them on for too long. But Viking stays with me from morning till late. Just a real warrior.

Viking doesn't get off too well with Parfumo (76% for a fragrance are not very intoxicating according to Parfumo rules). I'm usually sorry about scents that I personally give a higher ranking to. Not like Viking. I think it's fantastic that the fragrance, in combination with its price (which is now higher than Aventus), is not very popular. And I hope that this will remain so for a long time to come. This ensures that I don't run into anyone who smells the same way :-)

So, please don't advertise the fragrance if you also have it and like it.... :-)

And yes, I am known to be an easy marketing victim. If Viking would be around KiK for 7.99 as a baked good, he'd be terrible of course
Thanks for reading.
10 Replies
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
AnjaTom

58 Reviews
Auto-translated Show original Show translation
AnjaTom
AnjaTom
Top Review 26  
"Buy Wool Rose?" Yes! -or - The Viking of the future!
...so far, I've always avoided scents with rose. But with the Viking it looks different! Of course the rose plays more or less a subordinate role here, but I think the scent really very well done!
Aromatic, spicy, fresh.
He starts off nice peppery - minty...with a little bit of bergamot...he has for me a hint of minty tea, no idea if that causes the rose?
It also stays warm and spicy fresh in the heart, but, and I like that, without ever getting dark.
Sillage and durability are both not above average, but decent (8-10 hrs)

What an announcement 2017 - seven years after Aventus. There Oliver C. hits such a part out and it hits - at least initially not at all ... also not with me I must confess.
One stamps the scent too fast according to the motto - what no Aventus - can be nothing.
BUT, I want to tell you something.
For me it's a fragrance that has what it takes to become a successful fragrance like Aventus.
It has everything you need - it is modern - "casual and formal" - ultra universal - and there is no twin fragrance!!!
Here's a short throw-in from my side - Percival is never a fragrance twin from Viking - no idea who set it.
If you had to classify him on a Creed scale (if one existed) he would be between ROYAL OUD and HIMALAYA. All averaged. More universal than Royal Oud, but not sooo casual like Himalaya...well, I think you know what I mean.
Royal Oud is rather the elegant evening event, Himalaya the day trip on holiday by the sea, VIKING can cover both!!

The name - VIKING - more apt than ever! A fiery fresh men's fragrance that embodies the fearless modern man of today. A man who doesn't swim with the current. Determined to explore and conquer. Inspiration from the time of the Vikings. He's decidedly masculine, and that's what's wanted. No, here even more masculine women should definitely keep their hands off, that here is the territory of a man!
Interesting - Unique - I just like scents that force passers-by to ask what kind of scent you're wearing!

A small drop of military courage at the end is the somewhat moderate staying power, which makes me already come to my final rating:

Fragrance: 9,5
Shelf life: 7
Sillage: 7
Uniqueness: 9
Versatility: 8
Price/ performance: 7

Worth buying? Yes, but I would advise anyone to test it first For me a very welcome addition to my collection (my favorite brand), from which my comment may not be entirely unbiased.
19 Replies
8
Pricing
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
10
Scent
Heldenvater

9 Reviews
Auto-translated Show original Show translation
Heldenvater
Heldenvater
Top Review 31  
The first great love - and it still burns
To buy a perfume for more than 50 Euro seemed to me for a long time absolutely unthinkable - what more can it do than smell good, and that's what the cheaper ones do after all...
And this is how I kept it for a long time: when my Pacco Rabbane Ultraviolet or my Burberry Brit were empty, they were bought again.

Then two old acquaintances, coincidence and boredom, wanted me to go to YouTube and meet the much-appreciated Jeremy and I watched one or the other video - many more channels followed.
You can think what you like about Mr. Fragrance, but he opened the door to a world that was completely unknown to me until then...

But it got really bad when I discovered Parfumo and the Souk for me :)

Order after order - from common and well-known to twisted and expensive...

And then, sometime in spring and dozens of tests later, the time had come: the first sprayer from Creed's Viking - what a revelation that was!
Spicy, fresh, deep and soft - I have never smelled anything like it.
This and no other should be my first expensive fragrance.

And all of a sudden, 180 euros no longer seemed so much to me, but absolutely justified!

What Viking has shown me is something I was not aware of before:
May arouse feelings in me, they influence me and the way I perform - they make me happy!

I am wearing it again right now - and every breath gives me a pleasant, pleasant and happy feeling of security and at the same time I feel full of energy and ready to face challenges.

Creed Viking was the beginning of a great passion - and for that he will always be grateful!

You never forget your first great love!
4 Replies
More reviews

Statements

13 short views on the fragrance
Syzygy73Syzygy73 5 years ago
So, Vikings have gone from being axe-wielding manly men to metrosexuals doused in Dior Sauvage. Leif Ericsson must be crying into his mead.
0 Replies
ScentedSalonScentedSalon 6 years ago
9
Bottle
9
Scent
Beautiful fire-n-ice unisex scent: sweet, cold, uplifting, spicy, calming, warm, soothing. Lovely bottle. First thing I've liked from Creed.
0 Replies
BertolucciKBertolucciK 2 years ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Spicy, fresh and citrusy scent, slightly green/woody. Leaning for man but soft, light and calming. A peaceful Viking. One of the best Creed.
0 Replies
HermeshHermesh 5 years ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Fresh citrusy fragrance, with classic, but also modern nuances. No reinvention, but well done: has naturally cool-mild appearance.
0 Replies
PedroCabralPedroCabral 1 year ago
8
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
8
Scent
It is a sophisticated perfume, with a very familiar and pleasant feeling. Cozy!
0 Replies
More statements

Charts

This is how the community classifies the fragrance.
Pie Chart Radar Chart

Images

29 fragrance photos of the community
More images

Popular by Creed

Aventus by Creed Virgin Island Water by Creed Aventus Cologne by Creed Royal Oud by Creed Les Royales Exclusives - Sublime Vanille by Creed Green Irish Tweed by Creed Les Royales Exclusives - Spice and Wood by Creed Les Royales Exclusives - Pure White Cologne by Creed Millésime Impérial by Creed Original Vetiver by Creed Silver Mountain Water by Creed Bois du Portugal by Creed Les Royales Exclusives - Jardin d'Amalfi by Creed Royal Mayfair / Windsor by Creed Himalaya by Creed Acqua Originale - Vetiver Geranium by Creed Original Santal by Creed Royal Water by Creed Angélique Encens (1933) by Creed Les Royales Exclusives - White Flowers by Creed