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Viking Creed 2017

7.8 / 10 1721 Ratings

A popular perfume by Creed for men, released in 2017. The scent is spicy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Fresh

Woody

Citrus

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Peppermint

Calabrian bergamot

Sicilian lemon

Pink pepper Absinth

Absinth

Orange

Heart Notes

Clove

Pimento

Bulgarian rose Jasmine

Jasmine

Lavender

Orris butter

Base Notes

Indian sandalwood

White musk

Cedarwood

Haitian vetiver

Tonka bean

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Ratings

Scent

7.81721 Ratings

Longevity

7.51579 Ratings

Sillage

7.21573 Ratings

Bottle

7.81531 Ratings

Value for money

5.8961 Ratings

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Reviews

98 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/13/2017

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Toreter
8 Reviews

Toreter

6

This is not Aventus, this is VIKING. Get over it.

After reading all this hate about Viking, I decided to give it a go and get a 50ml decant on Sharing Thread, if it has a Sauvage vibe can´t be really that awful.
The first sniff you get when you spray Viking its a citrus-pepper smell. It turns alittle sweet after that and you can start smelling that Sauvage kindathing. The fragrance then settles and lets a nice sweet, mild, Sauvage, barber cologne, bergamot, lemony mix come out.
It is a nice fragrance, that needs to settle to give its 100%.
It is not Aventus, it is VIKING. It is different, it is expensive, it is nice, it is pleasant. Needs a few wears to explore all details, but we know that nowadays we want everything here and now.If you are patient, you will like it.

Updated on 11/13/2017

08/27/2019

2Scent 3Longevity 2Sillage

Drakecito
14 Reviews

Drakecito

4

A bad joke.

My review is about a 100ml bottle, batch S9618B01

Honestly, I am somewhat perplexed ... I think we are facing one of the biggest teasing of modern perfumery.
Once again, the "fanboy" effect reaches unrepeatable limits.

Totally bland, ethereal fragrance, without body or charisma.

It is a classic, citrus / herbal scent that is clearly reminiscent of Silver Mountain Water, with that synthetic white musk background that the brand likes so much and the truth is that it does not have much more to tell. All that if the pink pepper, mint and I do not know what, is pure literature, but cheap. Eye, I do not say that they do not smell, in the drying if a clear note of pink pepper is appreciated, but come on, nothing special or striking.

Below other fragrances of the brand, such as Aventus or Silver Mountain Water or Virgin Island Water, to name a few, which are not holy of my devotion, but that seem better than this Viking.

The Creed hype is really amazing. I am surprised to read in the community of perfumery fans, how fragrances are defenestrated with 30 times more quality (and presence) than this, to then extol launches of this brand, but I have the feeling that any "thing" that Launch these gentlemen, it will be a reason for worship in any way, as long as it bears the "CREED" label.

I have come to see bottles of this Viking at € 500 and although for a few months, curiously they have already cut the price in half, it really seems like a real tease. Anyway, in these price reange, perfume quality feels very low, and I think that this is the big problem in Viking. All smells cheap.

The performance is simply unfortunate, with a totally ridiculous sillage and longevity, well .. well, like any everyday perfume.

On the other hand, I find it difficult for anyone to say that it smells bad, or that it is not pleasant, but I think that in this price range, this is totally insufficient.

To say that I see it indicated for daily and office / formal use.

Really, I have used perfumes of $ 20 or less, with more soul and substance than this Creed and for this, I think we will be better off with many current designer perfumes.

In short, insulting, without body or soul. A ghost of these times of perfumes that do not smell, great marketing campaigns, in the case of Creed, many times based on lies, and trendsetters that tell us what we should buy and what not.

Updated on 08/29/2019

10/13/2025

9Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

Ceesie
141 Reviews

Ceesie

Helpful Review 4

The armor's wearing thin

I don’t know man, but Viking just reminds me of this Tool song Invincible. It’s about a warrior that’s getting old and trying to stay relevant. The story of Creed maybe. Once a relevant brand, but overtaken by time. Anyway, that’s not what this review is about. It’s about Viking. And that’s still relevant if you ask me.

Viking isn’t even as old as I thought. It smells really classic, like a spicy fougère. I could easily picture this being used in the ‘60s by the royal family. I really like this kind of scent profile. What stands out in Viking is the heavy dose of cloves. And although Viking smells kind of familiar, I’ve never come across anything that’s so heavy on the spice.

The gripe I have with Viking is the price/performance ratio. Like all Creeds it’s bloody expensive. Would it have a better performance or a more unique profile, it would have made perfect sense. But this performs just like your €15 Halston for example: sillage is just okay and it lasts you through a 9-5 working shift. However much I like the Viking, I cannot justify paying anything with three digits for this.

02/16/2025

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Mohashim
140 Reviews

Mohashim

Helpful Review 4

A Viking's Voyage

Creed Viking is a fragrance that truly embodies adventure and strength. The initial burst of bergamot and pink pepper is invigorating, like a crisp morning breeze. This gives way to a warmer heart of lavender and spice, adding a layer of complexity. Finally, the rich base of sandalwood, vetiver, and patchouli grounds the scent, providing a lasting impression. Versatile enough for day or night, Viking boasts impressive longevity and projection without being overwhelming. If you enjoy fresh, woody fragrances, this one is definitely worth exploring.

11/24/2017

Bigsly
35 Reviews

Bigsly

3

What emotions reside in the word generic?

I can see some people calling this generic, but so what - if you like it that's what matters! It's got similarities to some scents I already own, even though I rarely wear this kind of scent. There's a strong "chemical wood," as I call it, mostly a sandalwood idea. This reminds me of "vintage" Born Wild for Men, though the wood note is even stronger in that one. What Born Wild does not have is the salty quality, and there's no mint in the top notes either (which seems to only last minutes in Viking anyway). Also, there are indistinct fruit, spice, and floral notes (I got a touch of sharpness, which I guess was the pepper). The next day I smelled it on the clothing I wore the previous day and it reminded me of In New York by VC&A, but I find INY to have a livelier composition. Viking has some sweetness, musk, spice, etc. to it, but the wood note is the star of the show, though that might be due to my sensitivity to those aroma chemicals. I think if I layered BWM with Red Sea by Micallef I'd get something similar to VIking, but I don't understand the claims that Viking is similar to Caron's L'Anarchiste, or that it has a strong cinnamon (or clove) element, or that it has an obvious barbershop/fougere quality. I certainly wouldn't call it a bad scent (at first I thought it was a unisex niche scent of a somewhat "chemical" quality because I sampled it blind), and it does come together nicely after a while (when I do get a touch of Pasha, as some have said), but it's just not the kind of scent I prefer to wear the overwhelming majority of the time (gourmands, orientals, leathers, tobacco, even "ouds" are my favorites), and it's not any kind of "far out" creation like one might get from Smell Bent. If it was in a bottle by Dior or Chanel, selling for $75 or so, I'd say just sample first and only buy it if you really like it, assuming you've got a lot of experience with fragrances. If you don't have much experience, you can buy a fragrance like In New York and get something that roughly does the same thing, and you'll also probably "smell unique" because that one doesn't seem to have caught on.

Updated on 11/24/2017

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