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01/31/2024
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Modern and timeless
Actually, I shouldn't like Absolu Aventus. After all, Ambroxan and Cashmeran are very high up in my profile under "I don't like". But it's different here. I like this base note in particular, despite two villains. This is because neither the dull woody impression of cashmeran nor the often pungent, chemical appeal of ambroxan come to the fore. Quite the opposite. A fine, classic patchouli note dominates, which reminds me of aftershave and perfumes from the 1980s. There is also vetiver, which is also wonderfully classic and - for me personally, the icing on the cake - a tiny bit of humanity through labdanum and musk. Yes, I like this limited edition newcomer from Creed.
But let's start from the beginning: The top note is quite sweet at first, which can be a little off-putting at first glance. The pineapple is there immediately, along with other fruits with sweet lemon and blackcurrant. My partner immediately thought of Black XS by Rabanne, which he had always loved so much. The sweet citrus is actually similar here. And for him, the opening smells neither like lemon nor pineapple. To his nose, it's all strawberries and I can even understand that in a way. The blackcurrants make me think a little of Hilde Soliani's Lambrosc. The creative and clever perfumer from Bella Italia had the idea of adding fruity berries to Aventus many years ago. Unfortunately, the fragrance, which we both also liked very much, never achieved the popularity of the Creed classic, which is still causing a real hype today.
I now actually understand the hype surrounding Aventus and its brothers and sisters a little. And when I sniff the limited edition Absolu, of which my husband has now treated himself to a bottle thanks to an irresistible offer in the souk, I also realize why this fragrance appeals to so many people. It combines a thoroughly modern top note with a heart and, above all, a base that we know and love from our classics. I think that's the secret of Aventus. And in this version, the knight is even darker, more grown-up and more masculine to match the color of the bottle.
I'm not at all surprised that I keep reading statements like "only for over 40s, suitable for men with chest hair and gold chains." I have to grin. This fragrance would probably have suited a Tom Selleck as Magnum. The fruity sweetness and, above all, the pineapple, which, believe it or not, I can still smell in his T-shirts when they come out of the dryer freshly washed, gives this fragrance a youthful charm. Yes, even the young Magnum, Jay Hernández, could wear Absolu Aventus. But then again, he's almost as old as me. I see the fragrance as timeless and see it on men and women, if they like, of all ages.
A word about the sillage and longevity. I can in no way understand how this fragrance can be perceived as weak and even watered down. This is a fragrance bomb that I, and my partner, can smell all over the house from early morning to late evening. His jackets smell intensely of Absolu Aventus and, as I wrote earlier, even his freshly laundered T-shirts. So if that's not a little sillage monster, albeit a beautiful one, then I don't know what is.
It's just a shame that it's limited. We almost like it a little better than the original.
But let's start from the beginning: The top note is quite sweet at first, which can be a little off-putting at first glance. The pineapple is there immediately, along with other fruits with sweet lemon and blackcurrant. My partner immediately thought of Black XS by Rabanne, which he had always loved so much. The sweet citrus is actually similar here. And for him, the opening smells neither like lemon nor pineapple. To his nose, it's all strawberries and I can even understand that in a way. The blackcurrants make me think a little of Hilde Soliani's Lambrosc. The creative and clever perfumer from Bella Italia had the idea of adding fruity berries to Aventus many years ago. Unfortunately, the fragrance, which we both also liked very much, never achieved the popularity of the Creed classic, which is still causing a real hype today.
I now actually understand the hype surrounding Aventus and its brothers and sisters a little. And when I sniff the limited edition Absolu, of which my husband has now treated himself to a bottle thanks to an irresistible offer in the souk, I also realize why this fragrance appeals to so many people. It combines a thoroughly modern top note with a heart and, above all, a base that we know and love from our classics. I think that's the secret of Aventus. And in this version, the knight is even darker, more grown-up and more masculine to match the color of the bottle.
I'm not at all surprised that I keep reading statements like "only for over 40s, suitable for men with chest hair and gold chains." I have to grin. This fragrance would probably have suited a Tom Selleck as Magnum. The fruity sweetness and, above all, the pineapple, which, believe it or not, I can still smell in his T-shirts when they come out of the dryer freshly washed, gives this fragrance a youthful charm. Yes, even the young Magnum, Jay Hernández, could wear Absolu Aventus. But then again, he's almost as old as me. I see the fragrance as timeless and see it on men and women, if they like, of all ages.
A word about the sillage and longevity. I can in no way understand how this fragrance can be perceived as weak and even watered down. This is a fragrance bomb that I, and my partner, can smell all over the house from early morning to late evening. His jackets smell intensely of Absolu Aventus and, as I wrote earlier, even his freshly laundered T-shirts. So if that's not a little sillage monster, albeit a beautiful one, then I don't know what is.
It's just a shame that it's limited. We almost like it a little better than the original.
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