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The overpriced 0815 fragrance?
First of all, I would like to say that I see myself as a layman when it comes to fragrance. I have been really interested for a few months now and read a lot about the subject on this website.
Now that I couldn't resist the hype any more, I went to the souk and bought a small bottle of this good little water here. But since I am always looking for an everyday fragrance with a good price/performance ratio (maybe also because I live in Schwabenländle), I ordered the Armaf CDNIM at the same time, which was praised as the best dupe. Since it is unfortunately not up to me to determine every single note exactly, I will refer to my perception in this text, so do not expect the best resolution of the components. I think there were already enough direct reviews of the fragrance, so I'd rather refer here to the comparison to CDNIM.
So enough babbling, we come to comparison. I sprayed Aventus on my right arm to get a first impression of the so hyped scent. But the first smell I noticed didn't exactly match my expectations. I thought he would knock me out, but the first seconds didn't smell as brilliant as expected, but more like a burnt fruit. Many will hate me for it and maybe it is due to a not optimal batch, but I think the first minute it is too smoky for me.
But then I sprayed CDNIM on my left arm and on my first breath my stomach almost turned around. What the hell is that?! That smells more like chemistry than Monsanto did in the lab... This continued for the next 20 minutes, while I liked Aventus better and better.
Then the cheap clone started to change and I started to like it. After about 45 minutes the almost same smell of both my arms was emitted. If you smelled a lot on your arm, the cheap version of the fragrance still gave you a hint of chemistry, while the Creed fragrance just smelled delicious.
But after a good hour, as a layman, I no longer smell a difference. Sometimes the right arm seems better, sometimes the left. But that would be splitting hairs. I understand in a way now the hype around this fragrance, but still not to 100% the price. Of course it is a niche fragrance, but you don't pay for uniqueness anymore, because this fragrance is worn by a lot of people.
The dupe costs a fraction of the original, but also has its downside, namely the opening and the top note. Otherwise I find the Armaf scent successful, maybe the top note will be improved in future batches, but in my opinion the Creed scent in the top note could be improved a little bit.
The projection was quite good for both, although a little stronger for the more expensive original.
When I have used up both of my bottlings, I will definitely buy one of them, at the moment it looks more like the cheaper scent from the Far East. But who knows, maybe this will change.
Both are definitely very good fragrances and I hope I could help some who have thought about buying a clone.
Now that I couldn't resist the hype any more, I went to the souk and bought a small bottle of this good little water here. But since I am always looking for an everyday fragrance with a good price/performance ratio (maybe also because I live in Schwabenländle), I ordered the Armaf CDNIM at the same time, which was praised as the best dupe. Since it is unfortunately not up to me to determine every single note exactly, I will refer to my perception in this text, so do not expect the best resolution of the components. I think there were already enough direct reviews of the fragrance, so I'd rather refer here to the comparison to CDNIM.
So enough babbling, we come to comparison. I sprayed Aventus on my right arm to get a first impression of the so hyped scent. But the first smell I noticed didn't exactly match my expectations. I thought he would knock me out, but the first seconds didn't smell as brilliant as expected, but more like a burnt fruit. Many will hate me for it and maybe it is due to a not optimal batch, but I think the first minute it is too smoky for me.
But then I sprayed CDNIM on my left arm and on my first breath my stomach almost turned around. What the hell is that?! That smells more like chemistry than Monsanto did in the lab... This continued for the next 20 minutes, while I liked Aventus better and better.
Then the cheap clone started to change and I started to like it. After about 45 minutes the almost same smell of both my arms was emitted. If you smelled a lot on your arm, the cheap version of the fragrance still gave you a hint of chemistry, while the Creed fragrance just smelled delicious.
But after a good hour, as a layman, I no longer smell a difference. Sometimes the right arm seems better, sometimes the left. But that would be splitting hairs. I understand in a way now the hype around this fragrance, but still not to 100% the price. Of course it is a niche fragrance, but you don't pay for uniqueness anymore, because this fragrance is worn by a lot of people.
The dupe costs a fraction of the original, but also has its downside, namely the opening and the top note. Otherwise I find the Armaf scent successful, maybe the top note will be improved in future batches, but in my opinion the Creed scent in the top note could be improved a little bit.
The projection was quite good for both, although a little stronger for the more expensive original.
When I have used up both of my bottlings, I will definitely buy one of them, at the moment it looks more like the cheaper scent from the Far East. But who knows, maybe this will change.
Both are definitely very good fragrances and I hope I could help some who have thought about buying a clone.
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