Aventus Creed 2010

Oh yes, Creed Aventus. You are someone. Above all, you were always my enemy, I could never do anything with this fruity fresh shower gel cocktail, especially because every freshie tried to smell like you afterwards. Sometimes in the heart, sometimes in the base, sometimes as an overall concept. But you were always the catalyst for everything. You made it a trend. You shaped an entire generation of fragrances, you were one of "them". A star who became a role model for countless others.

And I still don't like you. When I tested you back then, you were already overwhelmingly strong. Intensely fresh, woody, fruity, still smoky somehow. You had something about you that all the imitations didn't have. That made you special, even though you were so stale. I didn't like you, but I realized that you were still something special, that you were worth it. At least for those who liked your style.

But now, with a very recent sample, you're just a shadow of what you used to be. You open with your pineapple, citrus, apples, musk, only 10% of what you did back then. You briefly remember the past, but with severe dementia.

You stick to the skin for 10 minutes, with exactly the opening, and then you're gone. As if you were an EdT from the discount store. After those 10 minutes, you have 1% of the performance you had even after 10 hours. I smell pretty much nothing on the back of my hand, poof and gone. Remnants of the top note stick to me, remnants of wood, pineapple, pepper, lemon. And with every second, 1% more disappears. After half an hour, it's almost gone. Now and then you can still perceive Aventus, a brief ray of hope, but it is gone again just as quickly.

The king has fallen, new kings reign. Rest in peace!