Emperor Extrait Parfums Vintage 2018 Extrait
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A comparison in search of the Grail
How many are probably looking for the "holy grail" of Aventus batches? How many euros have rolled across the souk counter - hoping for a little more smokiness or durability? Sample after sample, batch after batch. This discussion alone drives the Aventus cult. The search for perfection - everything used to be better, right? The dupe industry is delighted - following in the footsteps of the past, one or two fragrance twins are finding their way into the hearts of long-established Aventurians to elicit the unattainable nostalgia from their longing hearts.
And for me? To be honest: I hardly know Aventus. A friend has one of the more sought-after 2019 batches. I have a 2022 batch myself. I'm not an expert. My journey only began with the Explorer, which is not a dupe at all, but at most an inspiration.
But that's not the point here. Well - maybe a little bit. After all, I want to offer you what you really want - if we're honest - when you scroll through the reviews and statements in search of answers: How is it now, the Emperor Extrait Extrait compared to its role model Aventus ? Let's talk straight to the point.
In front of me on the desk, which is soaked with one or two samples of my now out-of-control hobby, are three pieces of paper and three cosmetic tissues. Written on each of them: Aventus, Club de Nuit Intense Man Limited Edition or Emperor Extrait Extrait. My small, personal mini-study from N=3. There were no more study participants to choose from. Statisticians among you will tell me that this study has little statistical power. But so be it. The room smells of Aventus. This significance could already be established a priori.
I spray it on and evaluate it as best I can. Of course, I am anything but objective. My nose is not all that fine. I'm just someone who's lost himself in the perfume world. I should have been told beforehand that there was pineapple in it.
Enough of the foreplay.
Aventus has a nice, fresh opening. My batch is consistent. Okay-fresh, okay-smoky, okay-green, okay-everything. I miss Creed's musky base. I was never really blown away by the fragrance. I understand that it's solid. But what I have learned is: In the air, in the sillage, the fragrance is far better than with the back of your hand on your nostril.
Club de Nuit Intense Man Limited Edition really packs a punch, but also has a correspondingly light synthetic quality that remains within limits. There is a brief hint of the classic toilet stone at first, but this soon fades. Much more smoke is perceptible here. But there is always an accompanying "bitterness" - I don't know where it comes from. But it's almost too much for me. I would have liked so much sweetness and fruit. Sometimes it comes in the "next day drydown". And only when the fragrance is in the room.
Emperor Extrait Extrait: Is egregiously close to Aventus. I would hardly be able to tell them apart if I hadn't marked my test strips accordingly. The Emperor has a tick more sweetness, a tick more fruitiness, after you get past the initial alcohol (takes under a minute to fade). Smokiness is there, but more in the background. The bitter notes are much less present. The progression is similar to Aventus. Later on, it is sweeter and fruitier than the other two. It's beautiful, and that's where I perceive the "something special" that I miss in my 22 Aventus and CDNILE.
That's a direct comparison, dear friends.
About the fragrance itself: The packaging is beautiful and of high quality. The bottle is solid, fits nicely in the hand and is attractive. The spray head looks high quality and is similar to the spray volumes of current Creed bottles. The lid (black for the extrait) should be plastic, no magnet or similar, but simple and fulfills its purpose.
What I would like to mention, however, is that the fragrance was unopened or unsprayed when I received it. And when I smelled the spray head for the first time, the drydown or what I smelled there was DROPPING! Aventus plus sweetness and fruitiness. And that somehow stuck in my nose. Even when the fragrance stood in front of me, unsprayed, for a few hours in the box, I imagined that I could still detect the scent slightly. Whether this says something about sillage, projection or durability, I can't say at all. Nor can I say whether this fragrance on the spray head is the real, final "drydown the next day". If this is the case, I'm thinking about whether I might be tempted to buy a Signature after all. I'd have to wear it longer for that - and perhaps an update on this will follow.
Well. The search for the holy grail. Who knows. Maybe someone will find it here. Or at the next attempt, the umpteenth rehearsal. Or maybe not at all, because we dwell on so many details in order to fulfill our (usually too high) expectations. After the beast, after the board, after what we think it used to be like, how it should be, how it ought to be - how it might never be.
And for me? To be honest: I hardly know Aventus. A friend has one of the more sought-after 2019 batches. I have a 2022 batch myself. I'm not an expert. My journey only began with the Explorer, which is not a dupe at all, but at most an inspiration.
But that's not the point here. Well - maybe a little bit. After all, I want to offer you what you really want - if we're honest - when you scroll through the reviews and statements in search of answers: How is it now, the Emperor Extrait Extrait compared to its role model Aventus ? Let's talk straight to the point.
In front of me on the desk, which is soaked with one or two samples of my now out-of-control hobby, are three pieces of paper and three cosmetic tissues. Written on each of them: Aventus, Club de Nuit Intense Man Limited Edition or Emperor Extrait Extrait. My small, personal mini-study from N=3. There were no more study participants to choose from. Statisticians among you will tell me that this study has little statistical power. But so be it. The room smells of Aventus. This significance could already be established a priori.
I spray it on and evaluate it as best I can. Of course, I am anything but objective. My nose is not all that fine. I'm just someone who's lost himself in the perfume world. I should have been told beforehand that there was pineapple in it.
Enough of the foreplay.
Aventus has a nice, fresh opening. My batch is consistent. Okay-fresh, okay-smoky, okay-green, okay-everything. I miss Creed's musky base. I was never really blown away by the fragrance. I understand that it's solid. But what I have learned is: In the air, in the sillage, the fragrance is far better than with the back of your hand on your nostril.
Club de Nuit Intense Man Limited Edition really packs a punch, but also has a correspondingly light synthetic quality that remains within limits. There is a brief hint of the classic toilet stone at first, but this soon fades. Much more smoke is perceptible here. But there is always an accompanying "bitterness" - I don't know where it comes from. But it's almost too much for me. I would have liked so much sweetness and fruit. Sometimes it comes in the "next day drydown". And only when the fragrance is in the room.
Emperor Extrait Extrait: Is egregiously close to Aventus. I would hardly be able to tell them apart if I hadn't marked my test strips accordingly. The Emperor has a tick more sweetness, a tick more fruitiness, after you get past the initial alcohol (takes under a minute to fade). Smokiness is there, but more in the background. The bitter notes are much less present. The progression is similar to Aventus. Later on, it is sweeter and fruitier than the other two. It's beautiful, and that's where I perceive the "something special" that I miss in my 22 Aventus and CDNILE.
That's a direct comparison, dear friends.
About the fragrance itself: The packaging is beautiful and of high quality. The bottle is solid, fits nicely in the hand and is attractive. The spray head looks high quality and is similar to the spray volumes of current Creed bottles. The lid (black for the extrait) should be plastic, no magnet or similar, but simple and fulfills its purpose.
What I would like to mention, however, is that the fragrance was unopened or unsprayed when I received it. And when I smelled the spray head for the first time, the drydown or what I smelled there was DROPPING! Aventus plus sweetness and fruitiness. And that somehow stuck in my nose. Even when the fragrance stood in front of me, unsprayed, for a few hours in the box, I imagined that I could still detect the scent slightly. Whether this says something about sillage, projection or durability, I can't say at all. Nor can I say whether this fragrance on the spray head is the real, final "drydown the next day". If this is the case, I'm thinking about whether I might be tempted to buy a Signature after all. I'd have to wear it longer for that - and perhaps an update on this will follow.
Well. The search for the holy grail. Who knows. Maybe someone will find it here. Or at the next attempt, the umpteenth rehearsal. Or maybe not at all, because we dwell on so many details in order to fulfill our (usually too high) expectations. After the beast, after the board, after what we think it used to be like, how it should be, how it ought to be - how it might never be.
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Highcell 2 years ago
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