Poseidon's Elixir Remixed Mod 1 The Dua Brand

„…much more beautiful than winter depression, because you only benefit from that in winter“ (Christian Steiffen)

(Comment or blog - I chose the former to describe the path to Mod1. If this is too long (boring) for you, please jump to the last paragraph...)

My gaze drifts back to the year 2013, long before my time at Parfumo and yet the origin of my registration here in 2016. After many years of loyalty to the fragrance house Azzaro, I bought my first bottle of Aventus, 75ml…for way too much money, at the recommendation of a nice employee in a perfumery at the beginning of 2014. I was just so blown away that I absolutely had to have the scent. Before that, I had only experienced something similar in the mid-90s with Azzaro's Acteur. I was very sparing with it; two sprays had to be enough - and they were. From then on, I received compliments non-stop. During the day, I alternated it with Dolce di Giorno and my remaining Azzaro stocks, and when going out in the evening, it was always on me. I remember two episodes - they date back to 2015 when a shooting trip took me to Santorini. The hotel receptionist was so delighted with my wonderful scent that she sniffed me daily ;). On the way home, a little leaked from the remaining bottle because the closure of the first series was somewhat prone to that. The smell clung to my wash bag so much that I can still perceive its smooth smokiness today.

When the bottle was empty, I was so hooked - and convinced that there must be many other gems to discover in the fragrance cosmos. In May 2016, I registered here at Parfumo. And indeed, I discovered many new wonderful scents. With the usual consistency, the attachment to 1-3 fragrances was over from then on. At some point, the longing became so great that I acquired a new Aventus in SOUK at the end of 2016. What struck me immediately was the fact that it lacked the smokiness. At first, it smelled just like I remembered Aventus, but it never developed that wonderful symbiosis of smoke and pineapple that I knew - and suddenly missed terribly. Initially, I thought my nose was playing tricks on me - but there was the wash bag, which reminded me of my first bottle every time. And so it was only a matter of time before I stumbled upon the batch discussion. Now I was really hooked. I got samples of later Aventus batches (unfortunately, I didn't even know the batch of my first bottle) and various clones. However, I never got back to my original Aventus, which saddened me. Why can't such a renowned perfume house like Creed maintain the quality? I sold the fruity Aventus again, and an extended Aventus-free period began.

At some point, I became aware of DUA Fragrances and their Aventus field trials. I tried the 13ZZ (I still don't know the 11Z). The 13ZZ didn't appeal to me much. I discussed the topic with Maggy4U, who recommended that I test the 11Z and told me about DUA's “Poseidon’s Elixir Remixed MOD1.” The idea behind it is the attempt to combine the fruitiness of the early Aventus series around 2011 with the smokiness of the following series around 2013. What the heck, I thought, I'll test it and ordered the MOD1 from DUA Fragrances. Skeptically, I pressed the sprayer on the cheap-looking bottle. On the left arm was a fruity Aventus from some newer series - and on the right, the Mod1. At first impression, the fruity candidate smelled more harmonious, while the Mod1 seemed somewhat incomplete - as if the components didn't quite want to come together. I didn't remember my original Aventus like that. My skepticism seemed to be confirmed - “cheap bottle, cheap result.” But far from it! After about an hour, I could hardly believe my nose. While the fruity representative was already significantly closer to the skin and almost smoke-free, pineapple and smoke in Mod1 paired with a brutal harmony and created an extremely long-lasting scent (>12h) with room-filling sillage. From then on, it was off into the now two-week-long field trial, sports, work, etc… and there they were again, the compliments. Yes, I am happy and satisfied with the result of the MOD1 - the test of the 11Z is still on the agenda. It remains exciting :)

Edit: Now I have also tested the significantly fruitier 11Z. The same DUA DNA, which makes no prisoners, but I miss the smoke of the perfectly executed MOD 1 here.