“I don't own Creed SMW so I don't have a basis for comparison to SMW but I can tell you this on its own smells great. It is definitely something I'd say has a distinctive smell to it in a good way. It is a light but very clean scent. The clean is not like bar of soap clean it is more of a fresh out of the shower/floral/ sweeter clean without being a perfume. it is hard to describe but trust me you'll like it. Longevity wise I sprayed four sprays two on the neck two on the chest in the morning and went to work at 6pm I could still smell it on me even after a one hour workout. For the price, the great smell, and how much mileage you get out of a few sprays I definitely recommend this as a buy.”