“No clue if this smells like Aventus or not, this has a really good scent, initially it’s a very citrus-y smell which I dislike but it very quickly dries down to an earthy, clay, soil type smell. This has tremendous sillage and is a very powerful scent, I would not wear this in a crowded office or to an interview (frankly wouldn’t wear any scent to an interview), you will go nose deaf but anything more than two sprays of this stuff and you’re dipping into high schooler/club dude bro bathing in Drakker Noir territory. Performance is outstanding, easily lasts 10+ hours, I would be cautious about wearing this with coats or suits if you use other scents unless you can let them air out. I very frequently pick this scent off my clothes going into the washing machine out of the hamper a week after wearing. Fwiw mine has the black cap, if that’s the weaker one I’m glad, cannot a more powerful version of this being tolerable.”