“I've purchased at least 20 different colognes over the past year from price ranges of $10-$80 and so far I would rank this as the best when you factor in smell, longevity, and price. On my skin it opens with a smokey pineapple Citrus smell and dries down to a smokey woody smell with the citrus notes still coming through in the background. Very pleasant all around scent but definitely on the darker side and probably works best as a night fragrance..for me at least. You'll see a lot of reviews about the opening being harsh and I can definitely see why. The first 15-20 minutes are extremely strong with a bit of a cleaning product smell...I actually didn't like it when I first sprayed it....but after that initial few minutes it transforms into something awesome so make sure you give yourself time to let this stuff work. Don't apply it right before walking into a social setting. I find that the smokey citrus smell comes into it's own after that intiail 15-20 minutes and at around 30-45 minutes it's settling into that woody scent. The longevity for me is also above average. I can still get whiffs of the sweet smokey wood fragrance on my skin after 8-9 hours and even longer on clothing but its not projecting much at that point..it's more of an up close intimate smell by then. Overall it's an outstanding fragrance for the amount you get for the price and the performance it offers. Will definitely keep a bottle in my collection”
“Ordered some of this a little while back. When I received it, took it out of the box, which was very nice I must say, sprayed it on some cardboard. 30 minutes later, I took it to my wife and said "smell this." She immediately said, "oh, that's your Creed, right?" (NOTE: I only have a little 5ml decant of Aventus, as I can't justify spending $400 on a bottle of cologne given my current economic status). Admittedly, the opening is different, I can definitely smell the lemony scent that people talk about. But it is not off-putting to me. And after 30 minutes, it would be very hard to discern this from Creed Aventus. So to me, this is a total win! I'm so glad I bought all the hype and ordered a bottle, which is also very nice - atomizer works great. I sprayed some on before leaving work at 6am this morning. It's 3pm now, and I am still smelling it on me, so great longevity too. My take : if you are economically capable and don't want to wait 30 minutes for the drydown, then by all means, buy Creed Aventus. But if you are willing to wait 30 minutes for the smell to develop to something that is a 95% match to Creed and save $370, then definitely give this a try. I'm definitely glad I did!”
“This is the best cologne I ever bought, people complain about the harsh smell in the opening is not bad it last like 2 days in you clothes this is the 4 bottle I bought the dry down is amazing better than creed don’t smell like lemon pledge like people say my wife love this cologne I bought creed and this one last longer and smell better”
