3 Reasons to Buy & Not to Buy Creed Aventus - Review & Considerations for 2022

When someone thinks of niche fragrances houses, typically there is a subconscious understanding that they are lesser-known than popular designer scents. However, there are some exceptions, perhaps the leading one being Creed Aventus, a 2010 creation from the brand that has transcended its niche classification and has become one of the most hyped fragrances in the world regardless of genre. But how much of that is warranted? In this video, we’ll discuss Aventus'scent profile, and 3 reasons to buy and not to buy in 2022.

[BaldassarreFragrance]

I know many will say this is old news, but it was inevitable to cover Aventus on this channel at some point. What are your thoughts on Aventus? A timeless classic worthy of the praise, a hyped scent that falls short of its reputation, or something in the middle of the extremes?

[SolidSleuth]

Bought this over a year ago. Absolutely incredible scent and performance is good. Compliment heavy hitter, but the price kills it's purchase consideration.

[SOOL]

I bought this fragrance right at the introduction in 2010. I was looking for a special fragrance, researched online and found this recommendation of a "brand new" niche scent. I went to the only store in town which sold it, one of the biggest shopping houses in europe. No one knew Aventus back then and barely did people knew about Creed.

I smelled the frangrance and fell in love. To this very day, I have never ever smelled a better thing like this first bottles of Aventus. It is really by far the most heavenly smell on earth.

I got compliments for left and right. In public office buildings in elevators, where never strangers start to talk, someone said "who is smelling so good" and a chatter about it started. On the street people stopped me: "Is this you, wow you smell so good!". Women, men, adults, older people. It was crazy. It was unbelievable.

I received so many compliments, one day in an office I worked the boss came over and asked us: "Who is smelling so good, the whole office smells so good!" I knew it was me, had only sprayed two times. I told him and in the middle of work he went to the store and came back with Creed Aventus.

Then the reformulations started: first, the Birch note was nearly completely vanished. By this time, many people started to buy this fragrance which was a real weapon. There is a reason people called it panty dropper. It really was. Why should there be so many people calling it like this if there never was something to it? It was. It just changed by the time the real masses adopted the fragrance.

It felt like Creed thought that this fragrance was too good to be on the market. At first I thought they will bring the real formula back for a higher price. Which would be ok, I would pay easily 1000$ on a bottle if it were the real formula. I thought they will do this, to outprice the masses and make it a niche again. But instead they just reformulated it so bad, that not only the smokiness was gone but later the lasting of the fragrance was dropped to half an hour. While it was days at the beginning.

If they ever will bring back the original frangrance, people who now don't understand the batch discussions, will understand.

[AMGTT]

Creed is Lamborghini/Rolex doesn’t matter if u see a lot of people with a Rolex. It’s still a Rolex.

[robertlavryklilleby]

Another great video! For me, it’s the only fragrance I’ve ever been complimented on, multiple times, by ladies and gents 😉 My favorite thing about it is how my shirts smell after wearing it and washing. Always a pleasure to do the laundry 😅

[JT-rxeo]

I would not reject Creed Aventus for being "seen in the wild more than any other niche fragrance", i.e. too popular and commonplace, any more than I would reject my Eames Chair or Le Corbusier chaise lounge for being too ubiquitous and "played out". Im not going to ditch a print of the Mona Lisa cuzz it's been "played out" over multiple centuries. Classic is classic. And a masterpiece is a masterpiece. It's the difference between art and fashion.

[aromafromheaven]

In my opinion nothing dries down to mix with the skin so beautifully like aventus I mean nothing!..great video

[merlemccabe]

I actually appreciated the breakdown of the pros and cons of Aventus. I agree with many of your points. I also agree with another commenter that Creed is just getting ready overpriced these days. But, i do have my favorites from the line, Aventus being one of them as well as Viking and Royal Oud. Enjoying the channel. Keep up the good work.

[DavidSmith-xcxz]

I like the Aventus scent profile, but have been content with a ~$40 dumb-reach bottle of Mont Blanc Explorer and picking up the occasional decant of Aventus like I typically do with other Creeds. I like fragrances but am not interested in spending $300-$500 on one bottle when I can spend that over time on like 20 10ml decants. I like the variety.

[domualex]

to the day there are NO alternatives to Aventus, no matter what batch you have, there is a very natural thing about Aventus that no one could reproduce..it brings all my senses to life..is amazing

[EnjoyitMusicMatt]

been wearing this for 10 years and it's still my favorite scent overall! it's changed over the years and is way less powerful than it was in 2012 BUT it's still fantastic! i think it's funny that everyone says so many people wear it, but the truth is it's not as popular as the internet would have u believe! i agree that it smells better in the air!!!

[Alex-ggws]

I have to say I love the atmosphere of these videos. They’re very fun and interesting to watch! On a side note I love your jacket! Where did you get it?

[chrishenry]

I bought this fragrance a year ago and it’s my absolute favorite cologne. It last 8 hours with 2 sprays so I don’t understand why ppl say it only last a half hour. Will forever be a staple in my collection.

[FractalSoul]

Great review and stellar fragrance. It absolutely needs to be smelled off the SKIN, and in the air. Intoxicating. Doing quick reactions off of paper just doesn’t capture the fragrance at all.

[JackEstacio]

Easily the best fragrance review channel to date. Informative, visually pleasing, well done. Notification bell worthy. A first for me. 👏

Kept bumping this off because of the price, but Aventus is now back on my radar after this video.

[ranktank]

I purchased my first bottle of Aventus on 3/12/22 and to give it a fair shake It's been my daily wear for the vast majority of the last month and a half (4/28/22 as of today) and I'm sadly not impressed. I only get about 2-3 hours of performance on my skin and 4-6 (very faint) on my clothes. To make sure I wasn't just going nose blind to it I had my wife and coworkers act as secondary sniffers (scientific term don't @ me lol) and they came to the same conclusion. I can say I love scent; however, I can't justify buying another bottle or recommend anyone purchase a bottle.

[interstellarlapisthecccp]

I would both agree and disagree that this is the Rolex Submariner of the fragrance world. In terms of it's pricing it's pretty much spot on with the Sub; over what any non-enthusiast would consider a reasonable price but more so on the entry level for people that are really into fragrances or watches respectively. It's very iconic and anyone that knows a thing or two about the watch/fragrance world will probably recognize these two instantly. They are also both part of the casual/sports craze going on in the luxury world as of late. The same way a Submariner is a more casual piece made of non-precious metals, Creed Aventus is a sweet, leathery, citrusy and musky scent that isn't in your face like you might expect from a luxury perfume, but is a classic masterpiece regardless. Both feel at home wearing a suit, leather jacket or even a white shirt with jeans, but you get the point. Where I think this differs is that this is more of a niche fragrance wheras Rolex is pretty much known by everybody. This is usually where I run into trouble with these types of comparisons as well though, because Rolex is kind of in a unique situation. It is perceived by many to be the best watchmaker despite being outclassed by many others. In the car world we would say that Rolex is Ferrari in terms of public perception but in reality a much better comparison would be between Ferrari and Patek. Rolex is more like BMW or Porsche, though no one things BMW's are the 'best' cars ever made the same way many do with Rolex. Anyways, that's my two cents on it. Being a 'niche' fragrance house that pretty much everyone who knows anything about perfumes knows about, I'd compare Creed as a company more so to Richard Mille than Rolex. The prices don't line up though seeing as RM are literally skyrocketing in value.

[mojobuddy]

Accidentally stumbled upon this fragrance channel. I know you for the down to earth watch channel that really reached me as I'm a middle class dude. You do it beautifully navigating from cheap Seikos to crazy Pateks. I am pleasantly surprised by this channel as I'm debating on buying a bottle of Aventus. Tried it today at my local Neiman Marcus (store that I don't belong) 8 hours later this thing is still in my wrist. Wife loves it. Good thing is that I know Gray market because of watches and one of them carries this for a steal.
Keep it up Teddy. You're really good at what you do, presenting good stuff for normal people. Not everyone can drop 500 bucks in a fragrance, or 250k in a Patek. And that's what I love about your content.

[ronp]

I am a watch guy and loved the comparison of aventus to Rokex have other creeds but never bought aventus like you said a bit main stream in niche market. I will buy there less known scents

[victordrew]

Thanks for considering batch variations. Many people love the smell, but they are talking about 2017 or something, which might not apply to current batches. That said, in the future, please include EDT/EDP/Parfum, etc. in your fragrance videos. Future fragrance video options, Tom Ford comparisons or blind tests? Niche fragrance blind tests? Btw, love your watch videos. Picked up Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 (blue/bracelet) and Quartz version (black/black leather) and Seiko Presage sharp edge (blue) within the past 3 weeks. Next up, Grand Seiko SBGX261, hopefully. Keep up the great work.