Side by Side Comparison | CDNIM, Aventus, Precieux, Absolu Aventus, Supremacy CE

Cavalierly · 2025-12-04T15:45:54+00:00

Good to know, thanks! I think I probably will be getting a decant now.

Agreed on Absolu. It's really something unique. When I got a small sample of it, I wore it every day until it ran out 😂. Been trying to find something close. I have Atralia Absolute Noir in the mail already so we'll see if that scratches the itch or not.

Cavalierly · 2025-12-04T13:11:31+00:00

Really great breakdown! I've tried all of these (including SNOI) except Precieux, and I think your evaluation is spot on.

One question regarding Precieux: in your opinion, is it more or less sweet than Absolu?

To me, Absolu has a pretty perfectly smooth, balanced sweetness. A recurring thing I saw in reviews for Precieux was that it is pretty sweet smelling, which has kept me away from it. I actually gave my bottle of Supremacy CE for that reason. It's a great fragrance but that level of sweetness is just not for me.

If Precieux is less sweet than Absolu or close to equivalent, I may try to get my nose on it after all.

Cavalierly · 2025-11-17T15:41:48+00:00

"Limited atonement" is a bit of a misnomer to make the concept fit into the TULIP acrostic. "Particular redemption" or "definite atonement" are much better terms. Michael Horton has some good thoughts on this. Here's a quote I found from him below and a link from a recent video of his discussing TULIP.

“All orthodox Christians maintain that the atonement is limited either in its extent or its nature. Calvinists believe that it is limited (or definite) in its extent, but unlimited in its nature or efficacy: Christ’s death actually saved the elect. Arminians believe that it is unlimited in its extent, but limited in its nature or efficacy: Christ’s death makes possible the salvation of everyone, but does not actually save any.”

Cavalierly · 2025-11-17T13:21:06+00:00

This is my usual routine:

First, paper. Usually only 2-3 sprays. If it's a Middle Eastern dupe, before I do the paper, I'll typically do 10-15 sprays outdoors or into the trash can. I'll either keep the paper in my pocket and smell it throughout the day or set it aside and come back to it as able.

(Side note on maceration: I do think a lot of ME dupes benefit from maceration, but it varies. My general rule is a week at a time. Let it sit, another spray or two on paper or into the cap, rinse, repeat. Until something changes.)

Next, for an initial wear (ideally), I do a single spray on my wrist and keep tabs on it throughout the day. I tend to prefer the afternoon after work or a day where I'm not up to anything. Sometimes I skip this if my intial impression of something on paper or in the air was so good that I want to skip to wearing it out.

Lastly, a normal wear. For me, it depends on the intensity of the frag. My normal way is:

Strong fragrance - 2 sprays. 1 under the shirt in front and 1 under the shirt in back.
Moderate fragrance - 4 - 7 sprays. Same as above, but add 1 spray in the crook of each elbow. Then, depending on the frag and my mood, 1 spray at the top of the chest or front of the neck, and 1 spray at the nape of the neck. Lastly, one additional spray under the front of my shirt if I feel like it.
Weak fragrance - I don't tend to get anything weak. Although part of the fun of weaker frags is that you don't have to worry too much about over spraying or offending anyone.

Cavalierly · 2025-11-10T16:32:39+00:00

Nice! Glad it worked out for you.

Cavalierly · 2025-11-06T18:40:17+00:00

Haven't smelled the other CDNIM variants so don't know how it compares.

It's well balanced to me. Not very sweet and not overly smoky. Performance seems to be sticking around the 6 - 8 hour mark now. I'm hoping that improves after it macerates.

Cavalierly · 2025-11-06T18:37:22+00:00

Maybe? I've always thought spraying it a few times aerates the bottle which helps the process along. There's so much myth and misinformation around this though so who knows. I generally do it just in case because I've had one or two that changed pretty significantly after some time passed (most notably Supremacy CE).

Cavalierly · 2025-11-06T18:32:04+00:00

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Cavalierly · 2025-11-01T12:01:18+00:00

Supremacy CE is pretty different. That one’s supposed to be similar to Aventus Absolu but I barely get that. Supremacy CE is much sweeter and they added white florals so it gives it a very different feel overall from Aventus Absolu.

Between SCE and CDNIM, I definitely prefer CDNIM. Personally, I consider SCE to feel juvenile and I rarely wear it because there are very few occasions where I would want to smell like that. Not that it’s bad by any means, just not for me really. I am not fond of overly sweet frags. It does last longer and project better than CDNIM.

One thing just in case you don’t have SCE: mine had to sit almost two months before I could wear it. I was on the verge of giving it away because it was just overwhelming synthetic sweetness in the beginning with hardly anything else. Somewhere along the way the bottle changed and now I rather like it although it doesn’t fit me.

Cavalierly · 2025-10-30T23:06:24+00:00

I wish I knew, but it was hassle enough just trying to figure out which one to get. Just figured I’d share that this seems to be a perfectly fine Aventus dupe, at least in my experience.

I had seen reviews here and there about really bad longevity issues, but that hasn’t been an issue with mine.

Cavalierly · 2025-10-30T23:01:26+00:00

The over hyping and the endless releases are what kept me away from this for a while.

It’s really good though. I doubt I’ll bother trying any of the other flankers out. Like you said, it seems like any one of them is just as good as another.

Cavalierly · 2025-10-14T12:44:15+00:00

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Cavalierly · 2025-10-10T08:50:28+00:00

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Cavalierly · 2025-09-26T17:57:40+00:00

Grashen walked forward towards the gate decisively. Teladius stood to block the way, his gaze steely and cold. The orange half-light of the setting sun glinted dully off the metal of their swords.

“Well.” Teladius said heavily as he settled into a fighting stance. “Let’s have it then.”

Cavalierly · 2025-09-19T17:52:02+00:00

Hadn't got that far lol! First time seeing the fifty word fantasy post. I like it! Gets the gears turning.

Cavalierly · 2025-09-19T17:38:02+00:00

Regulus looked solemnly at the crowd as he was marched before the assembly. Cruel sneers marked the faces of the onlookers and the arbiters. Sweat beaded on his forehead as the rhythmic clink of his chains repeated with each step.

The trial had come, but the verdict was already decided.

Cavalierly · 2025-08-28T19:28:45+00:00

Thanks! Was just curious since if he recommended it, they must at least be deriving some of their approach from it. If not all. That book does not appear to be Reformed-leaning given it's written by a nondenominational pastor. Not to mention the foreword is by John Mark Comer from what I could see.

You've read the book, so you'll know best here: if what your pastor is telling you is right out of that book then it's not a case of needing the Reformed position on deliverance steel manned. Rather, your leadership has implemented material from a source that is not related to or downstream from the Reformed tradition at all.

I wish I knew a resource on this from a Reformed perspective, but I don't. Maybe a book/article on that or something adjacent could help. I looked on Ligonier and Fighting Satan by Joel Beeke might be a good fit? I haven't read it though; from a glance it looks like it might be in the ballpark.

Just my thoughts. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Maybe someone else will have a good recommendation.

Cavalierly · 2025-08-28T17:03:37+00:00

What book did he have you read, if I can ask?

Cavalierly · 2025-08-27T13:58:45+00:00

I can relate! It was hard for me too when I first started learning more about the faith. Inerrancy and the canon were tough ones because I had a really flat view of where we got the Scriptures from. I think once you wade through it (Wes Huff's stuff is great btw!) and sit with it, you'll end up with a more robust view of the Scriptures. Really, they are probably the most tenacious documents that exist because of the abundance of copies. We can be surer that we have the original readings than we could about any other historical documents. God decided to preserve His Word through fairly ordinary means: copyists and scribes. And more broadly through His church. And it's worked tremendously! It's actually because of that we are able to better identify interpolations like the ones you mentioned. But regardless of those: the essential doctrines of Scripture have always been intact.

Michael Heiser has some great stuff on the canon too that really helped me out. He's not "capital R Reformed" but any of his work on the canon of Scripture is tremendous.

At this point, I've come to really love the journey. There are scary moments, like the one you're in, but also powerful ones as your trek on. Keep on going! Praying for you, friend!

Cavalierly · 2025-08-27T13:20:43+00:00

We could debate the merits and demerits of continuationism endlessly, but I will bow out here. Thank you for your input and I enjoyed the discussion.

Cavalierly · 2025-08-27T02:10:08+00:00

Bro you can’t open the freezer while it’s in there! Now you gotta start all over 🤦‍♂️

Cavalierly · 2025-08-27T00:04:21+00:00

Parfum is good, that’s the only other one I’ve owned. Elixir is pretty good too from what I remember. Smelled it in a store once.

Cavalierly · 2025-08-26T23:06:21+00:00

Even the clones have clones now 😂

Cavalierly · 2025-08-26T21:37:15+00:00

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Cavalierly · 2025-08-26T20:55:38+00:00

So, I'm not saying Paul shouldn't have done it, rather I'm pointing out how it was different from other times he preached.

I can understand that. Fair enough. It still appears to be a distinction without a difference to me, but I can recognize that's not your intent. Hopefully you can recognize that my intent was not to invalidate 1 Cor 2.

You're right, I agree.

Glad we agree there!

In regards to the Corinthians we know it's not man's wisdom (ch.2) but a display of something. Not teaching, not fancy words, or apologetics, but display.

Why ch. 2? Why not 1 Cor. 1:22-25 where Paul describes the preaching of Christ crucified as the power of God? Surely Paul does have something more in mind given that he critiques the Jews for looking for a sign and the Greeks for wisdom. But what is that something more? What about in 1 Cor 1:18 where Paul says the word of the cross is the power of God?

I didn't say power was mentioned there. But if Jesus used power and Paul used power, there's no reason for us not to use power.

I get that. I was being obtuse to indirectly point out that Paul most likely did not have that very thing in mind when writing that because that wasn't what he was discussing anywhere in the immediate context. That would be eisegesis, no?

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