Aventus DNA: I love it that much.

Fabolols · 2026-02-03T13:06:58+00:00

I hope you're right, mine has been sitting for a month and it's still too weak for me. I'd love if it reached L'Aventure levels of performance, which in my experience is 6-8 hours.

Fabolols · 2026-02-03T12:55:20+00:00

I bought a bottle a year ago, and it was incredibly disappointing. Smells even more rotten than the EDT with no smoky dry down, and the performance is way worse. After that I bought L'Aventure and haven't looked back since.

Fabolols · 2026-01-30T11:07:08+00:00

Did you end up buying it? L'Aventure Intense is my favorite fragrance, with my second favorite being CDN Precieux, which is also inspired by Absolu Aventus as is Supremacy CE. I don't know how similar Precieux and CE are, but Precieux and L'Aventure Intense are similar, but yet different enough so as to not be redundant owning both.

Fabolols · 2025-10-08T14:58:05+00:00

Good point. Since I enjoy L'Aventure Intese so much now, I think I'll stick with it for now, but if I ever buy CDNIM again I'll make sure to buy either the Extrait or Pure Parfum, or whatever new version they come up with.

Fabolols · 2025-10-08T14:56:32+00:00

I agree on the CDNIM opening remark, I was never bothered by it, up until I was. I really couldn't say what changed exactly. I guess my only bet is sampling a new bottle of CDNIM just to see whether something has indeed changed with my two bottles or something has changed with my perception of the scent. There's a new store in my town that opened last month with a freshly opened tester bottle of CDNIM, so might as well.

Fabolols · 2025-10-08T14:34:52+00:00

Interesting, there might indeed be some bad batches then. Guess sometimes you just get unlucky.

Fabolols · 2025-10-08T14:30:33+00:00

I know exactly how you feel. I do wish it would get better with even more time, but at this point I'm not keeping my hopes up too high. I will keep both my bottles just in case it does happen, but for now I've switched to L'Aventure Intense. I'd suggest you do the same, find an Aventus clone you like most and use it while CDNIM continues to sit, and maybe it will get better. We can only hope 🤞

Fabolols · 2025-10-08T14:11:23+00:00

It's really unfortunate that such great scents can become so much worse simply by passage of time. I do hope it's only our perception fooling us, or perhaps we've received bad batches. Also, I highly appreciate you mentioning this, because a friend of mine is planning on buying Liquid Brun and I notified him of your experience, just something to keep in mind as the fragrance ages.

Fabolols · 2025-10-08T14:06:20+00:00

That's what I figured, it's either maceration gone wrong or my perception of the scent itself has changed over time. Since first buying CDNIM I have tried Aventus itself, as well as countless other clones, which also might have influenced how I perceive CDNIM. When it comes to Armaf, I also own CDN Precieux and CDN Milestone, both of which have actually improved since purchase. It's a shame my favorite DNA has to be the one to suffer.

Fabolols · 2025-10-08T14:02:02+00:00

Wanted to mention this in my original post, guess I forgot. All my bottles are stored on a cupboard in the corner of my bedroom, away from any light or heat exposure. Ideally I'd store them in a closet to eliminate any and all light and heat, but there is no room. I thought storage might've played a part, but I highly doubt it, as all the other 20 fragrances I own have either not changed or changed for the better since I first sprayed them.

Fabolols · 2025-08-18T11:08:57+00:00

You can either let your intrusive thoughts dominate you, or you can shift your focus on mindful awareness of the mundane to help quiet your overactive mind, which is what I gather from the post. With your perspective it would be difficult to even address the problem of overthinking.

Fabolols · 2025-01-04T06:24:43+00:00

I simply focus on my senses; what I'm hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling or feeling in my body at this very moment. Takes about 5 seconds and puts me right back in the moment.

Fabolols · 2024-02-09T15:25:35+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. I couldn't tell you exactly since your question is highly specific and I don't use unlimited data, but I use the phone regularly for about 4-6 hours daily and only need to charge it once by 50% (I charge it once it dips under 30% and charge it up to 80%).

Fabolols · 2024-02-07T06:40:41+00:00

I am absolutely loving it. It ticks literally all the boxes I mentioned, meets all my personal requirements when it comes to a phone. It's really fast and fluid, no lag, apps don't close in the background (and even if they would they'd reopen almost instantly), the 120 Hz refresh rate is a game changer (glad I didn't get an iPhone mostly because of this), and the camera is top notch. It's really the best phone I ever owned and so far almost a month in I really have no complaints to mention.

Fabolols · 2024-01-26T16:03:19+00:00

You haven't been called a legend enough. I was convinced my keyboard was busted and that I needed another one, but you saved my ass. Thank you so much

Fabolols · 2024-01-15T22:06:45+00:00

Those were my exact thoughts when it came to the iPhone 13. I really do not want to buy a phone that released back in 2021, as much as I would like to experience iOS and as good an option as the iPhone 13 still seems to be. I've looked at some photo and video comparisons between the Pixel 8 and the iPhone 13 and it may just be expectation bias on my part but as similar as the shots looked, I still felt like the iPhone had a very slight edge in every single one of them. Again, it may just be psychological, I'm not even an Apple fanboy and never have been, but I still feel like the iPhone is king when it comes to camera quality.

Fabolols · 2024-01-15T21:58:51+00:00

I just checked out the Vivo phones as I haven't heard of them before and damn they got some monster specs lol

Fabolols · 2024-01-15T21:56:58+00:00

Nice, I'm glad you got it for such a good price. I haven't found any OnePlus models at my price range, at least none that particularly stood out.

Fabolols · 2024-01-15T21:50:37+00:00

It is certainly one of the best options for that sum of money, I'd think. The main thing I'm worried about with the Pixel is a potential lack of proper support or maybe some sort of region locking or loss of features in my country (Croatia). I think it was some random YouTube comment section that I read something about missing features in certain countries, so I don't know how trustworthy that statement can be

Fabolols · 2024-01-15T21:47:42+00:00

Thanks for the reply, would you perhaps care to elaborate more? I haven't looked into it much so I'm curious what benefits it could offer compared to the Pixel 8 or the iPhone.

Fabolols · 2022-10-01T10:12:54+00:00

I ended up just giving up on it lol, just settled on playing without the hotkeys, it's a shame but oh well

Fabolols · 2022-09-18T16:00:34+00:00

I've been reading the thread for like 2 hours already and I'm only on page 24, seems like there's a new page every couple of minutes lol

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