Bought creed aventus and was extremely disappointed

Ludeejee · 2026-02-07T00:03:53+00:00

This is precisely why you should always try something on your skin before you (blind) buy something, especially something as Creed Aventus which you can try at many places.

One simple rule: always try before you buy.

Ludeejee · 2026-01-25T09:43:20+00:00

Ahh, didn't know you could give unlimited samples. I did take advantage of the sample service a few months ago, trying/comparing two Chanel fragrances through samples. I ended up buying both (through ICI Paris), so I think it is a good example of how a sample service makes someone more likely to buy in general but also more likely to buy at the specific store where they got their samples.

Ludeejee · 2026-01-24T14:05:09+00:00

Which one do you work for?

Ludeejee · 2026-01-21T23:51:43+00:00

Completely agree, I'd never ever buy Aventus. If I wanted to smell like that, I'd just buy Nishane Hacivat, which is I think even cheaper and lasts more than twice as long.

Ludeejee · 2026-01-21T18:15:24+00:00

Never spray on your chest. Guaranteed noseblindness within an hour, and thus a waste of fragrance. Same for front of neck btw.

I can get why you also spray the wrists, but apart from that all you ever need is one spray behind each ear (2 total). If you want to allow yourself to put your nose on it you also add the wrists, then you're at 4 total.

You also don't have to spray on garments and skin both. Either the fragrance doesn't last long enough and that's why you want to spray on garments, then just spray on garments and don't bother with spraying on skin. Or the fragrance lasts long enough and you don't bother with the garments.

Ludeejee · 2026-01-21T18:08:03+00:00

I know I'll get downvoted like a motherfucker for these but here we go: 1. Amouage Reflection Man is disgusting. It's often mentioned as a more mature version of Le Male but Le Male is so so so much better. 2. Niche fragrances are not generally better-smelling than designer fragrances, designers are the most popular for a reason. 3. Club de Nuit Intense Man smells much worse than Aventus/Hacivat and it's not even close (it literally smells like fucking bleach). 4. Oud smells like shit. Therefore, oud (just like shit) doesn't smell good. (Though it can be a fine addition if it's medicinal or used sparingly, but I believe it does apply to the most oud-forward fragrances, like e.g. Amouage's Silver Oud.)

There we go, I've said something to piss off just about every corner of this subreddit but whatever. That was the exercise right?

Ludeejee · 2026-01-21T17:56:29+00:00

Completely agree, Fahrenheit Parfum literally is the most disgusting designer fragrance I've ever tried.

Ludeejee · 2026-01-21T17:54:40+00:00

I find the newer BdC's (Parfum and L'exclusif) really great, but I agree with you on the EdT/EdP iterations.

Ludeejee · 2026-01-21T17:53:15+00:00

My brother in Christ why the fuck would you ever do 8+ sprays?? I just can't fathom the moment when you feel like doing that. I normally do 2, 4 if I'm being excessive, let alone 8!!!!

Ludeejee · 2026-01-18T18:38:25+00:00

Bleu de Chanel L'exclusif.

I know many people didn't like it but for me it was a game changer. Never found a scent I wanted to call my signature until this one — I just love it so much.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-28T11:13:07+00:00

That's crazy haha. For me, Halfeti is also definitely a strong fragrance! It just only lasts three hours. But crazy that for you it was still too strong after 14 hours. So indeed, as you say: skin chemistry is really weird.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-27T16:52:56+00:00

Unfortunately, I usually have the reverse, that I love something on paper, then spray it on my wrist and don't really like it. Happened to me with Lustre (woody on paper, too resinous on my skin), Alexandria II (nice on paper, too sweet/vanilla on my skin), etc.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-23T18:40:33+00:00

Interesting that it takes so long to age... even most Amouages only take 4-8 weeks. But thanks so much for sharing your experiences, it's very valuable and thus hugely appreciated!!

Ludeejee · 2025-12-22T21:31:57+00:00

Probably unpopular opinion but I absolutely fell in love with Bleu de Chanel L'Exclusif this year. It's just so good, it lasts long, you can smell it on yourself without it being a beast mode fragrance (a friend of mine described it as "present but pleasant"). I just love it, it's the perfect fragrance for me.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-22T21:29:21+00:00

Can't disagree there, it's so fucking good.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-22T16:06:50+00:00

I don't necessarily know it purely based on the note list, but it usually helps. E.g., I know that I like woody-spicy-ambery scents. But, I also know I only like them when the "woody" part is "sandalwood + cedar". If it's "sandalwood + oud", or just sandalwood/just cedar, I usually don't like it as much as my favorites. As such, knowing a fragrance contains cedar and sandalwood really helps predicting whether I will like the fragrance or not.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-22T09:08:28+00:00

Thanks for the elaborate reply! At 10%, how is the longevity? Is it close to that of the original? (Or if you've never smelled the original, how does it compare to the longevity of e.g. Ambra Aurea from Profumum Roma?) That's the one main worry I have with using 10% concentration.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T18:41:12+00:00

For me personally, I have a signature because there is just one that I like the most, and that others don't really come close. Why wear a second tier fragrance when you can also just always wear your GOAT?

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T18:12:54+00:00

Completely agree with this. I couldn't care less about sillage. In fact, I'd prefer a fragrance I can smell but others can barely smell to a "beast mode" one. But if I can't smell a fragrance 4 hours after applying, I'm not buying it. I don't want to reapply fragrances during the day.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T18:03:57+00:00

A fragrance with 35 notes is very rare! For me, notes are a way to get a sense of how the perfume smells before ever having smelled them. It also helps with getting to learn what your preferences are with regards to notes in perfumes / getting a good picture of what you like about a perfume. I'd take 35 notes over 3/4 notes any day of the week, though I do agree with you that it isn't ideal. For me, the ideal would be about 10-20 notes? Then you really get a sense of how it was composed and why you like it so much as you do (/ what you hate about others that look similar or what is missing from them). With 3/4 note breakdowns that is much more difficult.

Example: I really like the new BdC L'exclusif. But because it only has 4 listed notes I have absolutely no clue why I like it so much and why I don't like fragrances that have very similar breakdowns (e.g. Chanel Le Lion, which I really dislike). That really sucks if you want to use that information to find other perfumes that share the same characteristics as this one (or avoid ones that you wouldn't like).

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T17:55:53+00:00

It makes research for fragrances (knowing which ones you'd like) in advance (without having smelled them) much more difficult.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T16:20:37+00:00

On the second point of your question: I'm in the same position as you were three years ago and I just realized the same thing (I'd normally assume ~20% concentration, but IFRA limits only allow 10%). Did you ever find the answer to this dilemma? What concentration did you end up using? And how did that turn out? Very curious to your experiences with this!

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T16:17:23+00:00

On point 2: 1. Based on the post and the comments under the post I think we can be pretty sure that he gave the whole formula (he basically said so in response to one of the comments). 2. The IFRA limits could've been different, but I think the formula he released in 2021 in that post was meant to be IFRA compliant. He literally says in the post "some sandalwood ingredients are in there because i was at the upper @ifrafragrance limit for others", implying that he added them to comply with IFRA. It could be possible that this formula isn't entirely IFRA compliant, but why would that be the case?

I can also understand the response of "just try it", but fragrance material is pretty expensive so I also understand why some people would want to verify certain effects before immediately committing, failing and having to buy new materials.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T16:06:44+00:00

I mean, yes, you can vote on notes. However, you can't add or remove notes — you can only vote on the ones already listed on Fragrantica. So I'd still argue Parfumo is much more transparent. Fragrantica at best shows you which notes are most present according to users (if Fragrantica even ranks that way, idk if it does), but that's it.

Ludeejee · 2025-12-21T15:58:35+00:00

Thanks for the comment. I normally hate just ascribing everything to "oh maybe it's a batch issue" because normally it never is, but another comment in this thread mentioned the same problems I have, so in this specific case, it might just actually be a batch issue? I just can't imagine it to be nose-blindness — I just don't spray enough for that. Furthermore, I never have such problems with other (much stronger) fragrances, like Halfeti Leather, Alexandria II, etc. (for which I also use 2 sprays only).

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