Aventus — Creed

It starts as pineapple, apple, bergamot and blackcurrant and turns smoky and mossy as birch, patchouli and musk come through, a clean, fresh thread running from start to finish.

Drawn from 10 independent reports, all from a single venue. This is one venue's view; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.

About our sources.

Creed publishes the following note tiers for Aventus.

• Top notes: Calabrian bergamot, Sicilian lemon, Blackcurrant leaf accord
• Heart notes: Pineapple accord, Pink pepper, Jasmine accord
• Base notes: Birch, Patchouli, Musk accord

Notes describe the scent; the ingredient list is on the packaging.

Browse other fragrances by these notes: Bergamot, Jasmine, Lemon, Musk, Patchouli, Pink pepper.

Reported long wear; reported to project strongly. These are wearer reports from one venue.

Parfumo members rate longevity 7.3 and sillage 7.3 of 10, from about 7,900 ratings each; Fragrantica's longevity and sillage votes could not be read.

Your experience may vary with the amount applied, the weather and your skin. How we assess wearer reports.

Reports disagree about the extent or effects of changes to Aventus.

Repeat owners commonly describe older Aventus as smokier and newer bottles as fruitier and cleaner. Reports about strength differ, with some owners finding current batches stronger than intervening ones. Creed describes hand-mixed, unfiltered batches and possible temporary sourcing changes; that context does not establish a single reformulation date or a general decline.

Every fragrance's reformulation verdict, in one list: Reformulation watch.

A batch code alone does not tell you which formula is in a bottle.

To check a particular bottle, ask Creed or the retailer about its batch code. Owners' side-by-side comparisons are not confirmation from the house.

Aventus is sold as Eau de Parfum (EDP), a label generally used for a higher fragrance concentration than eau de toilette.

No body standardises these labels, so one does not tell you how long a scent lasts or how far it carries, and versions sold under the same name can differ.

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Aventus was launched in 2010, according to Creed.

We file Aventus under Fruity, Woody, Citrus and Musk.

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Aventus is available from MicroPerfumes and Amazon, linked on this page. Scentorian has a commission arrangement with these retailers and may earn a commission if you buy through a link, at no extra cost to you.

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Creed markets Aventus to men.

A marketing label describes who the house sells to, not who can wear it.

Wearers most often reach for Aventus in summer and spring.

Drawn from 26,600 independent reports, all from a single venue. This is one venue's view; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.

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Reports are divided on whether Aventus is worth its price.

Drawn from 5,735 independent reports, all from a single venue. This is one venue's view; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues. These are reviewers' opinions; whether it is worth it to you depends on the price you find.

Wearers' reports compare Aventus with Club de Nuit Intense Man Eau de Toilette and Explorer Eau de Parfum.

• **Club de Nuit Intense Man Eau de Toilette by Armaf** — 81.4% of 803 Parfumo votes rated the two similar, all from a single venue. This is one venue's view; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues. See the two side by side.
• **Explorer Eau de Parfum by Montblanc** — 75.3% of 642 Parfumo votes rated the two similar, all from a single venue. This is one venue's view; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues. See the two side by side.

These are the comparisons we have counted, not a ranking; wearers may compare it more often with fragrances we have not counted. Similar fragrances can differ in composition and wear. Try a sample if you can before choosing between them.

Creed publishes guidance on telling a genuine bottle from a counterfeit, cited below.

Creed guarantees authenticity only for bottles bought from its own site, its boutiques or its official stockists, does not run online sales, and says a discounted price may signal a counterfeit. It asks that a suspected fake be reported to its customer service with photos and the LOT number printed on the base of the bottle or box.

Contact the manufacturer if you have concerns about a particular bottle.

Aventus was listed by Creed when we checked the cited page.

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Each detail on this page links to its source: note lists and published credits come from Creed, and wearer reports come from the venues named in the sources list.

Drawn from 10 independent reports, all from a single venue. This is one venue's view; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.

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