Noir

I can see the references it gets to Aventus, it’s in the ball park. With the notes listed, it’s not a surprise. So is it a clone? Well you would be pretty stupid to buy it for that reason, because as a clone it fails miserably. This is a scent that stands on its own to feet, as does Mancera Cedrat Boise. It’s not in the league of Cedrat, but for the prices, it punches above its weight. It’s a lot lighter than Aventus and less in your face. Good office scent. Upon opening, the musk is strong and gives it an animalic quality if you smell the scent directly on you, well at least with my skin chemistry. Sprayed on paper or cloth, this is not present. It dies down a little into the dry down, but it’s still in the background on my skin.

This is practically a darker and mature version of Cedrat Boise, and actually the better-smelling one of the two with none of the cheap plastic nuances Cedrat has. Cedrat Boise is atrocious, I find it to be a cloying sweet mess. This one, however, although sweet, is rather enjoyable due to its dark undertones. The combination of blackcurrant and oud (if any) balances out the amber while the late dry-down has a really elegant smokiness to it. The overall scent, it's a combination of smoke, amber, and pink pepper with a little bit of birch. I love it, this could easily be sold for three times the price. This has zero to do with Aventus, by the way. Best for fall or winter.

I bought this after buying the Ambre Noir and heard about noir being a Aventus killer so I came across this now hard to find gem and the is answer yes it is really a Aventus killer without being a clone. It starts off similar to Byredo's Black Saffron and then makes its way to the Aventus stage. It's very rich in terms of smell and last at least 9+ HOURS and with each hour it becomes more and more like Aventus so much more that a Rep at Neimans Creed counter thought I was wearing Aventus Lol! You have clones of Aventus out on the market but this is NOT one..this has a mind of its own!

Got the arcade noir edp. Im not getting much citrus but I do get a lot of apple which I like. Summer nights with some drinks kinda drink. Fresh, versatile, projects enough to where you lean in and they get a good wiff of you. Lives somewhere between ADG EDP and Azzaro wanted by night. I'm no expert though. I just like cheap good smelling fragrances. I'd recommend this but I'll report back about the longevity.

Fanstastic fragrance with excellent quality and blending. Because of the Agarwood and Pepper notes it's much closer to Cedrat Boise than Aventus on my skin and the fruitiness in the opening is present throughout the life of the fragrance. Longevity and performance on me is well above average with 3-4 sprays. I highly recommend checking Noir out, it should cost much more than the $20 I paid.