Supremacy Not Only Intense

This is more of a rough "guide" on buying this fragrance (with some general tips) to help people by answering some common questions and concerns that keep popping up, rather than writing yet another review of the fragrance itself, as there are already plenty here that go into great detail on how great this fragrance is. Briefly speaking, it's an excellent Aventus + Hacivat twist (not a 1:1 clone of either) that every Aventus or Hacivat lover should own for the rotation. It's a more specialized tool in your Aventus flavored arsenal that works well for certain situations and helps shake things up a bit. For reference, I have the 150ml bottle. Q: Is this a safe blind buy? Scenario #1- "I love the smell of Aventus!" Yes, it's a safe blind buy. Be aware of the denser, richer, oakmoss heavy twist on it, though. Scenario #2- "What does Aventus smell like?" No, this is definitely not a safe blind buy for you. Q: Is maturation needed? Yes. In my experience, every middle eastern fragrance I've owned, outside of niche (yes, ME houses have niche lines rarely seen in western markets) has benefited in some way from maturation. Some I have owned have changed entirely from dislike to love as a direct result of maturation. I think people both overestimate and underestimate the maturation process, especially with middle eastern fragrances. The key is to have reasonable expectations. Q: Will maturation make my fragrance last longer? In my experience, my bottle has gotten richer in scent profile, but has remained long lasting from the beginning. Other fragrances I've owned have gotten better longevity with maturation, while some (like this one) have remained the same. The one constant I have experienced is that every ME fragrance I've purchased has improved in scent quality, the degree of which just depends on the fragrance. Q: Is this reformulated? I'm getting little to no performance. As of this review, no. Obviously, I cannot speak for the future. This easily lasts over 10+ hours. You are going anosmic (noseblind) to it. This is one of the easiest perfume DNA's to go noseblind to. Some people are more sensitive than others. CDNIM has the same issue. It's namely the tons of Iso E Super found in these fragrances. Ambroxan as well. In my experience, I usually can't even smell it after 30m-1hr without burying my nose onto my skin as I'm quite sensitive to these aromachemicals. Not to say there's no merit to doubt a reformulation, but I've a sneaking suspicion that the reason these discussions are always on the same type of fragrances heavy on ambroxan or Iso E Super is simply a result of people going noseblind. The remedy being to perform the sock test to check longevity. More on that later. Q: Is this better than CDNIM? Yes and no. It's all subjective. Personally speaking, CDNIM has gotten me more compliments on average because the drydown in the air is something people really love. SNOI smells richer, denser, and ultra-masculine. The oakmoss is no joke in this one. Be careful with it. As a result, it is less mass appealing than CDNIM is. So, of course, the more mass appealing you get, the "better" a scent is when it comes to pleasing other people. But for pleasing oneself, I prefer SNOI's scent profile because it gives me that Drakar Noir oldschool 80s badass vibe. I like owning both CDNIM and SNOI because they fulfill different usecases. CDNIM in summer and fall, SNOI in spring, and winter. I think both are different enough, and worth owning if you like the Aventus/Hacivat DNA. Q: What is the sock test? If you don't have someone that can guinea pig for you, then this is the best method to test longevity solo that I've found. Spray a couple sprays on a sock. Put it in your closet, close the door, and come back in "x" amount of hours. Do you smell the fragrance on your sock, or in the closet? Is it still strong, or is it weak? Test passed, or test failed. While fragrances last longer on fabric than skin, the idea is to get a general rough idea on whether you're going noseblind or not, because if you're only smelling this on you for less than an hour but it's lasting half a week on clothes (like in SNOI's case), you can safely assume that longevity probably isn't the issue. I use this trick on all new fragrances I buy to test longevity (when I don't have someone to test a fragrance on) and also to help gauge to what degree maturation made on the fragrance, scent-wise. Anyway, hope this helps.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UPDATE 8/13/2021.. I have to give a huge apology to this fragrance and to all the people on here that stated this perfume had great performance.. Like these people here advised, give this fragrance a few weeks/uses and it will legitimately get stronger, I got this july 30.. The first few days 31st/august 1/2/3rd, it was very underwhelming but the last 3 days, I decided to give it another shot, 5 sprays, 2 behind each ear, one behind the neck, bam! The time is 6:45 am time to start my day at work. As soon as I entered someone had mentioned I filled up the room with my fragrance (I wasn't too shocked because had just sprayed and started my day) fast forward to 1230 p.m.. Random lady tells me "Wow you must get a lot of compliments from this scent" I didn't know what she was talking about as I had thought my fragrance was pretty much gone (pretty sure I went noseblind to it).. Fast-forward to 230 P.M another lady comes up to me and says "Are you wearing Creed?" I swear I can't make this up guys LOL.. I said uhhh.. yes, yes I am.. She stated to me that she can smell me from 10 feet away, she said Aventus is her favorite scent.. If she thought this was Aventus in the air 8 hours after I sprayed it, good lord people.. I don't know what else to say here.. I got 4 compliments in the last 3 days... Guys, please give your bottle sometime to rest and macerate, keep using it undoubtedly it will get stronger.. Just look at my initial review, I was so bummed out, but now I am so in love that I purchased a back up bottle, worth every penny, its cheaper than CDNIM and it stays pleasant and fruity through out its life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I will address the presentation and the value you get for 60$ (I paid 60 CAD for this from fragrancebuy.ca) The packaging is top notch quality as you'd come to expect from a middle eastern company, the bottle is nice but has a quite tacky font and color on it, the cap clicks into place with assurance and you can easily pick it up with the cap. I can't say anything negative about the packaging - but who truly cares about that? Looking back at it now knowing what I know, I am pretty sure I just went nose blind to it and you will too, don't be fooled, people can smell you. This lasts long guys, at the end of my night I can still smell it on and off but because I got nose fatigue from it I was deceived by the performance I'd say its more fruity version now, I saw people comparing this to Hacivat, Hacivat is pretty harsh on the nose in the drydown, this one stays pleasant, airy and fruity all its life.. Serious compliment puller.

Wow. This smells absolutely heavenly. Might be my new signature scent, and I have a feeling my Mont Blanc explorer won’t be getting much use anymore. I love explorer, but to my nose this is simply a superior fragrance. Much more natural smelling, and has a certain refinement to it that I’ve not smelled in any other $50-70 fragrance. Never owned Aventus (not at all worth the money, especially today’s Aventus), but have smelled it a few times at stores. I don’t see this as a clone, more like an inspired by. Opens similar to explorer, but what’s unique here is this heavenly creamy fruitiness you get on the dry down, and a particular note I honestly have trouble describing, but I am in LOVE with it. Super addictive, like a fruity vanilla oak moss, with the perfect blend of creamy, sweet, and just a hint of earthyness and smoke to give it some character and a masculine edge. After the opening, this is so rounded and smoothed out in the best way. No chemical sharpness, no overbearing citrus note, just the right balance of all ingredients. Very solid longevity, especially on clothing (stayed on my sweater for multiple days). Can’t speak much to the projection since I haven’t worn it out in public around friends yet, but I’d guess it’s right in the sweet spot based on what I can tell. Presentation also gets a 10/10 for the price. Really nice stuff here, love the bottle and the packaging was mint. Blind buy worthy, 10/10, be prepared to relegate your CDNIM and Mont Blanc Explorer to the back of the line. You might even prefer this to Hacivat/Aventus. Very satisfied with my purchase, went through Fragrancebuy.ca and they were great.

This cologne is basically the reason I got into the fragrance world. I don’t smell blackcurrant, bergamot, or apple at all. Maybe the patchouli here is very different, and I somehow got the perfect batch for me. It’s 100% orangey but also very smoky and mossy, all blended in a spectacular way. It’s like running through an orange farm in the rain in a smoky area. On the first day I used it, I hated it and thought it was just an orange scent with nothing more. But as the days went by after opening it, it became more and more interesting. After six months it turned out to be very addictive for me; just smelling the bottle was so satisfying because it’s fresh without being obnoxiously tangy or zesty like lemon or bergamot, and then it gets earthy and smoky with it, like you get the best from two sides: the fresh side and the earthy smoky side. But even though you get nose-blind to it easily, with two sprays everyone can smell you clearly, and with five sprays it might be obnoxious to some people since it easily draws attention even if you are running fast down the street. Apparently, it lasts all day. Beast mode projection and eternal longevity combined is insane. Longevity = 10/10 Projection = 10/10 Scent = 10/10 My only problem with it is that I go nose-blind to it so easily that I can’t enjoy it for myself except by sniffing the bottle, which is utterly sad. That’s why I don’t wear it as much as I used to. I get fragrances mainly to please myself, and frankly, I don’t really care about pleasing others.

An absolutely masterpiece from Afnan, you'll hear everywhere this is a hybrid between Nishane Hacivat and Creed Aventus. I wouldn't know though. But more experienced noses have told me that this is reminiscent of the fruity batches of Aventus from the early 2010s. On its own, this is a well made, high quality scent with smooth citruses (although it feels a little middle eastern until it settles), pineapple although it hasn't been mentioned here along with black current and green apple. An absolute fruit basket of a juicy opening. As the fragrance transitions, you'll get the green dominant oakmoss note blended with the settling top notes. There's a hint of smokiness here too that'll smell like barbequed pineapples but no as birchy or smoky as CDNIMs. This smokiness comes from the patchouli as opposed to birch. It has a smooth, white musk lingering in the background to add to the depth as well. The performance is actually stellar with around 4-5 hrs on skin and about 10-12 hrs on fabric. The problem is I get nose blind within the first 10 minutes and as I keep moving around or change my space, I keep getting reminded of the scent throughout the day. I can't comment about projection and sillage since I go nose blind immediately but I've been told it's pretty strong. A truly versatile fragrance fit to be worn in all seasons, day and night and everywhere too. Layering tip- Get the Afnan 9 pm rebel and spray it beside SNOI to experience and even juicer, sweet pineapple note with a heavier oakmoss dry down.

The Dark Lord of Hacivat and Aventus: Peak Authenticity & Performance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (10/10) "To be clear: This perfume deserves every bit of praise it gets. If you love Nishane Hacivat or Creed Aventus, if you are looking for a strictly masculine scent, and if you want something even more 'nuclear' in terms of longevity, THIS is exactly what you are looking for. The combination of intense blackcurrant and oakmoss in the opening is incredibly strong. As the scent settles (dry-down), it takes on a smoky and powerful masculine aura. However, the biggest problem with this perfume is the number of shady sellers in the market. In this day and age, it has become a luxury to find a product with a fresh batch code, sealed in its original wrapping, without the fear of 'Is it original?' or 'Is the performance weak?'. We cannot thank Safi Paşa enough for connecting us with this quality and practically writing the book on professionalism with their shipping speed and packaging care. It arrived the day after I ordered it, and I felt that quality the moment I opened the box. There is no need to seek adventure (risk) in the market; you can buy this with your eyes closed with Safi Paşa's assurance. You get far more than your money's worth for every penny spent. 🤍👑"

This is it's own thing. Shares some similarities but it does it's own thing. It's a try hard 8.0/10. That's a great score. It's not the most pleasant up close. It's potent too. Why I really like it is it's an oakmoss bomb. It has the bitter sour cituses like a trash can filled with pineapple tops and rinds left outside in the sun and heat for half a day to sweat before making it to the dumpster near shifts end. This stuff is tart. There is a animalistic ambergris accord in there similar to Intense Cedrat Boise. It's probably more similar to that with a ton of oakmoss. I would recommend that over this 90% of the time. I can't think of anything else so oak mossy as this right now. It gets noticed with positive reactions. Others really like me to wear this. It's a change up frag for me now. It steams up under the shirt into the next day. Very musky also. I won't need to get it again. 150m gonna last me. I would like to get some more refined oakmoss fragrances as my nose cherishes that Era.

After so many years of listening to people talk about this, finally bought this. And I am thrilled to finally owning this one now in my collection. This is not like Nishane Hacivat to my nose. To me this is more closer to Creed Aventus than Nishane Hacivat. If you want something extremely similar to Nishane Hacivat then go for Rasasi Hawas Black. It has that mysterious oakmossy drydown. If you want something extremely similar to Creed Aventus then go for Armaf CDNIM. But I found this Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense to be smoother and well blended perfume than CDNIM Parfum and Hawas Black both. If I had to pick one out of these 3 in the future then it would be this. Completely loving this. CDNIM Parfum has its own class though, not denying.. With CDNIM Parfum I get a coughing always because of its "smoke" accord. I don't dislike the smoke accord but it sort of irritates my nose back and throat. Completely subjective I agree 💯. But with this SNOI one it is all good and pleasant. Thanks

This one is a compliment monster. I had a compliment on my scent most days in which I wore this one. Youthful, invigorating, amazingly potent. Most of the days I couldn't smell if and thought the longevity was poor, but people complimented my scent as much as 10 hours after wear. I usually stopped smeeling it around the 6th hour or so. The only problem is it is kind of generic and boring to me for everyday wear. I wish it was more neuanced and fresh notes were kept for longer. The drydown is sweet ambery, unexpectedly mossy. The opening is invigorating, the freshness is there from current and citrus. Wonderful buy, especially if you are on the budget, definitely not a better way to invest your money if you wish to receive compliments on the regular. Solid 8.7/10 In this genre I personally prefer Club de nuit preciux, but it is more mature and refined, less versatile, just as sweet.

Probably the most overtly masculine and strongest fragrance I've ever worn. Phenomenal fruit and moss bomb, blackcurrant and apple are two of my favorite notes and they are expressed well here, if slightly synthetic. For the price, I won't complain about a dash of synthetic! Lasted 14 hours, and not just as a skin scent im talking my mom could smell me from feet away. A liiiiitle bit soupy but the fruit and moss certainly come through, tartness of the blackcurrant and slight sourness of the (definitely green) apple keep it from being generically sweet fruit and the deep earthiness of the moss keeps it grounded throughout. For people who are really comfortable in themselves and having other people aware of their presence, or who want to fake it til they make it. Great for a dose of confidence and masculine energy!

Supremacy NOI is a fragrance that most people go for as a Creed Aventus clone, but in my opinion it leans much more toward Nishane Hacivat than Aventus. I personally like it and have enjoyed my journey with this fragrance. The performance is outstanding. Projection is heavy and loud, and the longevity feels almost eternal on my skin. It definitely makes a statement and is not for the faint of heart. That said, if you are specifically looking for something closer to Aventus, the other flanker is smoother and leans more in that direction. In my opinion, Supremacy Collector's Edition is a much better option compared to this one. Still, this is a good fragrance overall and absolutely worth the money, especially if you enjoy strong, long-lasting, and bold scents.

This fragrance feels like it’s taken the best parts of Cedrat Boise, Hacivat, and Aventus, yet it still walks its own path. It’s not overly sweet, not too dry, and while the oakmoss is present, it never dominates. The grape note really comes through, and as it develops on the skin, the scent shifts beautifully, closing with a smooth finish. Longevity is impressive on me, it lasts ages. Even in little bit cooler weather, I get a solid 4–5 hours of noticeable sillage, and in warmer weather it pushes even further. For the price, it’s an excellent performer. The ingredient quality feels mid-to-upper tier, which makes the whole fragrance even more satisfying. I genuinely enjoy wearing it, and it’s a real compliment magnet. Highly recommended.

I have had this bottle for 3 years almost, it is such a unique and beautiful scent that i ordered 15 ml decants again just to keep it in my collection. I wore this fragrance unbelievable amount of times and it never failed to impress me once. The blackcurrant note is so refreshing and tart at the same time its beautiful. Lasts a Long time, projects like really well for the first 2 hours, its oakmoss dry down is so unique, it blows me away everytime. This is a hidden gem overshadowed by the newer release "CE". I would say this one is a very masculine and mature twist on aventus and hacivat, not identical to either however in between. It might not be for everyone due to that heavy oakmoss however it is a masterpiece.

Supremacy Not Only Intense by Afnan sits somewhere between Nishane Hacivat and Creed Aventus, with a subtle hint of Mancera Cedrat Boise rounding out the bright, woody-fruity profile. The packaging and bottle are beautifully luxurious, giving it the feel of a true niche release. This is a long-lasting fragrance with excellent projection, and its compliment-magnet character makes it a must-have for collectors and fragrance enthusiasts alike. Scent: 5/5 Longevity & Projection: 1/1 Presentation: 1/0 Quality/Price Ratio: 2/2 Compliment Factor: 1/1 Uniqueness: 0/1 Overall: 10/10 Office-friendly: Yes Blind buy: Yes Recommended age: 20+ Occasion: Office, smart casual, evening outings Season: Spring, Summer, early Fall

Afnan supremacy not only intense is a monster when it comes to longevity and projection 8hr on skin over 24hr on clothing! When I first got it I wasn't really impressed with the longevity and it was very sharp but after a few months on the Shelf it's so much more balanced rounded and the longevity has went nuclear! In fact on your clothes you'll smell it days later on your clothes in the laundry! You also have to scrub this off in the shower hot shower lots of soap and scrubbing it does not want to let go lol. As for being a Creed dupe I'd say it's about 60%, but it stands on its own smells really good and no need to reapply it just lasts forever.

Nose Note #809 I can't help but feeling this is one of the furthest clones. To my nose it has the most emphasis on the black currant note. It almost feels like a mix between Aventus and Aventus Absolu. If Supremacy Silver was rather smokey, this is nothing like that. Little of the smoke is left. No pineapple, no apple, little patchouli. Mostly black currant, sweet oakmoss and bergamot, and the usual ambergris. Mind all that in choosing an Aventus clones. Supremacy Silver and this are different. And neither are super close to the OG. Presentation of the Supremacy series is absolutely immaculate. 8.4/10, still good, though not my favourite dupe

first and foremost it is not AVENTUS ! this is 75 percent more like Nishane Hacivat and some notes comes from aventus the concentration is crazy on this because it radiates 5-7 hours loud and then becomes more mild, still after 12 hours you can smell on you but already weak blended scent. thats not the most pleasing one on skin for enjoying but like OG 9pm is a compliment magnet and yes everyone will ask you what you wear, especially women got crazy about this ,telling its so manly and they love it. you have to find older batches if you want great smell, and macerate it up to 3month- get the 150ml one and put only 2 sprays its atomic strong

I love the scent profile of Afnan's Not Only Intense but I've got 2 bottles now since my first doesn't seem to perform so well. My first bottle was the 150ml one. 2 hours maximum projection with ok (3-4ft)sillage even with 10sprays+. The weakest in my collection. I did get a second 100ml bottle in hope it'll perform better. On clothes i cannot discern the patchouli nor the lavender. It smells barely oakmossy after an hour and keeps just a slight citrus'y note from top to bottom. On skin i do get the oakmoss better and the patchouli and the lavender. I'll return in a few since i've let the other bottle macerate for a couple of weeks.

A perfume that screams masculinity, really strong, lovely, amazing longevity. I gave it as a gift to my dad, and he wears it a lot — he loved it so much that I ended up getting him a new bottle every month. But for me, I feel like the Collector’s Edition is more refined and calmer — I won’t say ‘better,’ but maybe it depends: if the person wants to flex their muscles, this one suits that. But if someone has muscles but is more modest about showing them off, then the Collector’s Edition is better. Honestly, I couldn’t find a better comparison than that 😂. that’s just the vibe it gives me personally.

This is the only category of "somewhat fresh" smelling gragrances that I tolerate since I am an avid hater of blue mens smell. This, on the contrary is VERY GREEN. I enjoy it very much, only gripe I have with it its that performance plumits in really cold/wintery weather. To me, in temps under 10C this fragrance gets really thin and dusty/airy. And on the other end in temps over 30C it gets kinda weird. So mild spring/fall and summer nights weather its ideal, and also really masculine. To me it serves as that dumb reach fragrance that just works.