L'Aventure

I will preface this by stating that I am new to the frag game but have always been the guy who goes to Ulta/Sephora/TJ Maxx/Marshalls with my wife and is constantly sniffing the testers and trying new scents to find "the one." Al Haramain L'Aventure is that for me. I have always been chasing a certain scent that I catch in passing from time to time but am not the kind of guy to ask what someone is wearing. I have finally found "that scent". Whether that scent was the "King" Aventus or one of its many clones, I will never know but all I know is this is my favorite scent. I can speak from a somewhat unbiased place as this was a complete blind buy for me and it paid off. I had read a ton of reviews and watched a ton of review videos (shout out to curlyfragrance and Ash with gentsents) and this one always stuck with me. I finally decided to get it and I am not disappointed. As far as my review goes...The longevity is great! I put it on at 6:30 in the morning and I can still catch wiffs of it at 8 at night and that is with me "sissy spraying it" with 1 spray on each arm and 2 sprays around the top of my shirt/neck area. The projection is nice and not overwhelming, just like most of the reviews are saying. It may not have the opening pineapple that Aventus is supposed to have but the lemon and bergamot come together quite nicely and almost have that pineapple scent on the dry down. Again, not too much and its dry down is a very nice lightly smoked citrusy aroma and carries a very masculine tone. Overall I give it a 9.8/10 only because nothing is perfect I don't care if it is a clone and not the original. If you're like me and don't have cash to throw at frags but still want to be in the frag game then this is a great buy, hands down. Highly recommend.

This perfume is very well blended and a very consistent one. It's rich fruity and at the same time woody. The word "consistent" is important here because I have other Creed clones (CDNIM EDT, Supremacy and L'aventure Intense) that have different aroma depending on the envirommental factor. If it's cold weather, all of them smell chemical. Their cap smell is different than the real juice. On all of them, I have to wait at least 1 hour before the perfume develops into something "good". THIS ONE, you put it, you smell quality from the first second. You smell the cap, you smell the real juice. You can put at -10 C degree or +40 C degree weather - it's same aroma. This is consistency and I'm very confident wearing it on all occassions. If you can't decide between the clones: Supremacy Sylver: Sometimes smells like smoked bakon (it's mentionned many times in their reviews). Cold and humid weather gives a bit of chemical smell, needs time to develop. CDNIM EDT: Also cold weather gives lemon cleaning product smell. Needs time to develop. L'aventure Intense: Very similar to this one. Despite the "intense" version, it has slightly lower performance and the pineapple note is lower quality. It gives 2000s vibe. It's like they tried to improve the original but ended up ruining it. I do not suggest the "intense" version. About performance and sillage, it goes like this. 1st: Supremacy Sylver, 2nd: L'aventure, 3rd: CDNIM EDT, 4th: L'aventure intense. Overall, this one is the best. I only miss the leathery vanilla note from the original Creed. :)

I’ve went back and forth with this but I DO have to say this is the best GIT clone (easily edged out Tres Nuit and slightly edged out Egra by Rasasi) and a great fragrance on its own !! This opens up with a very green,powdery,semi sweet and slightly inky smell (from the tea) and the inky smell is honestly slightly off putting but not a deal breaker. In the mid the harshness in the opening dies down and this scent retains the greenness while becoming more smooth and powdery. The drydown on this is the star and where it becomes a true GIT clone and the sandalwood really comes to the forefront giving this a creamy,semi sweet, smoothness to the greenery. It’s still not quite as rich as GIT but it’s very close at this point !! Performance-A very solid performer as this lasts 8-12 hours and even longer on clothes!! This also has very good projection for 3 hours ! On my skin this is great but I’d say GIT does slightly edge this out in performance In comparison to Egra by Rasasi- I do slightly like Egra better as a scent as it’s a more powdery,refined Aspen but I do have to say Knight is a better and closer take on GIT In comparison to GIT- Very close in the drydown but GIT has a WAY better opening and the drydown is much richer. Knight is a more modern,sweet,powdery,darker take and an amazing scent on its own !! Overall rating -8 out of 10 !! Very solid scent on its own but still a very close take on GIT

I received L'aventure on 3/31/23. What can I say about this fragrance. Well let's state the positive(s). It smells great. That fruity-citrus 🍋 blast is amazing. You can definitely smell that Creed Aventus DNA resemblance. Now here are the negatives. The scent is extremely weak. It last maybe 4 hours tops on my skin. Projects for an hour then becomes a skin scent. Wsup with this weird square bottle that this juice comes in!?! L'aventure and Supremacy Silver both perform poorly imo. I heard L'aventure use to perform better back in the day. Maybe I should have purchased L'aventure intense instead. I will let it set for awhile and see if it gets better with time.🙏 Edited: On 3/ 24/24 My bottle of L'aventure has improved tremendously. It smells so much better. The longevity has increased. I am pleasantly surprised. I remember reading another comment awhile ago that stated that this fragrance takes 9-12 months until it starts performing. I did not believe it was true at that time. I can definitely confirm that this is true now. It took 11 months for my bottle to smell more balanced and better. It took that long for the longevity to increase from 5 hours to 8 hours on skin and longer on clothes. Maceration is a real thing and it is definitely needed for the original L'aventure.

For some time I struggled with the Aventus DNA. I first bought CDNIM, but didn't enjoy how harsh it was but mostly how BITTER it was. I only ever loved the late drydown but I didn't want to wait like 5 hours to like the fragrance. Montblanc's Explorer I didn't feel much different about. This, though, is what won me over to the DNA altogether. L'Aventure is super fruity at the top. Incredibly juicy and I wouldn't even narrow it down to just pineapple but many fruits together. The blend feels so smooth in comparison to CDNIM and I don't find myself disliking any phase of this scent's lifespan. Longevity is decent but I wouldn't call it beast mode. Some say there's reformulation and that the intense is beast mode, but I have no direct knowledge on any of this. I wore this to Disneyland on a warm day, sprayed it early morning and could still get whiffs by sundown so this is no slouch. Price is insane for how quality this is. Like others I found a 200ml bottle tester for like $30. I personally recommend the 200ml bottle because the ergonomics are much better and the bottle is less awkward to spray. Haven't smelled Aventus directly so I can't speak on accuracy. Overall this is like a 9/10 fragrance and if I had to pick one signature frag, this would be it.