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.

Ok, so when it comes to Creed Aventus clones L'Aventure have the exact same start for me when I smell from close distance, after some time Aventus is going more smoth and losing little bit of sillage staying natural when L"Aventure stays louder and little bit synthetic. For me it is better option than Explorer or CDNIM. Only difference is a lack of pineapple notes. If You gave this one this slight soft pineapple note from Explorer or straight from Aventus it would create exact copy of Aventus for my nose. I smelled L'Aventure previous to ever smelling Aventus and I was amazed it is really that close. Not a 100% clone but 85-90 % close for most time. One of best fragrances for this money I ever smelled. Around 30 ml left in my bottle and I am sure I am gonna buy 200 ml and I will be buying and buying it again for sure. For like 2 hours is very loud on me. I think 6-8 hours on me easily. Complemented at work few times with a "WoW" reaction. Still not a 100% naturally smelling but way, waaay more natural than CDNIM and less sweat than Explorer or Aventus. Still so good clone.

I use fragrantica all the time but finally created an account just to post this review! L'aventure is a monster at longevity smells very close to my Creed I'd say 95% but outlasts it. When I first got it I wasn't impressed by the smell or the longevity. smelled like lemon pledge so I used it a few times sat on the Shelf and came back after 2 or 3 months and wow completely different animal!! It gets more potent and longer lasting once you get some oxygen in the bottle and let it sit. The longevity is 11 out of 10 nuclear lasting sometimes i work 14-16 hr days and can still smell it on me! Also the older it gets the smoother it gets And resembles Creed even more. When I wear this stuff my shirt smells like it days later in the laundry and when I wear it I usually have to take my gold necklace off and wash it and dip it in jewelry cleaner to kill the L'aventure it just dont want to let go once u spray it lol! So if u need a creed stunt double like i did this will do the job while lasting much longer!

The reviewer below named Harpoleon must not own Aventus or have ever smelled it. This IS a clone of aventus in every way. Don’t get caught up on the notes listed on Fragrantica. This is insanely close to 2018 bottle of Aventus I own. It’s actually stronger but still not as strong as I would like but I just spray more since it is such a good value. The biggest drawback to this vs Aventus is the harsh top notes but It won’t bother you if you don’t stick your nose to it right away and it won’t smell that way to others so just spray and go. This is a solid alternative to Aventus and much better than Mont Blanc explorer imo especially in the dry down. I’ve smelled so many clones and this is truly the closest. I would bet money 99% of people would not tell the difference in a blind test of this and Aventus after a 10 minute dry down and most would probably prefer this because it is stronger.

Having owned L'venture for a week I am very impressed by this scent. The scent is very elegant and it feels more expensive than it is. The opening is composed of a beautifully blended blast of fresh fruity citrus. There's something intoxicating about that opening. Projection is very strong at the opening Suprisingly however, that opening quickly transitions into a linear mid note scent which I'd describe as musky sweet and slightly woody with a touch of spice. The excessive musk is the weakness here. The dry down is like The mid, but without that excessive musk. I cannot compare to CDIM as it's a totally different scent profile - CDIM is fruity/smoky whereas L'venture is Fruity/woody/musky. My overall rating for this would be 8 because it's a unique and tasteful scent profile with above average performance at a good value price.

Received this in a mini set. I'm a fan of it, although it's a little outside of what I usually go for, so I gave it to my partner who prefers this DNA (this in fact is the only fragrance he uses right now, and I will probably buy him a full bottle when he's finished with it). Opens with a slightly bitter lemon peel; that's really all I get from the opening but it quickly melts back to join a masculine grassy, musky, and slightly woody blend that smells amazing. I don't think it plays with my skin chemistry the best but for my partner it's absolutely perfect. He thinks it would be better with a hint of sweetness but is happy with it as it is. It projects decently depending on how much you use, but the longevity as a skin scent is where it really is great. I'm interested in trying the Intense version to see how that's different.

Idk if I’ve written a review on this one yet, but if I have here’s the follow up. I 100% agree with the review from the guy below this, Fuelz. I first got it about 3 years ago after seeing a video for “the king of all fragrances, creed aventus. So I did my research on clones and landed on Al Haramain’s L’aventure. Upon first spray it made me wonder WTF made this scent (profile) the best of all time. I kicked myself for spending the money, even though it was only like $32. It must’ve been a fresh batch and needed to macerate. Now it is definitely one of my top 5 in my collection. I’ve sampled a few batches of Aventus and this stuff is just as good smelling and far better in performance. If you’re looking for the best dupe this is 200% it.

Got this in place of Montblanc Explorer, which is my all-time favorite. I'm not in the wallet range for Aventus, but as a clone, I actually prefer L'aventure because of its price point. It's an eighth of the price of Aventus and less than half the price of Explorer and they all smell nearly identical. The citrus top notes are also reminiscent throughout the entire duration. Unlike other citrus prominent scents, I can smell the bergamot and lemon on this even after hours have passed. My only contention with L'aventure is the bottle design. The atomizer sits low on the bottle and releases the fragrance in a wide cone, which ends up spraying the edge of the bottle. I recommend decanting this into a travel atomizer to preserve your mists.

Very very good! But listen, first spray don't judge. It does have a lemon cleaning type smell and lemon is strong but settles into natural, fruity woody mix. So give it 5 minutes on your skin and then take in the smell, bergamot is strong here but also I feel like there are notes not listed maybe apple, pineapple, etc. It leans sweeter than the smokier side like Club Da Nuit but it pops as extremely long lasting and a beautiful balance of notes! I only expect it to get better with aging too. Now I have Mont Blanc Explorer and it is amazing also, too soon to tell matching projections. If you want fresh out of the gate no synthetic opening go with mont blanc explorer. This is easily worth $25 and Explorer easily worth $40.

I took a chance and just bought a bottle of it to see if it really was an excellent clone of Aventus, and as it turns out this is the best one I've smelled so far. It's very similar to Aventus, even though it lacks the signature pineapple, birch ,and oak moss. However, the juiciness of the citrus comes across as something reminiscent of pineapple. And the generic woody notes mixed with incense recreates some of the birch's smoky and leathery qualities. Overall, it's great. The performance is maybe a bit below average, I get 6 hours longevity with 3-4 of those giving a nice amount of projection. But for the price I don't have an issue with that, I can just load some into a travel atomizer and reapply if I feel like it.

Wow... this one is a problem. I had a smokey batch of a aventus 3 years ago and I ran out of it in January. In August, walking through the fragrance shop, I see L'aventure. I ask for a test strip and for a spray on skin... wow.. I no longer need to buy aventus again. This is not like my older smokey version of aventus, but the more pineapple-dominant batch that a friend of mine has. As soon as I went to my girlfriends house, she says "babe, I didn't know you bought aventus again... I smell it on you". With that, I'll save the 370 that I would have spent on aventus and keep picking this one up for $44. Scent: 9/10 Projection: 7/10 Longevity: 8/10 Ocassions: any Seasons: any Age :any Value: 10/10

Just got this, smells like cocktail hour. Literally smells like a mojito or a sprite and vodka. Especially on the nose. As it settles the deeper robust scent come to the surface. I will say this scent projects and trails like crazy. Really I'd say leave for outings, events, dates, etc but if you want to make a big impression at the office, this isn't a bad option. Just don't be offended if someone says you smell like McDonald's Sprite. Don't get me wrong I love this smell, very intense and refreshing but I think there will be some that don't "get it"

My skin drinks this up, after 2 hours there's a weak trace of a skin scent left. Doesn't work on my skin I see, I have testet it with 3 spray, then 10 spray and 16 spray today. I love the scent though, longevity, very poor on me. Tha't the interesting thing about perfumes, what works for many might not work as well for me scent lovely 9.5/10 projects like 1⁄2 armlength the first hour 4/10 skin scent after 2 hour 2/10 versatility all seasons, day scent 9/10 very good and natural smelling aventus clone but price is high for the low staying power.

I've (M37) smelled lots of Aventus clones, but never the OG. I decided to pull the trigger on this one. My wife (F33) loved it right away. She likes classic masculine frags. I honestly thought it smelled like some toilet cleaning product. Pure citrus. Two days later, you could really smell a pineapple note. My wife is crazy over this one, and she really has a defined taste in fragrances. I couldn't care less about Aventus, batches, birch, etc. Give it a few days and this thing rocks, for next to nothing. Performance? Not a problem at all.

Bought a 30 ml bottle of Montblanc Explorer and a 1.2 ml sample of L'aventure Pineapple is not listed as a note but it is definitely there, so there is no need to worry about that. L'aventure in my opinion is Mont Blanc Explorer without the woodsy musky dry down, instead it stays fresh and fruity throughout with a better longevity, so if you like the opening of Montblanc Explorer you'll love this! Perfect blind buy if you like the Aventus DNA (or the opening of Montblanc Explorer if you haven't yet smelled Aventus)

Well, it does its job. Started off as a lemon cleaner scent but eventually changed into a regular citrusy fragrance that I don’t dislike. Only issue is that it lasts like 2 hours max. Get another clone because this one dies quickly. EDIT: THIS GOT BETTER AFTER A MONTH I LIKE IT NOW Edit 2: Yeah after 3 months this is a totally different fragrance. It got sweeter, went from straight lemon cleaner to pineapple? Also leathery notes on the backend? I love it a lot and it’s my signature scent from now on