Executive

I'll start by saying that I don't own aventus - so I can't really compare. When I started getting into fragrances one of my first purchases was Banana Republic Black Walnut legend. I loved the scent but was a bit dissapointed by longevity. I picked up a few other fragrances but kept coming back to BWL and eventually figured out it was a dupe of aventus. Keeping that in mind I saw that ALT was running a sale and decided to pick this one up and WOW! I love this one. This one is definitely heavy on the smoke and pineapple which for me is exactly what I was looking for. I think the performance is pretty good. Projection fades after 3ish hours and the scent itself lasts on my skin around 7 hours. The only real criticism I have is that the initial opening has a pretty strong "alcohol" scent but that goes away in a minute or two. Yes the bottle is pretty lack-luster but if it means keeping cost down I don't mind. For a cheap bottle that atomizer is decent too. I'm someone who likes variety so I don't really have a "signature scent" but if I could only have one fragrance it would probably be this one. I think it's great for every occasion, I love the smell, and the price is great for what you're getting. This definitely makes me want to sample some of ALT's other frags

This is REALLY close to real Aventus. As I'm writing this I have Aventus on my left arm, and Executive 26 on my right. The opening was definitely different (although similar) 26 doesn't have the open, fresh, fruitiness of Aventus, and smells slightly shallow compared side to side As it dries down though, the 26 is smelling more and more like Aventus. After an hour or two, they are nearly indistinguishable. Not bad at all for 30 bucks. Edit: I think I figured out what the slight difference is. The Aventus dry down has a fresh smoky birch and pineapple ish smell The Executive 26 has almost the same notes to me, but leans more to a big, juicy, apple. Something refreshing and sweet, like a cosmic crisp. It's very similar but I think that might be it.

I have a few real aventus samples bought from creed directly so I have spent some days comparing them to ALTs dupe. ALTs version opens up a little rough with an alcohol smell that quickly turns to a smokey and vibrant sweet pineapple. It is very similar to creed but the pineapple smell is much stronger in ALTs dupe which I personally like a lot. After a few hours the pineapple notes tone down and let smokey notes shine through a little bit. I find Aventus to not have a pineapple scent as strong as ALT. Aventus also dries to a different smokey smell that is a bit drier and has an almost powdery scent. The longevity of the Aventus on my skin is maybe 5 hours compared to ALT which lasts at least 8 hours. I’d recommend this for $50

ALT executive 26 is a great dupe it smells almost identical to my Creed the only problem is it only lasts 4-6 hours. Now for the price you can respray it but I work 10 to 16 hours a day and it doesn't last for me real Creed lasts almost the whole work day this doesn't but for the price you really can't complain it's a 98% replica in smell!! For the price really can't complain about it alt has some phenomenal dupe fragrances they're good at what they do just wish the longevity was there.

Not sure if it smells exactly like the original. But this smells soooooo good. fresh, fruity, slight smokiness. very versatile. can be dressed up and slightly dressed down. Would work good with formal attire like a suit. However i wouldnt wear this with a t shirt and shorts. feels too high end for such occasion. long lasting and projects for a while