Club De Nuit Intense Overdose

Soooooooo, I've just taken delivery of Overdose this morning, and here's my take - I've been looking for a replacement of my original batch CDNIM LE Parfum from 2021. For me. that was by far the very best in the CDNIM line, and the best batch from that line - Fruity throughout, not too smoky or mossy, and lasted ALL day. I purchased a bottle of LE Parfum in 2024 as I was nearly out, and it was just pure birch from start to finish, with a little bit of fruit for starters. Not horrible, just not the same juice from 2021, and the performance was definitely lacking. Anyways, fast forward to last year, and I pulled the trigger again on the LE Parfum in the 'new' bottle in the hope something might have improved. Sadly, calling it cat piss doesn't even do it justice. I did the usual thing as I do with all clones of spraying it 10 times and leaving it under the the bed for a month to see if it would improve, but it just got worse. It was totally devoid of any fruitiness, and smelled like my shirt at 9 in the morning a night out in Ibiza. Add to that the projection and longevity being atrocious, and it's fair to say I had near enough given up chasing the CDNIM unicorn altogether. However... That was until I saw a video last week from Ash at Gents Scents labelled 'the KING of CDNIM'. Having skipped over the past few CDNIM releases (Absolu / Extrait / Extreme) due to them being very hard to find / not actually released in the UK, I thought I'd humour Ash and take a look at his video. Everything he said made me very curious, so I googled it, and lo and behold, Armaf Uk actually had it in stock! So, pulled the trigger, and it arrived today. What can I say? It's, very, very good. It's very similar to the first LE bottle I had, with the fruit amped up even more, and the woods coming through after an hour or so, BUT still keeping the fruit in the mix after hours of wearing it. I'm failing to smell any blue crystal, or 'white powder', however the amber in it is there from the off as well. It's not EXACTLY CDNIM as we know it, but for me it is a split of - 50% old school CDNIM LE Parfum (Original batch) 20% it's own thing 15% Lataffa Qaed al Fursan with the pineapple off the top 10% SNOI with the blackcurrant accord and oakmoss (Before reformulation) 5% (and hear me out on this), YSL Y EDP with the amber grounding everything in the drydown Now, I know that may seem like a lot of different things all going on at once, but I think it's only fair to give a decent and honest reflection of how it smells off the bat to my nose. In terms of projection and longevity, I sprayed it on at 09.30 this morning, and having been sat in an air conditioned office most of the day as it is 27 degrees Celcius outside, this thing is STILL pushing off me after 2 sprays. When I step outside, it just radiates straight off of me in the high heat, and no matter where I walk I'm leaving a HEAVY trail. I feel as though after spending over £120.00 on the last 2 bottles of sub-par CDNIM, I've finally found a worthy, albeit different successor for my little unicorn from 2021. It does it's own thing, sure, but it is far better than anything I have smelled from the CDNIM line in recent memory. I don't do glazing, and I don't get excited by things, but I'm very happy with my purchase, and if you are looking for something from Armaf that you haven't quite been able to get a hold of these past few years, just with a new twist, give Overdose a go. 8.5 out of 10 (So far).

Not as Absolu-related as suggested on here at all. Aventus DNA with richer fruits and slightly dark edge, making it feel like a 'night out' version. Pineapple style is similar to 9pm Rebel, Supremacy Collector's Edition, Qaed al Fursan etc. but the plum and tangerine combined with it give it almost more of an opulent red fruitiness. Some BR540 hints maybe? Also pretty comparable to Tumi 19 Degree (Aventus/Tuscan Leather hybrid) and I think this is where the 'white powder' element hits, and alongside that reddish fruit combo it feels like there is a drop of Tuscan Leather in here. In summary, Aventus DNA as a night out/clubbing scent. Good stuff.

The initial opening can come across a bit spicy ( not sure why, as there is no notes listed to suggests this). The dry down however is gorgeous. Unisex but masculine leaning , true and realistic pineapple with loads of amber and patchouli in the dry down. It lasts and projects very well. Reminds me of absolu Aventus

Its an Absolu Aventus and if anyone tells u its Aventus (Please ignore him)! This is almost a 1:1 to Afnan SCE! Great Quality n Great Lasting n Sticking Power! If u have issues with SCE batches then buy Overdose!!! Its a great Alt to Absolu Aventus!!! Sticks to the body like anything!!!!

Having experienced the fragrance firsthand, I genuinely believe it has the potential to take the legacy created by Club De Nuit Intense Man to an entirely new level. It will be exciting to see how the market responds and how this next chapter unfolds.