Club de Nuit Precieux I

Armaf cooked with this one, changed the game for me forever. You get that creed aventus pineapple/ fruitiness with beautiful smoky notes in the background to balance it perfectly. The pepper notes are done so masterfully in this fragrance, as I find those notes tend to be harsh on my skin, but with this blend it compliments the sweetness so well. The opening starts a tad harsh, but once you give it 15-20 minutes the fruity notes and the harsher woodier notes work together beautifully to create what I describe as a bowl of sugared fruits that have been smoked to perfection. Packaging is also awesome, the best packaging I have even personally seen, such a cool detail. The bottle design is also really cool as well, just an additional thing to add. The performance on this is unbelievable, I applied it at around 6pm one day, lasted on my skin a whole 24 hours after a shower in between as well. You can expect 10+ hours with projection not dying off until around then. This was also in sub 30 degree weather, this fragrance isn’t even really a winter one! I’m blown away with Armaf on the versatility and the performance this fragrance has. Unfortunately, something like this always has a caveat. 50ml is just way too small for something like this. Yes you only really need 2-3 sprays, yes it still good bang for your buck, but only 50ml? This is an all year round banger, how can you expect me not to use 50ml so quickly. On top of that around 40-50 bucks for 50ml, that’s in pricey territory for a dupe fragrance, if this wasn’t the beast that it is I’d actually be pretty disappointed with that price tag and size. Nothing can be perfect after all... As far as being an accurate dupe of creed aventus absolu goes, I wouldn’t know. I have sampled creed aventus and I absolutely love it, it literally just smells like a smokier version of that with some extra sweeter notes thrown in. Which i’m told the absolu is basically. If you love the aventus DNA, chances are you’ll love this thing. On that same note, blind bought this as well, I would recommend if you are in the same boat as me you do it too. Pretty safe blind buy if you ask me, not much that is too niche about it, would say it’s very beginner friendly and mass appealing. This scent probably is suited better for business settings, not something like SWY where you get that cozy vibe. Reminds me of a rich CEO who is hyper masculine. Also on that note, absolutely not a girl fragrance. Very masculine, even though it has sweeter notes. Probably not something for casual occasions. Overall, great fragrance. Bravo Armaf. 9/10 Scent 10/10 Performance (Great performance without cloying or suffocating a room) 8.5/10 Versatility ( works all seasons, mostly suited for more formal occasions)

Club de Nuit Precieux I di Armaf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Armaf Precieux I è probabilmente la migliore interpretazione del DNA Aventus attualmente sul mercato per chi cerca qualità e maturità. Se possiedi già il CDNIM e ne ami l'aggressività, potresti trovarlo troppo "gentile"; se invece cercavi una versione più lussuosa, rifinita e simile ad Aventus Absolu, questa è la scelta definitiva. Piramide Olfattiva Apertura: Ananas dolce, Bergamotto, Limone, Pera e Pepe Nero. C'è anche una punta di Caramello che arrotonda le asperità. Cuore: Gelsomino, Anice, Legni bianchi, Mughetto e Muschio di Quercia. Fondo: Ambroxan, Cuoio, Patchouli, Legno di Cedro, Vaniglia e Muschio Bianco. Profilo Sensoriale A differenza dei suoi predecessori, Precieux è un Estratto di Profumo. Questo si traduce in una densità maggiore e un'evoluzione più lenta. L'Apertura: Dimentica l'odore di "detergente al limone" del CDNIM EDT. Qui l'apertura è succosa, quasi fotorealistica, con una pera e un ananas ben bilanciati dal pepe nero. L'Evoluzione: Nel cuore, la fragranza diventa più cremosa e floreale. L'anice aggiunge un tocco aromatico che lo distingue dai cloni più economici. Il Dry-down: La base è dove avviene la magia. È calda, leggermente ambrata e cuoiata, ma con una pulizia data dall'Ambroxan che lo rende estremamente moderno e "professionale". Performance e Versatilità Longevità: Ottima. Trattandosi di un estratto, sulla pelle supera facilmente le 8-10 ore, rimanendo presente sui vestiti per giorni. Sillage (Scia): Non è una "bomba" che riempie la stanza come l'EDT, ma crea un'aura elegante e persistente intorno a chi lo indossa. È un profumo che si fa notare con discrezione. Occasioni d'uso: È estremamente versatile. Perfetto come signature scent per l'ufficio, ma abbastanza complesso per una serata elegante o un appuntamento. Funziona bene in tutte le stagioni, anche se brilla particolarmente in primavera e autunno. Qualità percepita: Il Precieux sembra un profumo di nicchia a tutti gli effetti. Se la Limited Edition è un ottimo clone, il Precieux è una fragranza che vive di luce propria. Il mio consiglio: Se hai già avuto il Club de Nuit classico e ti sei stancato della sua aggressività, il Precieux è l'upgrade logico. È più "rotondo", meno pungente e decisamente più lussuoso al naso. Mi ha convinto a tal punto che ne ho comprate ben 5 confezioni. Voto 10/10

After pretty much wanting to chuck the bottle at the wall because I felt like I just purchased the most overpriced version of Brute for Men,I did the right thing and immediately scowled the internet to see if anyone thought this was as bad as I did lol. Precieux reminded me of some old school dirty barbershop scent and I couldn't comprehend how so many FRAGTUBERS hyped this up so much! I decided not to give up on this mess in a bottle so I sprayed the heck out of it and put it back in the box and in my closet. I would open it up and spray a few times about every 2 weeks. I noticed the composition started smoothing out and coming together more and more as it sat. So forward about 8 weeks later and suddenly I thought "there it is!!" Precieux developed into a super smooth and sophosticated high end near perfection in a bottle! It's rare from my experience that maturation can make such a 180 difference in a fragrance. I assumed due to the higher than most inspo houses price point this would've been fully macerated out of the box, but let me tell you patience is a virtue. Out of 160 bottles ,and countless decants Precieux One is one of my all time favorites. Now comparing it to Supremacy Collector's Edition they are not very similar which leads me to believe that one of them is more of a twist than a 1 to 1 inspo of Absolu Shmavenus. If I had to compare Precieux to other inspos in the same realm I would say there's a little bit of Rayhaan Imperia in Precieux One. That is another one that maturation did wonders and went from gasoline with heavy birch to smooth and sweeter overtime which is another cheapie gem. The projection is pretty great for about 2 hours which is the best I've gotten from anything I've ever worn. Now my coworkers will tell you 4 hours in they can still smell it, but I'm nose blind by that point. I feel like Armaf didn't really go for a copy with this one, but went their own direction and created one of the best stand alone frags ever!

I initially held off on buying this because I already owned Afnan’s Supremacy Collector’s Edition (SCE), and I was led to believe that owning both would be redundant. Boy, was I wrong. These are very different fragrances—or rather, they feel very different. The best way I can describe Precieux, in the context of SCE and the broader Club de Nuit line, is that it sits somewhere between SCE and CDNIM Limited Edition. Roughly speaking, it feels like 55% SCE and 45% CDNIM LE—but with all the harshness of both toned down and refined. The opening of Precieux features the same infamous “lemon pledge” note that CDNIM is known for (I genuinely don’t understand why more people don’t talk about this). By contrast, SCE opens with pineapple and white florals. That said, unlike CDNIM, the lemon in Precieux is very well done. It’s significantly smoother, milder, more refined, and overall of noticeably higher quality. Once that lemon fades, Precieux starts to resemble SCE more closely. The key differences are that SCE is louder, spicier, and more youthful, whereas Precieux is more mature, woody, understated, and slightly denser. Their dry-downs do converge to some extent, so keep that in mind—but SCE significantly outperforms Precieux in terms of projection and longevity. On its own merits: I’d rate Precieux an 8/10. I’d rate it much higher (around 9–9.5/10) if not for the atrocious pricing. When adjusted for a 100 ml bottle, you’re essentially paying entry-level designer prices for a Middle Eastern clone brand, which is hard to justify. Compared to SCE: SCE is the better overall purchase—especially for younger people, and particularly when you factor in price and performance. That said, Precieux is clearly the higher-quality fragrance. If you had to choose just one: For most people, I’d recommend SCE. For those over 30, I’d recommend Precieux. For collectors... just get both, like I did.

Wonderful fragrance! Long Lasting! Starts with a fresh burst of citrus, some sweet ananas, and spices. Dries down to a amplified Blue Shower gel, similar to Sauvage/Elixir. Lasts 8-10h, sillage is very powerful I get 2-3h with Strong sillage, then it changes it's like 2 Fragrances in 1. Starts as a Creed Aventus 2-4h and ends as similar Sauvage 4-8h, until its a skin scent. The best on this is that the spices on top give it a very fresh projection, you still have that dark oak moss, wood, cedar wood background but on the top this frizzy spiced scent, slightly sweet that just makes this a High End fragrance. Sillage can be noticed up to 4h in, leaves a strong trail, very well done. This is a dupe of Aventus Absolut and a very good one, this thing lasts longer than the OG, it does dry down to a Sauvage, it takes path from the OG but for a good reason, it's long lasting. The initial burst of citrus freshness is very pleasant and I would prefer if it lasted longer, also that Ananas evaporates pretty quick. Underrated and for the 35€ I payed this things slaps any other fragrance. Value/Quality ration is super high, only downside is the bottle being 55ml. I still prefer this against the other dupe, afnan Supremacy Collectors Edition, this one pops up much more, the sillage is double than on CE. CE is more toned down but still a great alternative. Unboxing this was also a surprise, very well packed and a wonderful experience although the price is kinda cheap. Attention to details does matter. Only the chain moving all the time is a bit annoying, but I glued it as on CDN. Overall 9.5/10