Kingsman

Nice to see this added. I'd heard of Bujairami through the craze driven up by their 'Hectic' launch but I'm not terribly interested in the Imagination DNA or many LV fragrances, but a boutique had opened up in my city and decided to investigate, where many did surprise me like their Sauvage, JGPs etc, ect. Kingsman stood out to me because it was cloning the supposed 2017 batch. I naturally picked it up. The presentation is okay, the cheap leather across the bottle stands out (although you can just slide it off altogether) but the bottle feels good and the sprayer is surprisingly good, pressurised and not too far off to a Dior atomiser. Very well done. The scent. I'm very pleased with this. It does open rather nicely, not too much of an alcohol blast here, you get a very good approximation of the Aventus opening, a big emphasis on lemon and bergamot, but clean smelling, unlike CDNIM, very pleasant. if short-lived. The mid has a massive dose of Ambroxan, it's not listed here but believe me, this is practically an Ambroxan bomb, but nevertheless, it's of decent quality and doesn't induce any headaches for me, alongside the Ambroxan is Pink Pepper, and a lot of it, there are some touches of florals here and there but man that pink pepper is here, and judging from the Aventus I had worn (Thank you David Jones) when buying this, it was maybe a little bit more than in current Aventus but not by much, pineapple is here but it can be mistaken for the bergamot here, but it has that distant sweetness, just know on my skin, it's not the biggest player here. By the drydown, the midnote actors are still there with the additions of some smokey touches, with some touches of vanilla. The biggest compliant I have for the scent is that it's quite synthetic and linear. Very linear dare I say, despite the scent throughout the life of the fragrance is what I would call the 'gist' of Aventus, you won't get some crazy transformative journey here. But for $60, it's pretty difficult to complain here without sounding ridiculous. To cap things off, this is close, way closer than it has any right to be, given the price point. I do say it also reminds me of Mont Blanc 'Explorer' to a good degree, given how strong the pink pepper and ambroxan is here, if you're a fan of that fragrance, I'm sure you'll like this. This performs well, I did go nose blind but I asked someone if they could still smell me after applying like 3 sprays and they could after 9 hours, this is very potent upon first application, but not cloying, which is always good. It does settle down and from what I can tell after owning it for a month, it performs very well. I'm sure the dreaded 'maturation' will help this even more. The price point. Wow. I see some hate for Bujairami and I can't speak for all their fragrances but this being only $60 AUD is pretty surprising. Be fair here, for $60, you can typically get a CK fragrances for 100ml, maybe a Hugo Boss for 50ml. 100ml ExDP is great value here. My point, you can do A LOT worse for $60... Again, cloning one of the most clone fragrances alone speaks for how versatile and mass appealing this is. Any wear, any weather, anytime, any age, you get the idea. Very pleasantly surprised, again, for what you're paying here, great value and way closer than many of its peers in a similar price point. I'm happy $60 AUD = 9/10

If there's one Bujairami to rule them all, it's this one... From u/Desperate_Humor7652: "I believe that this is cloning the original batches of Creed Aventus from 2010. I believe that Bujairimi have taken the recipe and removed the Lyral, Lilial, and Oakmoss (Lily of The Valley). This is why Aventus no longer smells like Aventus. IFRA clamped down on ingredients. Bujairimi sourced from Fraterworks in New Zealand who have the original and classic formulas of Aventus. Compound Black® is used for the 11Z01 batches.." Look I've never smelt the OG so I can only give you a rating based on what this is as a fragrance itself, but this might be Bujairami's highest quality fragrance. I have 6 Bujairami's (Hectic is one of them) and this is better than all of them. This is pineapple on top of smoky wood, smells manly af. If I had to keep 3 fragrances, this is one of them. Massive compliment getter.

Kingsman became my top 1 clone of aventus! Very potent and quality juice. The longevity and sillage are insane. Always got a lot of compliments when wearing this. Surely fits my personality.

It's good . When I first got it it smelt very lemony like cleaning products but I think I have to just let it mature. But the dry down is really good. I'd give it a 8/10. I'll let it macerate tho to see if it gets any better

Finally got my hands on this. The immediate opening isn't too harsh, and you're met with a mildly sweet, lemon-leaning citrus accord with no detectable pineapple note. It smells more along the lines of Eros Energy or L'Aventure, which makes me believe this isn't intended to be a straight Aventus dupe, and more of an inspired-by. In the drydown, the citrus pulls back, revealing a lighter intensity mossiness. The woodiness here isn't as aggressive as in the CDNIM line — not even remotely, which potentially makes this more mass-appealing. I would say Kingsman's drydown is closer to current Aventus batches than any of the CDNIM flankers, just because of how soft it is. Current Aventus batches aren't really that smoky nor mossy. Performance is a bit shaky here, it doesn't project very well nor last too long, at least on my skin. I'm getting sub 4ft of projection for 30-60 mins, after which it's just a skin scent for the next 5 hours. So if you're after performance, this ain't it bruv. Real talk: If this is difficult to procure for you, don't feel pressured as you're not really missing out. It won't be something you haven't already smelled. It's alright, but it doesn't match the hype. Although, I still prefer this to any of the Intense Man flankers, as they all smell too pungent to me. To be completely honest, I don't really think any of these ME Aventus dupes are really worth the money. Aventus-inspired designers are much better built than these. ☑️Average