Aventus for Her

This fragrance is a total oddball and I'm appreciating that more and more over time. Out of the +300 fragrances I've tried, this is the only men's cologne that's been attempted to be made into a women's perfume without huge changes. Feminine versions of popular colognes are usually total re-interpretations. This is because the rules for what makes a "perfume" and what makes a "cologne" are fundamentally different. You can't turn one into the other by only changing the details. This one tried to do just that, with unique results. Because fragrances differ a little on everyone's skin, on mine this doesn't even resemble a feminine perfume. The scent is very pretty in the opening yes, but it still undoubtably smells like a cologne. A fresh and pretty cologne. The dry-down is like a musky, less smoky men's Aventus, with hints of Dior Sauvage. Getting wafts of Sauvage really surprised me from a feminine-branded fragrance. On my sister this smells more like a typical fruity-feminine perfume. I think this comes across more masculine on some people than others. I used to doubt skin chemistry making a difference, but try it out yourself! I get headache irritation from half of all fragrances. Original Aventus is one of my worst triggers. This version is totally safe, to a suprising level. I can even enjoy wearing this WHILE having a headache. 95% of fragrances are more migraine-inducing than this one. I find the scent particularly balanced and skillfully made. After 12 hours on skin, it still keeps its bright fresh character and never falls apart into "perfume-y" noise like many designer fragrances. There are few ingredients in perfumery that last this long. Making something balanced, fresh, complex and good-smelling from these loud and aggressive molecules is very hard. So technically this fragrance is a brilliant accomplishment. The scent even evolves from top to base, which is rare for these mega-beastmode fragrances. Alberto Morillas spent a lot of time getting this formula right down to 0,001%. If you like fruity fragrances and aren't looking for something super girly, I think this is a must-sample. But absolutely not blind-buy worthy. You may dislike many things in this fragrance no matter who you are. Those mega-longlasting molecules I mentioned as a plus may be a huge negative for you. Some people find them scratchy at any amount, resembling rubbing alcohol or burning electronics. I personally enjoy them when they're blended together well. Find out by trying this and seeing if you like it!

This resonates with movie scenes like the opening scenes from "Sound of Music" where Julie Andrews is singing and dancing on the mountain top. This also smells like what I would imagine Heidi in the alps would wear. There is a gorgeous natural outdoorsy pine, cedar, birch forest type smell that has almost staccato notes that pique out where you can discern the notes of the fragrance above just the regular fragrance chord. This is done well - it is one of the most beautiful perfumes that I have EVER Smelled... it was a love at first spray for me. This is an OUTSTANDING Perfume! Yes, it is expensive -- but if you truly LOVE perfumes - and you will actually WEAR THIS, it is totally worth it. The price is a little bit out of my reach now, I admire it -- and it is one that I have on my list to purchase when I have reached some milestones in my career. I put this in a similar category with Delina De Marly. I love BOTH of these perfumes, but I'm on a budget now... this two perfumes are definitely ON MY LIST to purchase in the future, as I reach important milestones in my career goals. In the meantime, I am trying some of ALT Fragrances perfumes - to see how I actually like wearing a perfume in this fragrance profile. I will let you know how I like their version of Aventus for Women. ---------------- This is a more natural perfume, the genre is new to me, it is something that I would have liked in junior high, high school -- but like everyone, I was carried away in the 80's when perfumes took on their own zip code. This is similar to Scandanavian type design styles, kind of the "less is more" type theory...a little more "minimalist" -- but the general essence of this is a TRUE LOVE! I have just discovered Calvin Klein's Beauty and I probably would not have liked Aventus for Her as much BEFORE finding that I really like the more natural perfumes like Beauty by CK. Aventus for Her seems to be a higher end version of Calvin Klein's Beauty... they have different dry downs, but all in all - the perfume profile seems to be in the fresh, clean, modern type perfume category. Trying them both side by side, Calvin Klein's Beauty actually has a much better dry down with my chemistry than Aventus. I love the way that Aventus starts, Calvin Klein's Beauty has a fabulous dry down.

I have been a huge fan of Creed for a good 25 years. Back when I discovered them, I didn’t mess with “men’s” fragrances, so I own some of the older women’s stuff, like Jasmin Imperatrice Eugenie. I have never sampled Aventus and can’t compare this to the original, which is great because I can review this on its own merits. Aventus for Her was a blind-buy, but a very successful one! I watched every YouTube video I could find, but honestly people didn’t describe it very well. Lots of “Wow, this is soooo good,” or, “My favorite, definitely a 10 out of 10!” But no deep descriptions. There were a few vloggers who mentioned words like “powerful.” Opposite of powerful, compared to most of my perfumes it’s fairly fresh and more like a unisex cologne. Definitely overpriced, yet I do really love it. I mostly smell a blend of sweet red apple and tart green apple. Smells boozy and also honey-like. Rose is the only flower that I detect. As it dries down, it becomes more woody. I smell crushed fir needles and bark. Definitely gives me an evergreen forest cologne vibe. The criticism is that there’s too much Iso-e-super and ambroxan. They seem to intensify over time and take over the fragrance. Definitely doesn’t have the high-quality ingredients the house used to have, and I would bet that’s largely due to the EU and all their bans on basically every beautiful material. I love Aventus for Her and view it as an easy reach year-round. Great for running errands or for a business lunch. I can see how women who wear the usual mainstream floof from Ulta would find it too masculine, but a woman like me who loves rich fragrances, woods and resins can easily pull this off.

I think this is exquisite ! Fresh fruity , energizing. Starts with a burst of green granny apples and citrus with black current and patchouli , just LOVE for me ! Very expensive beautiful top quality ingredients , you can almost pick each note out , also the Rose is quite dominant , fresh and very fruity. It's sweet but not sickly sweet. More of a fresh sweet. The middle is fresh roses , more floral at this point , I do wish I could smell more violets, the fruits are still here but drop in the background and the fragrance becomes unisex in my opinion. It takes on a fresh warm cologne smell. Very beautiful and classy. The styrax and sandalwood comes out and makes the fragrance a touch darker than it starts out to be but by no means dark. , it remains fresh and unisex , a warm peachy smell appears on a thin layer of sandalwood. I think it's beautiful. Natural and top quality. Not a smell you smell every day , to me it has a very natural , high quality feel. I am thinking of getting the 30 ml bottle. I love creeds 30 ml 's as they are more affordable and look great as well , also the fragrances are so well made that you only need to spray 2 sprays and it last forever. Great for traveling and also good if you have many fragrances. 30 ml is just perfect for all those reasons ! Aventus for her is a fruity chypre , it's definitely unisex to me and smells fruity and natural. Ambroxan ? Not sure if I smell any of that nor amber !? Maybe a hint ?

I have the weirdest relationship with this scent. The first time I tried a 2.5ml sample, I immediately thought “tech bro who’s just got out of the shower”. To me, it smelt incredibly masculine and I was rather disappointed. However, after sampling hundreds of fragrances, I’ve found that this fragrance is one of the few that I keep coming back to. It has the most addictive dry-down, which I can smell on my clothes even days later. Maybe it’s the ambroxan (I don’t know fragrance ingredients well enough to say). At any rate, it’s lovely and I keep wanting to smell it more. It is deep, multi-layered, well-blended and smells natural (as opposed to screechy or synthetic). I’m amazed at how the dry-down still smells ‘wet’, even days later. Wearing it today on a cold day, I had flashbacks to teenage boy body sprays. Maybe it’s the apple note, which I’m sure I remember being everywhere in the early 00s. However, the dry-down saves it from feeling cheap or cliche. I’d love to smell this on my husband.

Every time I come back to this fragrance, I'm surprised by how synthetic and aggressive it is to my nose. I freaking love it. It's addictive like smelling gasoline, glue, or something that you know is toxic but still smells heavenly. No other perfume I've tried out of +300 has this effect! Normally synthetic smells come across cheap and annoying to me. This one is somehow special in that regard. I also never get headaches from this despite being a migraine sufferer. This is ironically one of the least irritating fragrances I've tried. The upside of having so many strong synthetics is that this retains a citrusy-fresh crisp smell all day without ever going dark or dull. The reviewer who described this as fermented citrus is totally right! There's an a fermented alcohol feel in the beginning, like the fruits are very ripe and at their sweetest.

So many hates for this perfume because of the price. Here I am talking about the scent itself, not the price. It wasn't love at first sniff, because it was just fresh bright fruity, a little woody at the end. After 5 days I left the test paper in my purse, I smelled something amazing from my purse, that was it. I fell in love. It's hard to explain, it just smelled so luxurious, like going to a high end dept store or 5 stars hotel, it's clean, a little woody, bright, fresh, even after 5 days! I knew I had to have, I didn't care about the price, it was that good. So I found this at a better price online for under $200. The longevity is insane, after I bought it, I sprayed only once on my arm and dab a little on my shirt, it is enough to last me about 8+ hours. I am a sweet vanilla lover, but this fresh woody Aventus got me hooked.

This one made a strange first impression on me. In the shop I first sprayed it on a paper, and didn't even like it one bit. Something very sharp and medicinal about it. Then I still tried it on my skin, and wow, what a difference. It smells insanely good on me, I think. There is a slight unpleasant sharpness to the opening that I still don't like, but it dies down very quickly. In about ten minutes I'd say. After that the fragrance develops beautifully towards a fruity, but yet not to sweet, fragrance with a touche of ylang ylang. After about an hour the muskier and more powdery notes dominates. The scent is fairly long lasting and it has a unisex vibe to it that I like. Not too sweet not too heavy and spicy. Just right and well worth the money in my opinion.

The top is very fruity with strong apple undertones. I also get an effervescent sweet champagne/ moscato vibe & balsamic/ pine notes that remind me of Christmas or a pine forest. It’s as if you’re strolling thru a pine forest carrying a basket of green apples all whilst sipping the finest sparkling moscato. In the mid the fruitiness lessens while the champagne pine note remains. This may be the patchouli creating this accord. It also sweetens up a bit & I sense a slight watery rose. In the drydown I sense ambroxan with that sweet effervescent champagne smell. It’s very pleasing & does last a long time; 10-12 hrs on me, projection & sillage aren’t beast mode but I continue to get subtle wafts of fragrance throughout the day as I move around. Lovely.

I don't think I've ever seen a scent this controversially rated? Some say this smells like a vintage mature serious perfume, some say this is an easy-to-wear modern light fruity scent. Some say this is totally forgettable and generic, some say they've never smelled anything like this. Some say this is very feminine and elegant, some say this reminds them of overpowering men's cologne. This seems to be like a rorschach test for noses. Definitely something to sample just because of this. I personally find this unique and the best freshie I've ever tried. The ultimate evening-at-home after-shower scent for me. But not something to wear on an occasion where you want your scent to impress, because people seem to smell all sorts of weird things in here.

I've had several testers of this, and I love it. I got my testers from Creed...I always wonder if some people are getting perfume that's old and not well preserved. I don't get a metallic note from this, and I also don't find it unisex...it's all out womanly, sophisticated, fresh, and lovely. I pick up on the floral notes primarily, so it's a flower store scent for me, with some wood or amber at the bottom. The perfume is not for the girls that are used to the sweet fruity florals...they'd be disappointed in this. This is much more complex and refined, and I'd love to have a full bottle...I just can't afford it. I bought it! Better even than the samples now that it's sprayed. Just lovely. Love the amber drydown.

If you're not a fresh citrus lover, then don't hate on this perfume. I also don't know the details of the controversy with this house and frankly I don't care. I just hope they never discontinue or change it. I am rating the scent and the quality. This is a staple in my collection and one of the best from this scent profile. A very fresh, zingy, tart opening with a little sweetness from the blackcurrant with a sophisticated feel to it. This lasted all day on me, smelled fresh and clean for at least 8 hours in a very hot humid day, without being overbearing. You cannot beat this performance, especially for a a freshie! This is backup worthy for me and a keeper for life.

This one has one of the best trails ever. Please, don’t smell it off skin, allow at least 10 to 15 sm to try it out. The musk here is a beast. BUT! On a windy day, outside that is gorgeous. It’s the god of wind “Aventus”, it’s Artemis hunting a deer. Do not stick in the neck of such a powerhouse, it will bite you, just like an arrow of that moon Deity. Projection is amazing, great for picnics and even weddings, if you are not getting married. For those Ice Queens who want to stun everybody with their unavailability. For lady bosses. Beware of oversprays, especially for inside use. If you are going to the office, 2 sprays is enough, it endures a ton of confidence

My signature perfume. Didn't like it at first sniff: felt too 'metallic'-y like a men's deodorant, but for some reason it kept calling my name. After finishing the 10ml sample from a giftset, I was in love. When I went to Sicily it felt like the pefume-equivalent of a puzzle falling into place. It's the most long-lasting freshie I've ever encountered, but the freshness is not cold. It's warm and cosy and nostalgic, like a spring morning in Sicily. The 30ml bottle I got was so good that I could make nausea/motion sickness go away just by sniffing my arm. My 75ml doesn't seem to have the same healing effect, but still smells the same. Hope it never changes.

Beautiful scent, i opened it a few hours ago and its already in my top 10 (im not an expert just a fan) If youre looking for a very wearable spring/summer perfume that makes you feel clean and pampered this is it. It reminds me of drinking a lemony gin tonic on a sunny balcony after a bath with expensive soap. I get lemon and bergamot and a touch of white peach and pink pepper in the opening, the drydown is very skin like and a little bit creamy/musky with the pink pepper peeking through. I will definitely wear this all spring. I have to say though be wary of over applying because it is quite strong. It makes me feel put together and feminine.

The vibe this perfume gives me is getting a hug from a nince-figure worth man and your energy is synced. You litterly smell like money. This fragrance can easily become your signature scent. At first you get a bitter spicy scent, than it turned into a powdery, rosey, spicy scent. This perfume will last all day. When I say all day I mean you can shower and come out still smelling the perfume Occasion: - important business meeting - meeting/confronting the B*tch your man is cheating with - Going on een girlsdate with your homegirl who is bringing her other friend 🙂 ( gotta be the better smelling b*tch ) - Just perfect for everyday. 5/5 star

Holy smokes! This is spectacular. 🎖️ I'm seeing a wealthy mature woman attending a luncheon event, immaculately dressed to the nines and on her right hand is some sparkling green apple champagne 🥂 held by some nicely manicured fingers donned with some jewelry. This is how I have always wanted Creed Aventus to smell like, after being disappointed by the masculine counterpart. (Edit: With exception of Absolu Aventus) I am a man and I am really loving this, no cap. Don't let that 3 star rating fool you. Leans abit feminine but men can wear this easily. I'm in love. 14/10 Downside is just the pricing.

Excellent bougie office perfume. For when you are top of the leader board and want to keep your colleagues at bay. There’s no need to identify exactly who you are to the people you work with or clients. No need to tell them that you cosplay as Sailor Moon on the weekend, sing in an eighties tribute hair band or tour cemeteries while practicing the occult. All they need to know is you are in their presence because you show up and do the work. You are the best in the company and they are probably a bit scared of you. Nothing wrong with a bit of fear

I adore this scent. It opens with a bright, citrusy wave (I get lemon and tart apple), flows into a green note with something spicy, almost metallic, then settles into a sexy amber with deep florals and elegant patchouli. The pineapple accord peeks through, adding a tangy sweetness. There is something powerful about this fragrance that screams, "bad bitch in the boardroom." I get a solid 6 + hours out of this one. It's expensive but worth it. I actually bought it blind because the notes sang to me, and thankfully I wasn't wrong.

So I tried this more than once before but did not let it settle on my skin long enough before washing it off. So I revisited this again to see if my thoughts had changed. I can safely say that I actually love this now. Its so clean and fresh, the siallge is fantastic and so is the longevity. It's vibrant from the citrus, clean from the musk, and fruity from the peach, blackcurrant and apple. I could wear this every day in every season but I think this will shine best in Spring and summer. I will probably keep this for life.