Royal Vintage

I still remember the first time smelling this. 2019 January, had just brought my first bottlenose Aventus fell in love so order a couple of 30ml batches & 30ml Viking. The seller gave me 10ml of this, Orion & Tuscan Leather. Got it for the post office, opened in the car and saw 'Royal Vintage' hmm... applies the Aventus, then Orion then this. At the time i had no idea they were similar and I'll.nevwr forget that initial smell of this. It was crazy, bold, insane! I couldn't understand it and Orion i liked slightly more but Aventus I loved! At the time the link between them i couldn't ascertain, Royal Vintage was a right hook to the nose BOOM!! Anyway I eventually found out and once I did realize they were in the Aventus DNA I got a bottle of each. When I smelled them.... what? They're different but the same! Anyway, at first I didn't like this is was new to niche and the leather & Cypress blew my brain cells. Once I received bottles they slowly syatyes to blend and become familiar but with their own personality. Aventus is still my favorite fragrance and was my first fragrance love but this was my first true niche encounter that had me stumped. I remember driving and thinking what the hell is it?! So this is great stuff, I've owned 4 bottles with one being the OG bottle. This bottle.is definitely the best and I miss it dearly. This is bold, Masculine, concise and unapologetic but somehow remains subtle, smooth and rich. This is a perfume you can wear and know you'll not choke everyone within a 30ft radius out. And that's the way it should be..for years I've been sick of the 'beast mode' sentiment. Perfume is one of those added touches to compliment your style, mood, celebration etc. Not alert everyone in a restaurant you're wearing whatever... With all that said. This is awesome juice. I miss it so much the new bottle is still good but this was one of the best perfumes I've ever smelt. Even over Clive Christian, Roja, Creed etc. This is just right, if it fits the occasion and your style this perfume hits all the top marks. This is a cult like perfume now just like Aventus etc. If you didn't try this version then you miss out. Plus the bottle is far better. For me 9/10 - losing half a point for longevity & half for Versatility.

I had long ago smelled this one in Prague when I was in the search of a cheaper alternative to Aventus. I had smelled so many that day I just remember the evident resemblance between the two and that it remained for days on the piece of paper. After more than one year and I decided to give it a blind buy and I must say that is VERY SIMILAR to the Creed one . It is a bit smokier,spicier and drier(more noticeable in the first hour) and you can often feel more woods, specially cedar or the cypress,even though, I would dare to say it smells 85% similar to Aventus, it even manages to somehow keep some of the SAME fruitiness of it. if you like/love aventus, you can FOR SURE, give this one a try or just blind buy it at a good price, I am almost certain you would not be dissapointed. One important thing....THIS niche quality and it DOES NOT SMELL CHEAP AT ALL!!!! On the other hand, there are also similar smells that are either too sweet or a LITTLE cheap smelling, these, however, would also give you an intro to the AVENTUS TYPE OF SMELL, I am talking about Jaguar Vision and Zara gold (SWEETER), these last 2 offer great value for what you pay... As for royal vintage: Smell:8-9 out of 10 Aventus Similarity: 8,5 (aventus performs a BIT better) Longevity: 7 (5-7 hours) Projection: 7 Sillage: 7 Overall: 8 out of 10 and I really like it! p.s. I also find many many similarities to cedrat boise...I would say these 2 are even closer than R. vintage and Aventus...all of the 3 nice smelling fragrances and made of high quality ingredients....

I recently did a sample swap so I was lucky enough to try Royal Vintage. (Thanks Todd!) After spraying this one, my initial impressions was "Yes, this is a smoky Aventus batch. Nice!" Let me preface this by saying that I have a love / hate relationship with Aventus, mostly based on batch number. I may be in the minority, but I like the smoky batches as much as the well balanced batches. And RV starts of as a very smoky batch of Aventus to my nose. The initial spray also fills the room with the scent, similar to Aventus. After a few hours the smokiness dies down a bit, but doesn't disappear, and RV becomes a little sweeter on my skin. At this point the projection dissipates a bit as well. Not a skin scent but it no longer fills the room at this point. A few hours more and the scent settles down a bit more. The smokiness dissipates a bit more and the sweetness remains. The scent is still there, but more of a skin scent at this point. Overall I get good projection, especially in the first 3 hours, and good longevity, about 8 hours, on my skin. RV is a very versatile scent. I can wear this one in jeans just as easily as in a suit. I am not going to get into the debate of this is better than Aventus, or Aventus is better than this. That is a personal choice that only you can make for yourself. Having said that, if you like the smoky batches of Aventus, you should try a sample of RV.

After purchasing a sample from lucky scent it was clear to me that this fragrance had a place in my collection.This may be similar to Creed Aventus, but its not the same. The first time i smelled Aventus i was not interested at all. It reminded me of Escada Sentiment which gave me headaches for some reason. But when i smelled Royal Vintage for the first time i immediately loved it. To me Royal Vintage brings a more elegant and subtle approach to an otherwise overwhelming combination of notes . Royal Vintage fragrance just smells better to me. With that being said, at this point, I don't think I have smelled a better fragrance period. Yes, I could complain that the longevity is not as good as Aventus but, Its good enough to last through most of a work day 6-8 hours. Still its worthy enough to receive a perfect score in my book. 10/10 Edit: Longevity over the time I have had this one is just ok. Spray a little more than you normally would and you'll get a pretty good longevity.

I just got my rounded bottle. Expectations were high due to the love it gets here. And its fine. A strong like. Its serious, mature. Like a fresh breeze in the pine forest. I get strong bergamot and pine needles for the first sniff. Pepper and leather are subtle, not loud. After a while,leather musk and patcho gives a dry creaminess, but it stays green, very green. The blending here remembers me how lavender, cedar and leather work in Masculin Pluriel. They are not in the same category, they just act someway similar on my skin. Hard to describe...they both have their definite edges. RV also remembers me of a refined Bottega Veneta Pour Homme. Longevity is average , I get around 5 hours. Projection is also not a beast, but its harmonic in this style. It fits to 40+ guys better, but its quite versatile and elegant to anybody, any occasion.