Nero

Gosh I thought I’d smelled them all! Maybe best for last i.e Aventus clone... Well, so many... hmm... Floris 1976, Parle Moi Mile High, Nishane Hacivat and on and on... Well, like someone said below. This takes me back to when I first tried the unwatered down Aventus. Amazing. I still prefer Hacivat but that’s almost a different scent in so far as it goes through changes that are different and so I guess whilst superior to Aventus it’s almost it’s own perfume - it’s also my favourite but Nero is an almost unashamed copy that is simply better. I will have to order a full bottle... anyone want my Aventus?

I love the pineapple and freshness of this frag, it’s very nice. Fair longevity and sillage, wish it was stronger. 4 sprays lasts 2 maybe 3 hours after that just a faint skin smell. Spraying on clothing seems to last longer. Love the design of the bottle and their logo/crest. In terms of Aventus, Nero actually has a stronger pineapple emphasis, so I’ll respray at hour 3 and enjoy this frag as one of my top go-tos

Beautiful gem from Mazzolari. This stuff smell like Aventus but more light and tropical. You can wear it all year round without problem and you will get a lot of compliments from both woman and man. This juice has also better longevity than Aventus (8h on my skin) with a good projection. Pure class in a bottle.

This is a better version of Aventus without the ash tray smoke effect.::)))

Imagine that some devious genious figured out the recipes how to clone every known fragrance exactly by help of chromatograhy, but then used this knowledge to release these fragrances with juust a little tweak in either direction. Nero could be one of these, as it is pretty close to Aventus – but even closer to Micallef Royal Vintage. It IS long lasting, I get a good 7 hours of performance from it – but the projection not as strong as Aventus and after 3 hours it is mainly a musky and woody patchouli base with a touch of pepper. The notes are very similar to Aventus, but compared I think Nero is a tad more fruity and light, as if it focuses more on the pineapple. Overall I find it a pleasant, if somewhat neutered alternative to the Creed version and, unlike other reviewers here, the version I tested had almost as much smoke as the original, but the base was lacking a little of the “richness” of the Aventus ambergris IMO. Strangely, I do not seem to get any of the florals (rose and jasmine) listed ? As a difference from most other Aventus “clones” I’ve tried, I’ll have to admit that Nero gives the impression that the ingredients used are of at least equally or even higher quality as the original. As far as I can tell, prices for Aventus, Royal Vintage and Nero are almost identical today, so I guess it’ll be up to your personal opinion which is your favorite. Good job by Mazzolari but nothing new under the sun.