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.

Deadidol nails the review below perfectly. Just to echo those sentiments about Aventus being a perfume which has made the pineapple note famous and therefore a comparison we can't help but draw. Nero is more effervescent, fizzing out of the bottle and right into your face with a sharper citrus feel, evoking a lemonade ice lolly or sherbet fizz. There's definitely more focus on the pineapple and berries here and less on woods and crucially... no smoke. To give Creed and Mazzolari some credit I think this is a very masculine smell and this one is of good quality and something is coming through in Nero to tone down the fruit. This release is relatively redundant to me as I have Aventus and clones but it maybe for someone who likes the pineapple of Aventus without the birch smoke? I remarked this was quality stuff but unfortunately it doesn't last.

Smells fruity and fresh, smells like Abercrombie in 2001. Perfume or unisex was my first impression but that faded after 20-30 minutes and it’s definitely masculine. My skin absorbed it quickly. The early silage was confusing. This one needs to settle a bit but that’s counterproductive to the poor longevity on my skin. I’ll keep the sampler for occasional use. 6/10.

I don't get the similarities to Aventus at all, which is surprising given the note similarities. This is a sharp, citrusy, bergamot heavy juice, that mixed with the patchouli and pineapple almost gives off a peppery pine vibe. It's citrusy and vegetal, not fruity and woody. It's fine and natural smelling but not something I'd purchase a full bottle of.

On me Nero smells nothing like you'd expect from the notes. It is a blast of fresh in the opening--I will give it that. But that's easy to find in the fragrance world. It never gets beyond a fresh profile. I'd say it goes from a citrus fresh to a more herbal fresh. But I get no pineapple, no flowers, certainly no vanilla. For me, in short, life is too short to smell like this. Move on--not recommending AT ALL.

Weak, poor projection and longevity. I have Aventus and this is similar but not the same. The scent to me is not that pleasant even though the notes would dictate otherwise. Received as a sample and not bottle worthy IMO.

It opens,, green. Huh? Green! Despite all the lush fruity notes and 'Aventus clone' listed above, this is a very weird, almost designer in quality opening that the 1st reviewer has described virtually 100% head on. Very well described! However, I love pineapple when done well , like yes, Aventus and this certainly is *not like that Masterpiece! There is totally no 'richness', fullness or that addictive hint of sweet the lushness fizzy 'pop' all those famous French fruits give you in the blockbuster,, this is by comparison tame, watered down and vanilla replaced by grass and some figs even? I don't Aventus is totally perfect myself, the pineapple there is still a bit too raw / green but what is lacks there is made up by is ridiculous authenticity. Very disappointing - stick with the Real deal or if you're after smokeless, go for Cedrat Boise Overall rating: 5/10

Although Aventus doesn’t have the monopoly on pineapple, it’s hard not to think of it when you smell another pineapple perfume. Sometimes there’s a large enough gap to strike a distance between them, but it’s rare. Mazzolari Nero is heavy on the pineapple and the berry notes, and as the result, it smells like a marginally fruitier take on Aventus. It’s bright and sweet with a slightly scratchy synthetic base, and overall it smells like tropical smoothie sans dairy. Even if parallels could be drawn with scents beyond Aventus (it’d be a stretch), it just doesn’t smell very good, and I see no point in it existing. Thankfully, it doesn't perform well and becomes a limp vetiver within an hour. Merciful, really.

I agree with Machiavelli.... when. First put my nose on this, it was like the first time I smelled Aventus, YEARS ago. I cannot keep my nose off of it and I see why Aventus was all the rage years ago. I fell out of love with Aventus, as my pallet grew, but this fragrance is nostalgic, in that it’s like the first time smelling Aventus. I have cedrat Boise, club de nuit, and have smelled Hacivat, all are great in their own right, but this is my fav by FAR!

I love Mazzolari as a house. Alchemico, Augusto and Vetiver are absolute gems - But I have Afnan Supremacy Silver on one hand and Nero on the other. Nero is a tiny bit fruitier, but the difference is negligible.

If you don ́t get the similarities with Aventus something is really wrong with your nose... As fuggerone says, this is nothing but a faulty Aventus clone... Don't even try to smell it. Look somewhere else...

I would describe this as Aventus but without, the wow factor. There's a note that prevents me from wanting to smell it over and over like Aventus did. It's a pass for me.

Now that a full bottle has gone, I can finally say this scent is an Aventus faulty clone, poor sillage and duration, was good to be worn as skin scent while sleeping...

spicier, fruitier, juicer aventus clone. seems good quality after a few sprays and wears but not worth it if you already have the other ones from this vein

Very citrus-forward Aventus. Good quality and very nice but in a very crowded category.

Smells just like Aventus cut and dry. As simple as it gets