Bleu Satin

I’ve been in the niche fragrance game for years, like always,I blind bought a bunch of samples by going off notes and no reviews. Reviews, including mine should never be taken seriously, rather give you general direction or for me entertainment. I’ve missed out on so many gems and found so many by being my own.. ANYWAYS. this reminds me of Aventus, like a lot. But it’s not, it’s a well crafted and unique fragrance. This is definitely masculine, which as a 33 yr old male, I prefer. It’s so vibrant and young feeling , yet has a highly sophisticated and dollar value to it . IF you like Nishane havicat and Creeds Aventus, do yourself a favor and try this, gives you a different take on the genre I personally think Aventus isn’t what people make it out to be. I remember when it came out and all the hype it had, I couldn’t wait to get my nose on it ... then it came and I was like, hmmm yeah this smells good, but I wanted more. I am not a fan of clones, it’s not original. However, Nishane killed Aventus in my opinion and That makes me excited. This fragrance didn’t kill anything but it’s good. It will be a hit as well.

I've smelled and owned Aventus, Hacivat, Bond.com, SOP, Orion, Morning Chess and others and I think this is just as good as Aventus, and better than current batches on the drydown (where it's similar).But the opening and mid (first 45 minutes) are different imo. This opens with prominent black currant/cassis. Watermelon note comes in later and it smells better than I was expecting. Not synthetic smelling. This is also pretty strong and has decent longevity and projection. This is better than current batches of Aventus which have more bergamot and less musk. There's a high quality saffron and blackberry here too but I don't get leather or much woods on my skin. In the drydown you do get some Aventus feels. This might be may favorite take on this type of scent except vintage batches of Aventus, which are better. Over the years I've grown tired of the Aventus DNA, but this is different enough to get me excited about it again. Quality, blending, ingredients, uniqueness (somewhat), performance, it's all here. Scent 8.5/10 Performance 7/10

Well, it took me a few wearings, but I think I've found my favorite fragrance in the Aventus scent profile orbit. At first I thought "oh, just another Aventus clone". But I just enjoy this more. The "fruity" and "woody" accords on the Fragrantica page should be reversed. For both Bleu Satin and Aventus. "Fruity" should be listed high up on the accord stack for this, and "woody" should be lower. Bleu Satin, for me at least, is far more fruity than Aventus, in both prominence and persistence. I like Aventus and have a full bottle, but have always been a bit annoyed with the pencil-smelling smokey birch drydown. Aventus would be better with the fruitiness of Bleu Satin. MDCI comes through again. I have full bottles of Invasion Barbare and Chypré Palatin, and have already put Ambre Topkapi and Le Barbier de Tanger on my full bottle to-buy list. Bleu Satin will join them.

Oh wow – the Aventus feel is there, but this just feels better and just more elevated. This has a slight bubblegum element to it, which I do enjoy, as well as the fruity-citrus accord. I feel it works, as a unified scent, with a concept, a theme and the execution. I’m gonna need to try this out a few more times as I am quite taken by it. I usually give a scent a few wears before I make a decision on it, but as far as first impressions, it’s a big yes. ***EDIT*** Sampled this three or four more times, and to me it is too much like Aventus. That might not be the experience you have, but it is mine. Nothing at all wrong with Aventus, or even that this smells like that, but it just isn't amazing enough for me and my tastes. You might love it, though. I didn't love it enough...

Was super worried about the bad reviews below... I really like Aventus smells, but creed has lost it’s quality, I have 3 bottles from MDCI which I like it so much!! Ceclie is also one of my favorite perfumer, so i bought it yesterday. Sprayed 4 times today, the longevity and sillage is surprisingly good with my body chemistry! I sprayed at 7am I still can smell it at 6pm I’m so so so happy the dried down is way smoother than Aventus. A must try, try it on your skin! Don’t let the comments below disappoint you Edit: have been wearing this for 5 days performance is amazing it lasts on my skin for 10hours+

A better, more exquisite, dressier and, at the same time, weaker take on Aventus DNA. Really reminds me of a more advanced version of 2016 batches. It is expensive but cheaper than Aventus (retail price comparison). I say get a sample before re-purchasing Aventus or as an additional alternative to. To all Aventus haters: skip this one. Even if it's more likable to you, than the original thing, it will still remind you of it :)

Starts similar to Aventus then takes different direction. I agree with Aventus Elysium comparison. It’s fresh and people pleaser, I did get a few compliments from ladies, so I don’t think performance is that bad, longevity and sillage are good on my skin. One think I must mention I did spray a lot, it’s one of those scents that you can’t overspray even if you want to.

Fruity Pineapple Aventus Batch without the Birch, and a touch more Vanilla. I like this more than Aventus, because I always thought the Birch was too much and ruined the scent for me. Still a bit woody and just the right amount of what resembles oakmoss. I would buy this over Aventus everytime. Nothing synthetic smelling about this 1 either.

Wow!! Think a watermelon instead of pineapple based Aventus with a suede /soft leather dry down. This has been a real compliment getter from my wife and from my co workers. Performance on my skin is amazing a good 8-10 hrs with a decent projection.

It doesn’t list it in the notes, but this opens with sweet pineapple, candy like( but not cloying) florals and vanilla. No bitterness, this is where the satin comes in (in the form of rounded fruits, floral and woods).

Gorgeous, classy, smooth like all the MDCI fragrances. This one is in the Aventus family but with a twist. I actually prefer it over the current Aventus, by a large margin. It is so high quality and addictive!

Higher quality Aventus Aventus has lost its quality and longevity This is a higher quality version of it

Amazing scent. Maybe my favorite blue & I smelled many. Very disappointing performance

Love it. Refined and more luxurious Aventus Cologne.

To the comment below me - are you sure? I have a tester from the perfume house itself (they were generous to give me extra samples with another order I placed apart from the 10ml ones) and it really really smells like aventus. I sprayed it this morning and I was stunned at the resemblance, now I can't be sure if it is aventus or aventus absolu but it has the distinct sour fruit scent to it - I believe it may be the pineapple. It does last a long time (7+ hours) and after showering i could still smell it on me. It doesn't change a lot from the start to end, it is linear scent and throughout the entire time it doesn't lose how close it smells like aventus. Now I don't own aventus I smelled it few times and remember it very well, this one is definitely resembling it. Whether intentionally or not I don't care - I just know there is very good alternative from a niche house with better longevity than creed. It is a beautiful scent, strong contender for full bottle purchase. MDCI did a great job with this.

An intriguing perfume, with watermelon and citrus notes backed by leather. Lemon and leather go so beautifully together that to me they're one of the great pairings in perfumery (think of Versace L'Homme, Eau Sauvage Cuir Fraiche, Imaginary Authors The Cobra and the Canary, etc.), and bergamot of course goes with just about anything. The watermelon in here seems more dominant than either of these citrus notes, however, and it's surprising to me that the former goes fairly well with leather... (although maybe the lemon and bergamot help that along). This projects okay, but not as dramatically as other MDCI fragrances for men, and the longevity is also on the weaker side, so I'm not sure if this would be full bottle worthy for me given the price. But it's a very nice fresh fragrance.

Lovely scent profile... soft woody and leather notes, led by a fruity melon accord. I havent smelled Aventus in a while but this feels very familiar. Overall, its a beautiful scent, very airy and uplifting. However, my biggest gripe with MDCI so far is the performance. I'm generally okay with 3-4 hours longevity, but this lasts an hour top. Yes it lingers on your skin for 3-4 hours but you literally have to put your nose to the applied area to detect anything. Edit: just realized what the drydown reminds me of -- LV Symphony. It has that same candied citrus profile, but this one has a leather backbone. Cant believe im saying this but LV is actually more worth it considering the longevity.

Received my bottle today, after all the negativity it's received I was hoping to go against the grain. Alas it's all true, it opens nicely and comparisons to aventus are fair. As it dries down it reminded me of elysium. It's pleasant and smells balanced but it's nothing new and at it's price point it certainly doesn't justify it. Performance is woeful sitting close to the skin. I cannot understand how a respected company can release a fragrance with such bad performance and an uninspiring smell and essentially be proud??! Companies take note, your killing the game and not in a good way

The opening will undoubtedly remind you of Aventus as others have noted, but I much prefer the dry down in this one. I mostly get tropical fruits+musk, and it works really well. While it’s nothing groundbreaking, it’s an easy wear and very pleasurable experience. The price tag is definitely steep for this genre, but if you can afford it, it’s a nice high quality alternative to the aventus/elysium/cedrat Boise types

No 🍉. Just straight bergamot. Not gourmand/ smoky enough for Imperium (vanilla & guiac). This is a Lite modern day Aventus/ cologne + the tart current bud from Elysium. Suede is extremely faint. Opening hour has a synthetic twang similar to what’s found in Explorer & CDNM (guessing it’s the bergamont/ lemon combo). Dry down after 2hrs is very pleasant as the sharpness & tartness softens. More depth also