No. 9 Victor

Unfortunately, I have difficulty smelling real Aventus. I only get passing whiffs of it which I love, but no way I'm paying hundreds of dollars for something I can't consistently enjoy. So dupes seem like the logical alternative. I've tried decants of Club de Nuit Intense Man, L'Aventure, Supremacy Silver, and Explorer. I settled on the 100ml Explorer because it popped on me the best and had a great juicy opening, and the others had little issues I didn't like. CDNIM was too smoky and too in your face. L'Aventure was balanced and smelled great but something in it locked up my nose. SS also smelled great but it had hints of that smoked meat accord that has been talked about. Not in the air, but on skin. Too be honest I get a bit of that from CDNIM and L'Aventure as well. Long setup, but that brings me to Milton Lloyd No 9 Victor. In another dupe's review, someone mention that this is better than all the other dupes. Not many YouTube reviews of it, but the ones that did loved it. So when I saw 50ml on for 10 bucks I grabbed it. I gotta say, regardless of price this is my favorite Aventus clone by far. It positively jumps off my skin! It has that juicy smooth opening of bergamot as well as a bit of pineapple that isn't really present in the others I have tried. I can even pick up some black currant which was surprising. So good. And that juiciness isn't just in the opening, it carries through the drydown. The drydown is a lightly smokey wood. Nicely balanced. Similar to Explorer, but without that slightly sour patchuli/vetiver note on skin and more accurate to the original Aventus. The pressurized sprayer isn't bad at all. Very easy to regulate a quick burst that is similar to a regular atomizer's output. Sprayed 5 small bursts on skin at 8am and for the first couple of hours the sillage and projection were great. More than an arms length. After that it became what I thought was a nice skin scent, but people were still picking up on it from a distance at 7pm. 9pm I was still getting small wonderful whiffs in the air. Really impressed. It does garner compliments. It's my favorite Aventus clone and Explorer may be sitting on the shelf for awhile. I'm going to eventually buy the larger bottle as a backup, and it is so good that I even went so far as to buy the large bottles of "Mojo" which is an Oud Wood clone, and "Leo" which is their Sauvage clone. Don't really love Sauvage and would never buy it, but at its price point its a no-brainer. And that is a perfect description of No 9 Victor. No-brainer.

Okay, I’m honored to be the first to review this here! Finally it’s on the Database, I can’t believe this took time to be in the database tho, well maybe it’s Cos there are so many Fragrances inspired by “Aventus” This is one of them but a bit unique, It’s the Very Fruity version of Aventus, I’ve had the opportunity to compare few Aventus inspirations, (Carefully not trying to say the word ‘clone’) I sampled this, CDNIM, Afnan supremacy silver, Lattafa Al Dur Al Maknoon, and one brand called Fragrance world(‘s) Black leather, CDNIM is harsh, Supremacy silver is less harsh, same with Lattafa version, Black leather is Harsher! But this Perfumers Choice no9 is sweet! I love it more, I don’t know how to compare with Aventus Cos Aventus now has many batches that ain’t the same... Perfumers choice no9 starts fruity with a mix of pineapple and apple, the black currant follows immediately, after some minutes you’ll begin to feel its matured change to a woodsy fruity scent, I can’t love this less 😍 Well, Longevity on this is not bad, CDNIM has a moderate edge over it, I get 6hrz on skin with this, It’s projection is impressive! Projects heavily and for the first 2 hrs or maybe 3hrz... The funny part is this is so cheap! Guys blind buy this! But avoid the 50ML version, buy the 83Ml instead, Cos that’s what my review is all about!! The 50ML has lower oil concentration and doesn’t even last!

I bought this from amazon after seeing some good reviews around the internet and on youtube. It was a blind buy since the 50ml only costs around £7. Unlike most other perfumes, the sprayer for this is more like a body spray. However, you can still press the sprayer and then let go in order to get your standard spray. The pump sprays a very fine and even mist across a fairly large area. Now for the scent; it opens with a very pleasant fruity smell (like a fruit salad) and a hint of bergamot. It smells relatively natural (unlike the middle eastern clones), but you can smell the alcohol for a few seconds. It dries down into a woody musk with a hint of vanilla. It's very fresh and not particularly smokey. I've read reviews saying that this doesn't last. In the morning (8:30am) i do 2 sprays on my shirt and 3 sprays around the neck. By 6:30pm when i go to the gym and take my shirt off, it still smells of the fragrance. I've also noticed that when i open my cupboard, my regular coats and jackets smell of this. I don't really receive many compliments for the fragrances i wear. I live in London and my workplace is mostly guys. My other half thinks it smells pleasant. I've also stood next to a guy wearing Aventus, and someone asked "are you two wearing the same aftershave?"

10 minutes after applying this citrus based aventus dna. This smells much more pleasant for me than other super-hyped clones like haramain, armaf, montblanc. The bottle acts like a spray bottle, unlike a classic edp/edt atomizer. Surprisingly good sillage, fresh, not that flowery, smells like freshly cut lemon left under the sun in a hot summer day, then it transforms while i'm writing now in a pineapple and rose juice, on top of a charcoal. This is more satisfying than any other clone. The original aventus is a lost scent. Now they make fun of committed clients. It smells good, don't get me wrong, but it's top notes mostly , watered down and lasts 2-3 hours. Yes, a bit more high definition, complex, whatever. I feel the difference, but not a $400 one. Milton Lloyd, thanks for this one!

This is a very interesting clone of the icon of men’s niche perfumery; Creed Aventus. As far as clones of Creed Aventus go, this is one of the ones that comes the closest to the real deal. The top note has that fresh, clean pineapple that is very reminiscent of Aventus, and the base has that lush musky oakmoss that Aventus is famous for. I like this more than any other Creed Aventus clone I’ve tried (CDNIM, Insurrection II, L’Aventure, etc.) the only major knock I have against this is the fact that it’s aerosol. Why would they do that? Milton Lloyd, if you’re reading this, ditch the aerosol! Give us a proper atomizer and this would be the absolute best Creed Aventus clone on the market. 4/5. If this weren’t Aerosol, it would be a 5.