Pineapple Vintage King Intense

I've owned Aventus since 2011 and those were the best years of this iconic fragrance. Since then I've had to buy samples of batches due to the batch variations. I don't like many of the new batches as they have lost their woody musky complex. I haven't tried any Parfums Vintage fragrances but I keep seeing the name and the quality appears to be high looking at the online groups. Just receive a sample in the mail and I've been testing for a few days. All I can say is that I am amazed. Amazed at the beautiful pineapple opening and how natural it is. I can't detect synthetic notes as it's such a bright syrupy pineapple with some blackcurrant making it juicy. The woods and the birch come in very quickly and they are coming from the Bergamot and and patchouli. It's not drying down to the base as it's projecting a good arms length and this is the older accord of the woody complex that I miss. I'm amazed that a company has managed to produce something as good as this considering the $79 price/ It's not just great value, it's actually the vintage Aventus accord that I miss so dearly. I'll be stocking up on this as it's the fruity complex woody accord that I fell in love with Aventus 7 years ago. I get 9 hours longevity and projection is a decent arms length for 4 hours and then it's closer to the skin but still seems to get noticed from those around. Such a great find!

I purchased a sample on Parfums Vintage website parfumsvintage.com This is close to the older batches of Aventus. In Pineapple Vintage Intense I loved the fruity long lasting pineapple note because it was natural and fruity. The Pineapple seemed to go on forever and I loved the photorealistic fruity accord. King Intense opens with this same natural lively pineapple but the the distinctive woods of the 2015 batches of Aventus is also much more present with the bergamot/ pineapple. There appears to be much more going on in the top notes than listed here and I get subtle whiffs of peppers from the juniper berries but I also get uplifting spicy aromatic/ phenolic notes intermingled with the woods and Pineapple/ Bergamot. I find it to be woody/ fruity - citrus with a touch of oakmoss and the perfect amount of birch as I don't like strong smokey fragrances like their Beyond Noir. This is very balanced. I'll be ordering a bottle because 50ml of Aventus is now $240 even on online stockists and the modern batches of Aventus are not the same. The batch variations was always an issue with Aventus but now it is too Justin Beiber in it's attempt to be fruity/ popular and it lacks the vintage sophistication.

Edit: I can CONFIRM this is better and more masculine than Emperor and Emperor Extrait. If you want more smoke and woodsy notes but keep the ethereal feel then this is it. -end This smells insanely good. Reminds me a bit of Emperor Extrait. King Intense has this acquatic green dna with some grittyness. The whole composition is opulent and airy, very light green aquatic with some woods and birch to make everything even more fresher and slightly smoky. In the air this smells very wonderful. Very different than on paper. With PV fragrances I noticed you have to trybit on skin because of the natural oils they use. Their fragrances come alive on skin. I was surprised really. This is easily a 10 out of 10. Its as good as Emperor Extrait. The quality of this juice is outstanding. I'm all about quality I dont buy middle eastern clones(I got 1 Lattafa actually) and everyone that bought Parfums Vintage before knows they are all about high quality damn near artisan quality juice. I highly recommend this house and I support their philosophy behind creating fragrances and the type of ingridients they use.

I have this and PVI. They smell the same PVI is just a little more bright and sweeter. They last around the same. I sprayed on my arm Monday night. Tuesday morning I could still smell it. I don't see why people are downing it. It's actually a redundant buy to have this and PVI so it's obviously good. I'm holding mine until people realize they missed out then the price will go up on it lol.

Alright, I have been a member for a long time. I have NEVER bought into the hype of Aventus clones. Aventus happens to be my obsession by the way.... I have been an Aventus fan since 2011 so I am very familiar with "vintage" batches as well as modern; In fact, I have owned probably more than 20 batches collectively over the years. Anyways, onto the review...... This stuff is good. It starts off with a bright juicy pineapple with a slight hint of funkiness as I found in PVI. I HATED PVI....it gagged me a couple of times...I swear PVI has a rotten garbage note in there somewhere; However, King Intense gets past that tiny funkiness right away. It then starts mellowing into an aromatic, pineapple woody fragrance, with a slight birch note. This stuff DOES indeed remind me of Aventus...but don't take that too seriously. I do think its closer to Aventus than CDNI and all of the others, but its not nearly exact. I would honestly say this has around 15-20% of Aventus DNA. If you're familiar with Aventus batches at all, this is closest to the 2015 batches....woody, juicy, dirty, but so good! Aventus, to me, is a 10/10. King Intense, to me, is an 8/10. The biggest difference being quality. King Intense smells great, but its like Aventus' little, immature step brother. I did in-fact buy a bottle as I do enjoy the slight differences, and truly do believe it smells good enough to have in the rotation. OVERALL: Scent - 8/10 Quality - 6/10 Performance - 8/10 Worth trying!