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!

It's really nice, it's a more smooth / fluid and sweet version of PVI. The longevity is questionable at best but i would say this is a more mass pleasing version of PVI which could be sort of harsh The dry down of all of these smell essentially the same (about an hour and they all smell exactly the same). It's weird because there are really subtle but apparent differences but when it gets to the dry down the difference between this and pvi and even vanilla intense is really negligible and i'm a little disappointed the more i wear it

Juicy pineapple version of the regular PVI. Birch is also fairly heavy with this version, and it's nice to tone down the sweetness. Not sure if it's worth a separate bottle if you already own PVI, though the small testers are worth the scoop to see if it's best for you.

Smells nice, but on my skin I get After Shave, Eau de Cologne, Body Mist performance with this one.... low projection, dissapointed. 6/10.

I am sorry to be a downer, but this does not work for me I get a mellow aventus, similar to the mid of a 2016 batch, mostly fruity, but a little smoke. It lasts like that for about 30 ,minutes, before the fragrance has a dark vanilla show it's face. This vanilla becomes the strongest aspect of the fragrance and is nice, but not great smelling. The real problem comes from vanilla not being blended or naturally not working with pineapple and smoke in for my nose. I wish there was some patchouli or vetiver too make this fragrance more balanced. I find the title is misleading in the idea of a king and leading people to think of aventus.

Hmmm 3 rave reviews from brand new Fragrantica accounts, all with 2 perfumes or less in their wardrobes. I'm hearing this stuff is worse than PVI, so just throwing caution to the wind.

Confirmed shots fired. This is going for the vintage and It does it way more beautifully than anything else I've experienced so far. Don't let the woods coming after 15mins trick you into believing that this is drying down quickly - there is a lot going on with the bergamot for 3 hours and it has a perfect fruity - woody balance. I actually enjoy it and I find myself returning to the application area to get a throwback to my 2013 Aventus which I ran out of last year. I'll be using King Intense as a daily driver for work as it lasts a good 8 - 9 hrs and projection is a decent 2 feet for the first 3 hours and excellent sillage as it does receive enquiries from those in the vicinity "are you wearing Creed". It's tempting to say yes!

Great Aventus clone. There is a weird note present though. I can't quite put my nose on it, but it's kind of like Raid bugspray or the smell of a mosquito plant (citronella). I tend to quickly become anosmatic to all the other notes, and that's all I can smell. I do not have the same issue with Creed's original Aventus or other clones like Club Du Nuit Intense Man. I do find this to be present in all of the various Aventus clones that Parfums Vintage has, but all to varying degrees. My family and friends agree once I point it out to them. Not sure if you guys have had a similar experience, but I do hope this gets addressed with future iterations.

aaronwayne7 You really serious when you say there is only one fragrance that smells exactly like Aventus and that's Armaf? Are you really serious? Aventus does not open with a blast of Lemon.... no way, not today nor yesterday..... If they they they smell exactly the same then my friend you're nose needs some help.

It's nice. It has the Pineapple Vintage DNA but slightly more woody/smoky? Best to get a sample first to try out. It is a decent scent which performs boldly.