Is my nose so poor or...?

[tvldatsi]

..do creed Aventus and GIT dry down to smell very similar? And what I smell seems very synthetic, but I didn't think such an expense fragrance would use such scents... Am I just terrible at smelling?

[StylinLA]

I don't know how much experience you have with men's scents. But when you're first getting into it, a lot of things smell similar.

They're not a lot alike, no.

Aventus starts with pineapple and turns into oak moss and musk.

GIT starts with lemon/citrus and turns into violets/sandalwood/ambergris.

Those quick in store tests (if that's what you did) can be misleading, especially if you try a few.

I'm not some highly developed "nose," but over time I can make more distinctions than someone just starting out. After I sniff about three scents in store I'm toast. They all start to smell alike.

If they smell synthetic to you, then they smell synthetic. Don't talk your nose anything it doesn't like. Creed, and right now, Aventus, are the number one high end scents at capturing novices attention. They are to men's scents what Jack Daniels is to whiskey. Just kinda cool. Well established brand name. Good logo. Luxury product.

Aventus in particular is the new kid on the block and the current "chicks dig it...I want magic juice to get laid" kinda scent.

I don't like it much. Women DO like it. It will not get anybody laid. If you want to save some money, wait till fall. I'd bet P Diddy will knock it off (amongst other companies) in time for Christmas

My gut tells me we're in for a wave of men's scents that all have big fruity opening notes and oak moss.

[tvldatsi]

Not surprising that I'm so out of tune, I don't have a great sniffer anyway and I'm inexperienced. Either way, I wore these one on each arm earlier today, I can still sort of smell them, don't think I like either very much....

[tehtimmeh]

Fragrance is probably one of the most subjective and YMMV things there is. My personal opinion is that CREED uses more natural products and fewer synthetics than most companies, but I am sure they use their fair share of synthetics just like the next house does. With regs as restrictive as they are, it's pretty hard not to use them to a certain extent as I understand it.

I own both of these scents mainly because these are my wife's favorite two scents of all time. I find both them pleasant and easy to wear, but neither really grab me and say "Wow, this is something special." As far as these two being similar, no, I really don't get that. They are very different scents with different notes as Stylin' pointed out. I do know that scents that I used to think smelled the same or similar do not after I come back to them. As you become more experienced and try more things, the differences in frags become more evident and your nose will become more discerning. At least that has been my experience.

I have yet to come across a woman that wasn't head over heals for Aventus. It just has that something that appeals to them I guess.

[DavyRay]

I have not tried Aventus. I did have the opportunity to sample Creed GIT. It was interesting. Shortly after that experience, I went to work to discover that several of my co-workers smelled like GIT. I seriously doubt that these guys would spend the money on Creed fragrances. They must be wearing something else. I have not asked them what they are wearing for cologne, but am guessing that they are wearing something less expensive.

[StylinLA]

I have yet to come across a woman that wasn't head over heals for Aventus. It just has that something that appeals to them I guess.

It's annoying to have a fragrance I really don't like be such a favorite among women, but it sure is. Don't know what they put in there but I can't smell it and women sure can. It's like a dog whistle to them.

[Dub.]

It's annoying to have a fragrance I really don't like be such a favorite among women, but it sure is. Don't know what they put in there but I can't smell it and women sure can. It's like a dog whistle to them.

I would seriously disagree with that. My wife hates the stuff and my teenage daughter tells me i stink when i wear it.

Pity, when i consider how much i spent on a small bottle.

They love my hermes equipage, or even Tabac but find Aventus an overpowering, sickly scent.

[The Knize]

I would seriously disagree with that. My wife hates the stuff and my teenage daughter tells me i stink when i wear it.

Pity, when i consider how much i spent on a small bottle.

They love my hermes equipage, or even Tabac but find Aventus an overpowering, sickly scent.

I pretty much agree with the assessment that Aventus is too sweet for my purposes. One sure does hear that it is a lady killer. To me GIT is a great frag, it just smells too much like too many scents that were once highly popular, so it seems overplayed and dated to me. I do not know which scent was imitating which scent when it comes to GIT. There is a zeitgeis to these things.

[bkfist]

It's my understanding that *most* Creed fragrances have a very similar, almost "signature", dry-down scent, especially those in the Millesime lineup.

I couldn't stand GIT long enough to let it completely dry down, I had to wash it off... Too much of an "aqua" scent. Himalaya, on the other hand, I'm becoming addicted to... According to many on basenotes.com Himalaya is one of the few newer scents where the "signature dry-down" is very subtle in comparison to the rest of the Millesime lineup.

[bkfist]

I have not tried Aventus. I did have the opportunity to sample Creed GIT. It was interesting. Shortly after that experience, I went to work to discover that several of my co-workers smelled like GIT. I seriously doubt that these guys would spend the money on Creed fragrances. They must be wearing something else. I have not asked them what they are wearing for cologne, but am guessing that they are wearing something less expensive.

Davidoff "Cool Water" is very, very similar to GIT. (As are probably 75% of the fragrances that have come out in the last 10 years... All based on what are called "aquatic" scents.) The opening is a bit different (Just smelled Cool Water this weekend to compare to the GIT sample I gave away) and while GIT's first few seconds actually smelled ok to me, Cool Water started with the portion of the GIT scent that I didn't like... After about 2 minutes, I couldn't tell the difference (again, the smell of the GIT was from memory, it wasn't side-by-side, and I don't have a trained nose for fragrances. "I like what I like, not what I'm supposed to like")

[Featherweight]

I'm fortunate in that I don't have to bother with Aventus. After the reception Original Vetiver and Green Irish Tweed got from my current girlfriend, anything else is superfluous. Quite honestly, different things work on different guys, and green, grassy scents work on me. Chevrefeuille Original also gets the lady worked up, and that's not even on the radar with most guys here on B&B or on Basenotes. Which I really can't figure out, but that's a whole other story.

Creed uses some synthetics and some "infused" chemicals - ostensibly infused with natural aromatic ingredients. They acknowledge their infusion technique on their site. I find the majority of their scents to smell quite natural overall, with a few tweaks in the name of the art of perfumery here and there. If you don't like Aventus, or find the synthetic impression overbearing, then find something that smells more natural to you, either with Creed or elsewhere. I would give Original Vetiver a test drive, especially this time of year.



Himalaya, on the other hand, I'm becoming addicted to... According to many on basenotes.com Himalaya is one of the few newer scents where the "signature dry-down" is very subtle in comparison to the rest of the Millesime lineup.

I really liked Himalaya, too. Ridiculously underrated Creed. In the distant future, it will be my next Creed (just can't afford Creed anymore right now though).

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[Ron991]

In the case of fragrances I would say that perception is reality.One note, one accord, one fragrance can take on several notions of what different people are able to perceive what any given fragrances does, or does not smell like. The beauty of the whole thing is that everyone is right in their perceptions. Fragrances are not a one size fits all type of item.

[Featherweight]

In the case of fragrances I would say that perception is reality.One note, one accord, one fragrance can take on several notions of what different people are able to perceive what any given fragrances does, or does not smell like. The beauty of the whole thing is that everyone is right in their perceptions. Fragrances are not a one size fits all type of item.

Very true!


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