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post #1 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:07pm
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1 Spray on my wrist from a tester at Neiman Marcus

10 minutes later I walked into Starbucks. Girls behind the counter:

"OMG, my knees just got weak. What on earth is that incredible smell?"

I was a good 8 feet away from them when they noticed. I couldn't really smell it on myself.

Guess the frag. I'll reply as soon as someone guesses correctly.
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post #2 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:14pm
Creed Aventus?
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post #3 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:15pm
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YES!!!! Well, that took all of 7 minutes
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post #4 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:17pm
i would have guessed either le male or angel men becasue if it was 8 feet away then projection must be great
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post #5 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:20pm
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Originally Posted by jonny19 View Post

i would have guessed either le male or angel men becasue if it was 8 feet away then projection must be great

Those 2 you can smell on yourself. Aventus goes into stealth mode quickly to the wearer's nose.
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post #6 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:32pm
I guessed Aventus as well. Damn, that sounds like it gets TONS of compliments.
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post #7 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:41pm
Yes, Aventus does that. lol
One of my favorite recent buys.
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post #8 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:50pm
damn. gotcha check it out. i smelled it briefly on a card at the release of it at the creed event in my nordstrom, but didnt really smell it on skin and they were giving so many test sttrip samples i didnt really have time to smell aventus that much. but sounds damn good
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post #9 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:54pm
Must only work on wednesdays.
My girl said it was ok, nothing special.
I was even less enthused.
Next wednesday it is! :P
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post #10 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:55pm
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Originally Posted by jonny19 View Post

damn. gotcha check it out. i smelled it briefly on a card at the release of it at the creed event in my nordstrom, but didnt really smell it on skin and they were giving so many test sttrip samples i didnt really have time to smell aventus that much. but sounds damn good

Try it on your skin before. Walk in there and give yourself a few sprays, then walk around.
I don't know, but from your list it seems like it would be a welcome addition to your collection.
Now it doesn't come cheap though. After taxes it ran me $305 for the 4oz.
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post #11 of 44
10/20/10 at 9:55pm
Got tons of compliments from Aventus as well, even though I myself complained about the longevity
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post #12 of 44
10/20/10 at 10:11pm
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Originally Posted by M.T. View Post

Try it on your skin before. Walk in there and give yourself a few sprays, then walk around.
I don't know, but from your list it seems like it would be a welcome addition to your collection.
Now it doesn't come cheap though. After taxes it ran me $305 for the 4oz.

lol let me get my college financial aid grant and then ill even start to consider it xD
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post #13 of 44
2/22/11 at 6:49am
I am sick of reading everywhere that someone who wears this fragrance accepts compliment continually! Is it true? is it so good compliment trap?
Aventus seems to be a really big hit with the ladies..
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post #14 of 44
2/22/11 at 6:55am
Yeh this scent sure does generate compliments, a true classic for sure
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post #15 of 44
2/22/11 at 8:34am
I've worn it a couple times and didn't receive any compliments. I figure it may have a higher chance of provoking them than other fragrances, but certainly don't expect them.
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post #16 of 44
2/22/11 at 8:40am
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Originally Posted by sailim View Post

I am sick of reading everywhere that someone who wears this fragrance accepts compliment continually! Is it true? is it so good compliment trap?
Aventus seems to be a really big hit with the ladies..

Nah, its just the advertising machine at work.
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post #17 of 44
2/22/11 at 8:47am
I applied 4 sprays of Aventus today before work. I got complimented on it 2 hrs later at work even though I could barely smell it on myself. I'm not happy about it though as I WANT TO SMELL IT!!!!
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post #18 of 44
2/22/11 at 9:16am
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Originally Posted by Mr. Od View Post

Nah, its just the advertising machine at work.

I don't think the random girls in Starbucks were affected by the Creed marketing machine.

Unless...my God....

Adonis is a double-crossing secret agent from Creed!! You cannot escape the MACHINE!!!

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post #19 of 44
2/22/11 at 9:27am
Don't tell anyone, but the two things that really turn the ladies on is 1. Chocolate and 2. Decaying Whale Vomit. Shhhh
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post #20 of 44
2/22/11 at 9:27am
im starting to get interested in this one now
everyone seems to be talking this up to be a right compliment magnet
could be my first creed
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post #21 of 44
2/22/11 at 10:51am
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Originally Posted by kinok View Post

don't tell anyone, but the two things that really turn the ladies on is 1. Chocolate and 2. Decaying whale vomit. Shhhh

hahaha!!!
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post #22 of 44
2/22/11 at 10:57am
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Originally Posted by adonis View Post

1 Spray..."OMG, my knees just got weak. What on earth is that incredible smell?"

Whoa, those babydolls have expensive taste!
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post #23 of 44
2/22/11 at 11:08am
Just make a board for CREED already :/
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post #24 of 44
2/22/11 at 11:17am
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Originally Posted by Kinok View Post

Don't tell anyone, but the two things that really turn the ladies on is 1. Chocolate and 2. Decaying Whale Vomit. Shhhh

Hilarious!!! (its so true....hahaha)

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Originally Posted by DustB View Post

Whoa, those babydolls have expensive taste!

I know, right???! Next thing you know, these girls will be expecting us to spend $1K to get a compliment around here. Sheeesh!
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post #25 of 44
2/22/11 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by LiveJazz View Post

I don't think the random girls in Starbucks were affected by the Creed marketing machine.

Unless...my God....

Adonis is a double-crossing secret agent from Creed!! You cannot escape the MACHINE!!!


"Secret Agent" isn't quite the term...I prefer "Agent Provocateur"

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Originally Posted by pimpin4rizeal View Post

im starting to get interested in this one now
everyone seems to be talking this up to be a right compliment magnet
could be my first creed

I've gotten more compliments from a $30 bottle of Rive Gauche. I like Aventus quite a bit, but I don't love it. It's an expensive hide and seek experience in which the wearer only gets fleeting glimpses of the smell. Aventus is like dating a very hot but flaky girl. You never know if she's going to cancel dinner because a better offer came up. A very frustrating scent. Everybody perceives it differently. Rive is a different story. What a fragrance.

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Originally Posted by Kinok View Post

Don't tell anyone, but the two things that really turn the ladies on is 1. Chocolate and 2. Decaying Whale Vomit. Shhhh

I read cucumber and licorice!

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Originally Posted by DustB View Post

Whoa, those babydolls have expensive taste!

Word. The girl who complimented me wanted to know what I was wearing, to which I replied "a ridiculously expensive fragrance called Aventus", to which she replied "I know what you mean. I've spent like $60 before for perfume". Unfortunately those black uniforms and baseball caps just don't do it for me.
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post #26 of 44
2/22/11 at 11:49am
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Originally Posted by adonis View Post

Word. Unfortunately those black uniforms and baseball caps just don't do it for me.

I hear ya. After we were talking about Chevy Chase and Bethesda cuties I figured Ugg boots and black tights would be more like it.

Great story man.
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post #27 of 44
2/22/11 at 11:57am
I've gotten compliments on adventus eight plus hours after application, even though the scent completely was undetectable to my nose. Adventus does have awesome staying power on my skin.
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post #28 of 44
2/22/11 at 1:11pm
Aventus would have been my first guess. Why? Because, motivated by the legendary "what gets the most female compliments" thread, I dug out my sample and popped some on. Wow. Why did I squirrel this one away?

It's an interesting fragrance, because I've noticed that a lot of what women like tend to be a) on the sweet side, and b) not what men like. I think Aventus bridges that gap.

Put some on my jumper, just for good measure, and it's still there two days later..
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post #29 of 44
2/22/11 at 1:13pm
Aventus would have been my first guess. Why? Because, motivated by the legendary "what gets the most female compliments" thread, I dug out my sample and popped some on. Wow. Why did I squirrel this one away?

It's an interesting fragrance, because I've noticed that a lot of what women like tend to be a) on the sweet side, and b) not what men like. I think Aventus bridges that gap.

Put some on my jumper, just for good measure, and it's still there two days later..

*Ugh, why has this posted twice?*
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post #30 of 44
2/22/11 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by adonis View Post

Word. The girl who complimented me wanted to know what I was wearing, to which I replied "a ridiculously expensive fragrance called Aventus", to which she replied "I know what you mean. I've spent like $60 before for perfume". Unfortunately those black uniforms and baseball caps just don't do it for me.

"I know what you mean. I've spent like $60 before for perfume." Hahaha if only she knew!
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post #31 of 44
2/22/11 at 1:37pm
"Ugh! Britney Spears is SOOOO Expensive!" *hair twirl*
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post #32 of 44
2/22/11 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by Kinok View Post

"Ugh! Britney Spears is SOOOO Expensive!" *hair twirl*

Lmao!


Hey Adonis, just wondering, which batch did you test out?

Oh god...another topic: "Which Aventus batch gets the most compliments?"
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post #33 of 44
2/22/11 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by Kinok View Post

Don't tell anyone, but the two things that really turn the ladies on is 1. Chocolate and 2. Decaying Whale Vomit. Shhhh

Correction: Synthetic decaying whale vomit.
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post #34 of 44
2/22/11 at 2:21pm
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Correction: Synthetic decaying whale vomit.

Excuse you sir, but all ingredients are 150% natural. I bet Mr. Creed is on the beaches right now scouting for the barfiest of whale barf.

I think the process may be similar to:

Step 1: Feed Whales
Step 2: Wait a few years
Step 3: Make them smell Secretions Magnifiques
Step 4: Profit!?????
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post #35 of 44
2/22/11 at 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by adonis View Post

YES!!!! Well, that took all of 7 minutes

Yes, but with this one you unfortunately have to say " Aventus, batch number XXXXXXXXX"
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post #36 of 44
2/22/11 at 5:08pm
Two things:

1. Yes Aventus smells great. It is one of my favorite Creeds, but I wouldn't exactly call it sexy. It's like the cute puppy of fragrance. Well, a very expensive, pure bred puppy.

2. Lest anyone think this is a "one spray" fragrance, remember Creed sprayers are the perfume world equivalent to those pump tank things gardeners use to spray fertilizer or insecticide.

Normal sprayer sound: *sprit*
Creed sprayer sound: *pssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhtttttttt*
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post #37 of 44
2/22/11 at 5:26pm
2 compliments from this Saturday night.
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post #38 of 44
2/22/11 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by G Man View Post

Lmao!


Hey Adonis, just wondering, which batch did you test out?

Oh god...another topic: "Which Aventus batch gets the most compliments?"


The one I got the compliment on that time - I don't know. I just went into Neiman Marcus and applied 1 spray to my hand. I walked around the block for 10 minutes (man, Beverly Hills neighborhoods are so pristine and idyllic) and then to Starbucks. Couldn't smell it on me by the time I got there.

Another theory I'm considering regarding the batches - perhaps some of us are anosmic to one or more of the ingredients in the mixture. For the life of me I can't smell Le Lebo Musc 25.
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post #39 of 44
2/22/11 at 7:30pm
Where can I get this shit in Australia
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post #40 of 44
2/22/11 at 7:45pm
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Originally Posted by willyt View Post

Where can I get this shit in Australia

Read the Aventus batch number thread before you buy - otherwise you might be disappointed.
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post #41 of 44
2/22/11 at 8:08pm
Cheers
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post #42 of 44
10/24/12 at 7:29am
Avenetus! No doubt!
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post #43 of 44
10/24/12 at 7:40am
I doubt I will ever come across anything that gets compliments like Curve by Liz Claiborne. As crazy as it sounds.
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post #44 of 44
10/24/12 at 7:51am
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Originally Posted by inc0gnito View Post

I doubt I will ever come across anything that gets compliments like Curve by Liz Claiborne. As crazy as it sounds.

Not crazy at all....if there were an ROI tracker regarding a cologne's price and the number of female compliments it receives, I'm pretty sure it would rank among the highest.
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