My sample of Aventus came in fragrancenet and I wore it today. I gotta say, I'm not that impressed and would definitely not pay the price for it.
I expected more pineapple, and a sweeter fragrance but I could barely make out the pineapple in the open, and its a very smoky scent. Not really sure what to say about projection since I'm not usually good as smelling scents on myself
Overall, I can't say I was blown away or had the urge to keep smelling my arm throughout the day. Its nice, but no "WOW that is an awesome smell".
So far the fragrances that I did get the WOW response to are A*Men, La Nuit, and D&G The One. The impression I get from those 3 are much better than how I'm feeling with Aventus.
Testing Creed MI tomorrow, we'll see what happens.
Edit: Its about 9 hour since I put it on this morning and I actually get a little aquatic, citrisy feeling to it. Mid afternoon was a lot more smoky. The initial faint pineapple scent is totally gone now. may also be a nosefatigue thing. That happens with a lot of fragrances for me actually.
I think if this was an above-average designer fragrance price, I would consider buying it, but I can't justify spending the niche price just because it lacks the wow factor for me.
Edit: since there are a gazillion threads on this, I thought I add a little more of my thoughts other than "I expected more out of aventus". This is a reply of mine later in the thread for anyone interested:
well, really the issue is pricing.
Unlike things like clothes, I'm paying for quality, not just the brand name. Often it is the case that I think a $200 pair of shoes is indeed worth that much because it has qualities that a $100 pair doesn't
but with fragrances, its hard for me to justify the purchase because for there are many fragrances for 1/3 of the price that 1) other people like better, and 2) I like better.
I gave Aventus 4 stars, and it may even be one of the higher 4 stars fragrances but the value is still not there, and I'm certainly not enough of a collector or have the resources to buy this.
and thats probably the reason for all the threads about it. though, I think one can have this thread about any fragrance over $200 because really, are there nothing out there in the designers under $200 that is as good, if not better than those niche fragrances over $200? I find that hard to believe.
to be even more honest, if I ever have the resources, and the interest, I may purchase a bottle of niche, knowing its a horrible buy that is probably driven by marketing, hype, and law of supply and demand but I'll be fine with it because it makes me feel pretty inside.
I expected more pineapple, and a sweeter fragrance but I could barely make out the pineapple in the open, and its a very smoky scent. Not really sure what to say about projection since I'm not usually good as smelling scents on myself
Overall, I can't say I was blown away or had the urge to keep smelling my arm throughout the day. Its nice, but no "WOW that is an awesome smell".
So far the fragrances that I did get the WOW response to are A*Men, La Nuit, and D&G The One. The impression I get from those 3 are much better than how I'm feeling with Aventus.
Testing Creed MI tomorrow, we'll see what happens.
Edit: Its about 9 hour since I put it on this morning and I actually get a little aquatic, citrisy feeling to it. Mid afternoon was a lot more smoky. The initial faint pineapple scent is totally gone now. may also be a nosefatigue thing. That happens with a lot of fragrances for me actually.
I think if this was an above-average designer fragrance price, I would consider buying it, but I can't justify spending the niche price just because it lacks the wow factor for me.
Edit: since there are a gazillion threads on this, I thought I add a little more of my thoughts other than "I expected more out of aventus". This is a reply of mine later in the thread for anyone interested:
well, really the issue is pricing.
Unlike things like clothes, I'm paying for quality, not just the brand name. Often it is the case that I think a $200 pair of shoes is indeed worth that much because it has qualities that a $100 pair doesn't
but with fragrances, its hard for me to justify the purchase because for there are many fragrances for 1/3 of the price that 1) other people like better, and 2) I like better.
I gave Aventus 4 stars, and it may even be one of the higher 4 stars fragrances but the value is still not there, and I'm certainly not enough of a collector or have the resources to buy this.
and thats probably the reason for all the threads about it. though, I think one can have this thread about any fragrance over $200 because really, are there nothing out there in the designers under $200 that is as good, if not better than those niche fragrances over $200? I find that hard to believe.
to be even more honest, if I ever have the resources, and the interest, I may purchase a bottle of niche, knowing its a horrible buy that is probably driven by marketing, hype, and law of supply and demand but I'll be fine with it because it makes me feel pretty inside.
.
