/fa/ - Fashion

Will they ever bring back old Aventus? I am tired of buying average Chanel and Dior fragrances. Just bring the old version back

Is it the ultimate boxer dropper fragrance? Why do men love it so much?

Ah Aventus, not even Creed's inflated prices can defeat you

*gets you compliments*
*helps you lose your virginity*
*bankrupts you*
*has the best drydown in the fragrance industry*
*unmatched in compliments*

Unironically, is there a fragrance that brings more compliments?

Has anyone figured out yet why it is such a compliment getter?

Honestly, is there anything else that is more liked than men and women? Buying other fragrances seems useless when this one exists

Yes, it is expensive. But why the fuck do people like it so much?

Is there any other perfume that comes close to the compliments this lil nigga pulls?

>>17789977
natty?

for a reason

>one perfume to rule them all

187cm, brown haired male with blue eyes of European origin here. If this was half the price, I'd never buy another perfume. Fr

Can someone with a grasp of chemistry or fragrance formulation in general help me understand what the fuck Creed does with Aventus?
For background, I started wearing Aventus in 2012, I've had bottles from 2011-2015 and decants of from 16-19. Obviously I haven't smelled every batch but I can observe trends from year to year like the neutering of the smoke notes, changes due to IFRA, etc. Performance out of the bottle was great till 2016 IMHO. Then it started getting inconsistent between batches till poor performance was the norm. Original Aventus lasted 12 to 24 hrs on me out of a new bottle,post 2016 I'd get 4 to 6 hrs. I still love the smell, but the trash performance and increase in price were enough to get me to walk away. For several years now I've been reading people swearing performance improved with maceration aka letting the bottle sit for months. I ended up buying a bottle from 2020, so it's aged three years. Projection is better than the last 2016 bottle I had, longevity is about on par. I'm inclined to agree with people, aging massively improves Aventus.

The question is: Why? What's going on with Aventus specifically that makes this happen? I've owned GIT, Royal Oud, Erolfa, Royal Mayfair, Virgin Island Water, Taborame Millisime, Spice and Wood and Green Valley. None of them changed anywhere near as dramatically over time as the Aventus. I can't say I've seen any fragrance improve over time even from other houses.
I know heat, light and air can degrade a fragrance, what causes improvements in performance?