All the more lovely, a beautiful pineapple, birch, ambergris, and musk combo that is very much OG Aventus.

I don't know how the CDNIM Limited Edition smells, but if it is as they say smoother, go for that one instead if you like this DNA. All i feel after smoking pure parfum is dense thick smoky , if i smell it close , i feel some lemon.

The opening was rough to say the least, an overwhelming synthetic lemon- citrus scent that burns your nostrils and makes you regret your purchace within seconds. Either way its very versatile I use it with streetwear style and I think it goes amazing with it too - idk how to explain it but the smell has such a french/european rich guy vibe and its just soooo freaking good. I suspect the main reason for the harsh opening is not because of poor quality ingredients, but due to how concentrated this stuff is. Not synthetic at all, reminds me of the tiny yellow lemon candies in its smell, it smells more citrusy than fruity. Yes, that's how you correctly analyze and review something that's made to substitute, replace or "clone" something else.

I learned that most of mass produced fragrances don’t come ready out of the box, you need to try it few times then put it away for a couple of months or more to macerate properly.After about 8 hours, I found the base notes to be ok, and yes, even a bit favorable, but this is certainly not a scent I will use again. Nothing more, Nothing less (just like Vintage Aventus) Obviously the performance is better than CDNIM EDT, EDP and EDP LE. Very interesting fragrance, one that I dislike on the first time or so wearing but grew to really like. I applied chrome the next day and when it wore off I could still smell the musky pencil shavings smell. This is my first ever fragrance to get as perfume collector , and I blind bought this off of reviews , and also since I love the orginal creed aventus smell .

If you subtract the smokiness, Club Parfum smells much like Explorer, but a little better, because the fruits are more juicy. I also have creed Aventus but actually use club di nuit intense (pure parfum) more as I know it lasts most of the day, and the last few batches of Aventus I've had don't. I have been using Aventus for a while, saw the comments praising the amazing smell of CDNI, some saying it smells better than the original .

I used to have the EDT version 2-3 years ago, and that performed much better than this version does.