05/09/2022

Razvanyke
114 Reviews

Razvanyke
4
Similar but not the same
I know that my reviews are copy paste for this scent and the Montblanc, but the arguments apply one to one for both so how can I make them different ?
Please see the summary below:
I have a CREED original Santal sample at home, and like many others I was wondering what is the point to pay premium €€ when you can get the cheaper Individuel, right? Well .. it´s not that simple.
I got myself a sample before buying a bottle of Montblanc to check with my own nose if it is really so similar like people want you to believe. And when you spray it at first, they seem to have the similar sweet sandalwood direction, like JOOP Homme but less cloying.
After about 5 minutes, the CREED becomes very understated, in the same way Green Irish Tweed is to Cool Water .. with a certain class and it´s less in your face, if I can say so.
The Individuel comes close to the skin very fast and it becomes this generic sweet, "not sure what I sprayed" sandalwood similar to JOOP smell.
Don´t get me wrong, if you are someone who could not care less about scents and perfume houses and notes and so on, you will find Montblanc a top choice and use it and spray it and enjoy the nice skin scent.
But if you are someone with a decent collection and a trained nose to sense the little things, you will understand what I mean.
They are similar, thanks to the influence of the great Pierre Burdon in both scent DNAs .. but in the Creed one I think Olivier´s influence can be seen, he also had a word into how it smells and what will come out from the sketch board.
Conclusion:
I would regret buying a full bottle of Montblanc and probably never use it and will just stay in the drawer, on the other hand the Creed is not so modern to make me use daily but I would like a bottle, maybe a 50ml one into my collection.
With the right price, maybe even used from the Souk - the Creed "wins" this versus.
Please see the summary below:
I have a CREED original Santal sample at home, and like many others I was wondering what is the point to pay premium €€ when you can get the cheaper Individuel, right? Well .. it´s not that simple.
I got myself a sample before buying a bottle of Montblanc to check with my own nose if it is really so similar like people want you to believe. And when you spray it at first, they seem to have the similar sweet sandalwood direction, like JOOP Homme but less cloying.
After about 5 minutes, the CREED becomes very understated, in the same way Green Irish Tweed is to Cool Water .. with a certain class and it´s less in your face, if I can say so.
The Individuel comes close to the skin very fast and it becomes this generic sweet, "not sure what I sprayed" sandalwood similar to JOOP smell.
Don´t get me wrong, if you are someone who could not care less about scents and perfume houses and notes and so on, you will find Montblanc a top choice and use it and spray it and enjoy the nice skin scent.
But if you are someone with a decent collection and a trained nose to sense the little things, you will understand what I mean.
They are similar, thanks to the influence of the great Pierre Burdon in both scent DNAs .. but in the Creed one I think Olivier´s influence can be seen, he also had a word into how it smells and what will come out from the sketch board.
Conclusion:
I would regret buying a full bottle of Montblanc and probably never use it and will just stay in the drawer, on the other hand the Creed is not so modern to make me use daily but I would like a bottle, maybe a 50ml one into my collection.
With the right price, maybe even used from the Souk - the Creed "wins" this versus.