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Well, actually it's hardly worth writing anything about Aventus, so much has already been said about him everywhere. I haven't been in the "Fragrance Game" too long, so I can't make any statements about older batches. Apropos batches - with Creed Aventus it's like this for me: There's the science of perfumes, fragrances, compositions from all areas etc. and besides that there's the science of Creed Aventus. Almost so fanatical that it is like a cult within the fragrance community and he is called the "king" of all fragrances - woe betide you say anything against Creed Aventus.

As already mentioned, I have no comparison to older batches (if I can believe the batch gems), I'm just describing my impressions of the current 2018/19 releases. And these are disappointing for me by the bank away. I don't know where the hype's coming from. Yes, the scent character is really pleasant, fresh, fruity, pineapple, just great. But when I think about Aventus and what else I read or hear about Aventus, it's that pineapple character paired with smoking. Maybe comparable to a grilled pineapple over a campfire? Well, I take almost nothing of this smoking. It seems the scent is just watered down. And due to this lack of smoke, it quickly drifts into a mainstream direction, at least my opinion. But no wonder, Aventus is by far shelf life and Sillage are unfortunately mediocre on my skin.

It remains pleasant throughout the entire fragrance and I can imagine wearing it. But do I really want that for this high price? No, I don't think so. I'll be scourged but I'd really rather wear my Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man, maybe soon also Pineapple Vintage Intense, who knows... As long as the clones of Aventus don't get in the way

Admittedly, I remembered Green Irish Tweed (GIT) quite differently at first. After my first test about 2 years ago also frish-green but somehow juicier green. But since GIT unfortunately explodes my budget, I switched to the well known alternative Armaf Tres Nuit. At first I thought: "Hmm doesn't remind me of my first GIT test". In the meantime it has been degraded to my gym scent because of its catastrophic durability on my skin.

Today I tested GIT again extensively on the skin. "Oh, Tres Nuit is a lot closer than I thought." That still doesn't make the Armaf any better for me. The herbaceous character of GIT is simply unbeatable, the grassy deeper, more complex and more natural. An oldschool formula, as most of you know it, and yet GIT has a modern and timeless twist for me. In my nose, however, it is quite different from Cool Water, although I have no comparison with the vintage version. The perfect companion for spring, it does not scream and is not intrusive

About a year ago I visited the Floris perfumery shop in London and discovered their Honey Oud fragrance. "A little dream," I thought to myself, but unfortunately not in my budget. So I hoped to find a possible alternative and then found Montales Aoud Honey in the hope that they would resemble each other. Fortunately, I also found a perfumery with a large Montale assortment, including Aoud Honey. I was almost inclined to buy him blind.

Tested on the skin I realized within seconds that Montale Aoud Honey and Floris Honey Oud go completely different directions: While Floris comes across as delicately sweet and soft, Montale Aoud Honey initially develops into a smoke bomb with a sweetness background. Scratchy, spicy, woody, oriental and masculine in my opinion. The honey character even disappears relatively quickly. But what remains is a bomb sillage. The previous speaker described a medicinal smell similar to eucalyptus and rightly so! After a good 15 minutes, I notice this note also for a short time. After about 30 minutes even the sweetness is gone at first and it remains dry-woody and slightly smoky for the next couple of hours. Strangely enough, the sweetness came back after a long time, although it resembles vanilla in my nose. Finally, there is not much left of honey in the Aoud Honey. What remains, however, is a bomb sillage!

During the course of the fragrance I just couldn't decide whether I liked Aoud Honey or not. The opening definitely, the next 2-3 hours not at all and later, when the sweetness returns, I really like him. All in all I could well imagine buying it. Definitely a winter scent. I can only recommend everyone to test Aoud Honey at least once before on the skin and advise against a blind purchase.

Now I have waited quite a long time for my Office for Men and of course I have been looking through the previous comments on this fragrance. Yesterday was the day and I could finally test the perfume.

First of all:
That Jeremy's scent polarized was clear to everyone from the beginning. In particular, the fact that nobody really knew how the fragrance was structured until it was released caused a lot of excitement and excitement on the one hand and a sensation among many people on the other. Of course it is a risk if you spend about 160€ for a blind purchase and not even the scents are known. But that's a risk everyone took voluntarily. Of course I spent this amount of money in the knowledge that this fragrance might disappoint. But it's rather my appreciation to Jeremy that he has set up this project with Alberto Morillas, stands 100% behind it and obviously kept the delivery dates on time. And for that I am quite willing to dig a little deeper into my pocket. That's why I get more and more annoyed when I get bashing comments from people in perfume groups, for example on Facebook, who are constantly reading bashing comments from people who are taking the perfume down without ever having tested it. Unfortunately, more value is often placed on emotions than on the product itself. Such behavior is just bad style and simply inappropriate for anyone who is really interested in the perfume and wants to know something about it. You don't have to like Jeremy, but it's not fair to deliberately yell at him against his perfume. I personally watch his videos regularly and he was the one who aroused my enthusiasm for perfumes.

But now to the scent itself:
Now that I've absorbed the comments and fragrance descriptions while waiting, I've been able to figure out how Office for Men is supposed to smell. And when I saw comparisons with Sauvage or Bleu de Chanel, I panicked a little. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one in the world - but the fact is I don't like Sauvage or BdC. I also wondered if Sauvage or BdC were ever mentioned or considered as potential office fragrances. So how can a perfume that resembles these two be suitable for the office? How can the perfume be "unique" when this scent DNA is known to pretty much everyone?
I don't want to talk about the packaging, it really isn't beautiful. Pure minimalism. Same with the bottle. I think the community is unanimous that the packaging and bottle deserve a more unique design. Even though at the end of the day "Juice" is the main product, in my opinion the bottle plays an important role in the presentation.
When I sprayed on my wrist for the first time, I thought to myself "Wow! The opening is really great! Better than expected." First it shoots a lot of pleasant citrus into the nose, which unfortunately disappears after about 2 minutes. I would have liked the bergamot to last a little longer. Afterwards I got to feel something quite unpleasant, almost like medicine smelling something. Fortunately this was also gone after about 2 minutes. Gradually came then what I would be afraid of, namely this Sauvage / Bleu de Chanel - combination, whereby the smell has approx. 10 minutes long more BdC Vibe and only afterwards this Sauvage character penetrates. To be honest, I have to say that I like this Ambroxan note even better here at Office for Men than at Sauvage, because it is less pungent and paired with a light woody note, which I find quite pleasant.
But what I personally missed over the next few hours was a certain depth and complexity. The Ambroxan wood mix remains on the skin until the end, so that the perfume hardly develops any further in character. For example, I don't smell Iris at all, although I expected that Iris could play a stronger role in the fragrance process (Prada L'Homme as office fragrance is praised so highly by Jeremy).
Unfortunately, many fragrances don't last very long on my skin. But Office for Men actually lasted just over 8 hours with me, which is a very good performance for a fresh fragrance. Not too much was promised here. Sillage, on the other hand, is very reserved.

Conclusion:
Office for Men is not fireworks, God knows. But realistically, I never expected that at any time, as I was pretty sure that Jeremy and Alberto would want to stay on the safe side for the first Fragrance One fragrance. "Mass-appealing" - Check! "Maximum performance" - Check! "Ladies reactions needs testing, but I don't care personally. "Uniqueness" - Unfortunately no!
Nevertheless, it's a pity that the fragrance here at Parfumo is leveling off at a 6.4, in my opinion this solid release would have deserved better. I'm looking forward to his next perfume - the plans are already underway.

Found Paco Rabanne's new Incivtus Legend in a perfumery today by accident. "Yes, finally a perfumery that already has it! Testing is on the agenda," I thought to myself. Beside the other Invictus flacons on the shelf, this one already stands out due to its strong dark blue.

This powerful outer appearance then also comes through in the fragrance. First I sprayed it on the test strip, then on my wrist. What came was a full dose of chewing gum. At first a "In-your-face chewing gum smell". Sweetie pretty much covered everything up. Honey sweet it was not so right, but rather a (nearly nasty) sugar sweetness. These typical colorful, very sweet chewing gums describe it the best I think. Some say that this chewing gum sweetness is also present in the original Invictus. Well, they've intensified it a lot here.

I can well imagine that this fragrance is good for teenagers. Also certainly wearable in clubs. This fragrance literally screams for it, it wants attention. Although I am still young myself, he is already too playful for me personally. I guess you have to like the smell. I can't complain about Sillage and durability, 7-8 hours were already in it. I'd still rather advise against blind buying