If the original loses longevity, loses sillage, and becomes less of the fragrance that made it king and still continues to charge the same premium or more, then I applaud anyone for making something that can outperform the original and save its consumer money.

This is why I love your channel, you go from high end fragrances to more "affordable" ones, without bashing on the company but focusing on the value and quality of the product.

I ran to get my bottle when I saw this review post!! two sprays to get me right for the review.. It was very strong the 1st time I used it, its growing on me.. my son and I love your story, we both had assholes push us around in school, and seeing you move on to be a force in the world is healing and refreshing!! Rock on Aaron, the world loves you Brother

By far the best reviewer of fragrances on KZfaq, helps even novices like me begin to understand the basics. Keep up the good work. PS: support British businesses too folk 💪👊

I encourage these houses because it teaches a lesson to the designer and niche houses to come back to earth from the clouds with their insane prices and formulations that get worse and worse each year. More people should buy these clones.

This is my most complimented fragrance in my entire collection. Absolutely adore this fragrance. Lasts forever and affordable. Glad you reviewed it 😊

i’m not against dupes but sometimes it does upset me because i feel that the original work of the perfumer is being ripped off. However like you said if they’re going to reformulate things and sell us stuff that lasts two seconds for $300, then i see where dupe houses have their place.

In my opinion, you are 100% right Aaron. If the original starts lacking and gets reformulated to a point where its no longer its former "beast" self than those dupe companies should feel free to take the old DNA and revive it again. I Own this Club de nuit intense man Parfum and the Club De Nuit "Sillage EDP" (Silver Mountain Water) clone wich also apparently smells like the old formulations as far as ive heard from a few people. I used to like and respect Creed for their fragrances..... but man after so many refomulations i dont even know what to think anymore to be honest.

Of all the fragrances I've owned over the years, expensive and cheap, creed, TF, PDM etc; I have never had more compliments than when I was wearing this one. I personally felt the same in that the scent was only close to the skin, but the amount of times people have said I can smell the trail of you down the corridor on this one is insane. The sillage on it is actually a beast!

Never would've thought you would review a clone perfume. I'm impressed, Aaron. I think clones help people from an awful situation such as buying a reformulated perfume for a crazy price... :)

A review we didn't know we needed from you. I'm glad you made this review. Hopefully the hate will stop 😅

I am lucky enough to own the LEGENDARY BATCH OF CREED AVENTUS(Z011)the most incredible perfume ever made(in my opinion)that can literally smell"3D"vibes in the air. No one(not even CREED HIMSELF)get closer to the batch afterwards. And then it's gone forever. Now THIS ONE(CDNI) limited edition is the closest you can get to the REAL DEAL✌️

I like you Aaron. There are way too many industries these days ran by marketing rather than the love for the art. You are someone who is making fragrances and doing what you do from a sheer place of passion and for a love of the art that is perfumery. I work in the music industry and am completepy in it for the same reason, to master the craft and enjoy and appreciate the art. Keep doing what you do mate. Subscribed.

Maximum credit to you for reviewing dupes, especially of the houses who wildly overcharge nowadays. Lattafa and Perfume Parlour are worth looking at. I love PP's version of PDM Herod, which is a bit sweeter in the opening and dries down very similar to the Parfums de Marly, which I own and love as well. By the way, Oxytocin is one of my all time favourites! I had an unprompted compliment from the supervisor at the checkout at my Sainsbury's local! x

Here in Saudi Arabia (where it’s much closer to Armaf’s HQ), this costs £21, tax included. Great value

This fragrance has been amazing on my skin. I feel that I can detect it close to my skin very well but I don’t notice it as much while I go about my day. However, I’m constantly asked what I’m wearing/complimented for upwards of 12 hours after I put it on. I hope they keep the special edition around!

Finally bro. I thought you would never come down to earth and help us regular humans get one of those badass reviews you provide

Been binging your content lately, can’t get enough. Wishing you health and wealth

I’m glad you did the limited edition because it’s the best version. Unfortunately most people buy the standard one which is very harsh in the beginning. The standard version is half the price of this one though

This is one of my favorite reviews ever. Aventus has gone so far downhill that it must be boycotted. My husband used to use Aventus until he finally but a bottle of CDNIM a couple of years ago and thought it to be a dead ringer for his 2010 Aventus batch. So he decided buying Aventus was just stupid and now he layers the CDNIM with Al Haramain L'Aventure for the whole Aventus vibe and sometimes even Terre D'hermes for an even more classy and unique scent. The results are heavenly.

I personally feel like if you like a scent and don't want to pay an outrageous price for a name then there is nothing wrong with wearing a dupe as long as you don't go trying to pass it off for the real thing. Some of us out there don't really have the budget to afford a $300 dollar by Killian fragrance but can afford a $50 Alexandria fragrance dupe that smells almost 💯 the same.

yessss! i have the Limited Parfum version, it's easily my most worn fragrance of 2022

I’ve seen reviews of CDNIM for YEARS and never bought a bottle. THIS was the review that did it for me. I’m buying!

Dude I just found your channel and it’s so damn good. I love the passion you have for your art. Please keep reviews coming for a long long time.

CDNIM by ARMAF has gotten me more compliments than anything else. Crazy. It's very strong though, 1-3 sprays MAX. Your channel is super underrated.

They’ve bought out 4 new club de nuit fragrances which would all make for great reviews! Brilliant video as always

I’m excited that you’re getting off your high horse man. No offense. But your reviews are great and we need someone like you to represent. Your format is super dope!

First of all, thank you! To get a dupe review from you is a big deal to me, personally, because I have a good mixture of dupes and original perfumes. My small collection has to fit into my budget and your specialty of chemistry background and creator of a perfume house creates a unique environment for reviews. Fantastic Review!!

On behalf of the vast majority, thanks for this, Aaron. It couldn't have been easy, and we all loved watching you barely maintain a straight face here. 8/10!!! Let's go!

In my review, i stated a controversial opinion that this was closest to the original formulation of Aventus 😆 It was really nice seeing this review from someone i can trust, who knows fragrances very well. Also, it was very nice seeing you go way more in depth than me, haha. I'm very excited to see your video comparing aventus formulations!

That's the type of clone I deeply respect because it delivers what the original one is supposed to deliver while ripping off customers. I'm not even sure if we can call these types of fragrances "clone" when the original one is either reformulated or discounted.

I believe the Club De Nuit Aaron has reviewed is the Limited Edition judging by the presentation which is widely agreed to the best version.

Aventus batches have varied so much over its lifetime. Some of the earlier batches were really fruity and pineapple heavy, while others were really smoky. The first time I tried it was in 2012 and it was a pure smoke bomb but I couldn't remember which batch it was and even ones during the same year would have slight variations. The holy grail batches are those that were made prior to 2015 in my opinion, or at least when they still used non-IFRA compliant oakmoss. The best batch I've tried is 15U01. It was the perfect balance between fruity pineapple and smoky birch tar and leather and was a beast in terms of performance.

I've never been more sad than the time i found out that LNDL by YSL has been reformulated. It was literally the best fragrance for me, now it became reaaallyy bad that i get disgusted from and wash the sprays out of me

Your soft quiet voice with the background music is the most soothing fragrance review I have heard in my life! Don't take this as an insult but I could fall asleep to your reviews! Love it!

I would really like if you would also review Club de Nuit Sillage vs Silver Mountain Water and Club de Nuit Milestone vs Millesime Imperiale, I think that these would make an interesting video

While there may be a TON of fragrance influencers, and their videos, on KZfaq, Aaron stands in a class of his OWN. You get the sense he really KNOWS what he's talking about, enabling you to fully appreciate and respect WHATEVER he has to say about whatever fragrance he's talking about. 👍🙂

It’s the most complimented fragrance I’ve ever worn and the cheapest. The limited edition really suits my skin . I’ve always struggled to find the right fragrance for myself . This one does just that and at a fraction of the cost of my previous buys . These Saudi houses are really starting to make their mark . I’ll always ask someone wearing a fragrance I like , what it is ? Many recently have been from Middle Eastern fragrance houses .

this stuff hardly washes off… it gave me a confident boost actually because of that, KNOWING that you smell good.

I own Creed Aventus and also CDNIM Parfum Edition, i must say Armaf has a better longevity and better projection but I still prefer Aventus it's smells somehow more natural if makes sense. I had people asking what is the frag. you wearing I need to buy it for my husband was Armaf 🤦😳

It's probably worth putting "Limited Edition" in the title as it is technically a different fragrance to the original CDNIM, and there are probably people looking for videos on the limited edition specifically as it's widely regarded as the best one in the CDNIM line up.

Always makes me happy when I see a new review/video here. Thank you for your time and work!!

I recently scored a sample of Aventus and as nice as it is....I would never choose to pay Creed money why I'm more than happy with my Club De Nuit!

I trust Aaron’s opinion 100%! Great content as always!

Support the small businesses and support Arron. The big companies charge big money and give us less. Small companies charge less and give your more.

Nice review. I have Aventus and have owned the CdNIM. Sold the Armaf. It was good, but it's simply not Aventus. Thumbs down to all of the Creed "haters". Aventus is one of the greatest scents ever created.

Very in depth review as always. Can’t wait for the rebranding for this year! Need to get myself a bottle of onyx.

Aaron,... you just skyrocketed to a level I did not even know excisted in this universe,... I was laughing out so loud!!!!!! I love this review. I now really need this bottle. I used to have the original CDNI but not the perfume limited edition. I really need to check this one out now. Thank you for your honesty. You are the best. Lots of love from Berlin

Aaron I just wanted to thank you for your knowledge as well as your creativity with your Frangrances. I recently took advantage of your maxaroma special and purchased 8 of your fragrances. You are the first perfumer in which I can get the pure breakdown and story of your fragrances and they are extraordinary. Patchouli Noir is my favorite as well as Raw Cherry. I will definitely be getting your Oud when you relaunch as I am fascinated with how it will be presented. Thank you for being you and for celebrating the perfume world. Forget the haters, because what you are doing is remarkable.

I had this fragrance and sold it, I didn’t feel comfortable wearing a dupe. I could smell the similarities but felt it was a synthetic version of the original. Wish I kept it now and did the layering with the genuine Aventus. Great idea.

Nothing will ever beat the first batches of aventus. I miss those days 😢

Great review of a remarkable fragrance (for the price). I really like the fact that you actually wore the fragrance before the review instead of using your expertise to surmise what the performance, scent character and development will be from what essentially is a first impression (of the opening). As knowledgeable as you are and as an experienced perfumer its great to get your fully informed take from an extended wearing. Hopefully all (or most) of your reviews from now on will adopt this protocol.

Thank you for your review. A lot of people are perfume snobs and forget to be objective. 👍well done.

When I first smelled Aventus which was around 2015 & I believe it was a 2014/2015 batch I’d heard about it pineapple all that I was like “that sounds interesting & ladies love it? I should try this” 😂 ordered a sample from somewhere - I was blown away. Absolutely stunning. The pineapple was fucking next level. Each batch each year as it goes on it gets weaker and weaker and less impressive. It really does. I haven’t tried the limited edition Armaf but the EDT & EDP ARE good. Not really natural smelling but there’s so many clones out there fhat it’s likely anybody can find a clone they like that can replace a $400-$500 fragrance which gets worse and worse constantly

Just found your channel maybe two weeks ago. Its 10/13/23 as of this post. Was sure you were getting ready to bash this fragrance. Was hoping you at least had the limited edition. To my surprise you said you liked it. Bravo to you sir. Love the honesty of your channel. This video got you another sub. Going to look into your fragrances too.

We appreciate the content Aaron

Love it. Thx for validating my nose. I never pick up Aventus now that I own CDNIM LE. The dry down, off skin, is intoxicating in the air. When your body heats up, it will create a cloud around you.

I have a few Creeds, Aventus and Aventus Cologne which I prefer. Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man gets more compliments than Creed it is the cheapest version EDT I also have EDP. I don’t have Limited Edition. I have a few Armaf clones and most are excellent, especially Killan Rose Oud clone, lasts forever. Lovely and interesting presentation by you. 👍

I'm an emergency medical courier. This fragrance had girls stopping me in my tracks of all ages to ask what I'm wearing. Got to the point where I would just say Creed aventus. I'm glad I caught this before it gets over used. I lost my bottle :( I recently had to move. I purchased laventure and it's almost as good :/. The drydown of this one... legendary

Man i wish i liked it. I get tart pine-sol mainly. I did like Pineapple Vintage Emperor EDP though. I like Explorer more than CDNIM.

i just got the 200ml bottle EDP 4 days ago and it the best fragrance i have ever purchased. it's perfection and everyone who has smell it around me loves it.

THANK YOU for your new opinions on dupes. Brands discontinue great frags, and these dupe houses come in to replace them. THAT is their biggest benefit, and they've helped a *lot* of frag lovers over the years. About the only Tom Ford I've ever liked, was discontinued...a dupe house came in and not only made it 90% the same...they made it *even better* and *less expensive* ...Cheers!

Love! Really love this review. I agree with you 100% and it's so nice and honest to review a 'cheaper' scent that deserves more credits. It's really good, although a bit syntetic at first. The dry down is amazing, I love it, just like you said. It should be more radient but what can you expect! This costs next to nothing. A no brainer for smaller budget.

This is one of your best and most honest vids YET. We all are waiting for that day when you will compare the original niche fragances like creed, xerjoff and roja parfums to the clone houses like armaf, lattafa and others 🙌

Great review, I like the limited edition of CDNIM. Since clones are on the rise I hope you review some of good ones like Afnan 9PM, Lattafa Fakhar, Al Haramain L'adventure etc. Youre the best!

Did you not review this before Aaron? I always loved when you grabbed the phone and said "can we please stop copying". Sad to see that video with your original thoughts has gone. Please don't be more "agreeable" and remove old videos because your channel has exploded in recent months. Your original cult following loved you for your honesty, whit and zero fear in the face of fragcom veterans. You were the Simon Cowell of fragrance reviewers 😅 I'm hoping you only archived the old video so you can bring it back. After all, it was on the EDT & this is the LE Parfum so wouldn't be too counterintuitive to have both despite the opinions in them being polar opposites. Please don't change the way you review because you're bigger now, the OG's loved how you were before and we remember that old CDNIM video.

You’re awesome and beautiful inside out Aaron . Thanks for your honest reviews.❤

I love your knowledge, willingness to review the cheapies and the talking hand gestures :)

The EDT is super loud like the original Aventus. The EDP is smoother and more subdued. I owned Aventus a few weeks ago, hated the new formulation enough to resell the bottle and then a friend gifted me the CDNIM gift set for v-day.

Hello Mr Aaron. I had a chance to sample the onyx extreme from my friend . I was absolutely stunned when I smelt it. That chocolaty smell and the rose is something to die for. Very well blended

Ok, so this is the Limited Edition. I’ll have to try it. I bought the CFNIM edt because I heard so many great things about it. Then when I sprayed it, it was pretty bad. It smelled like lemon cleaner and it gave me a headache every time I tried it. I actually returned it. Then again, I tried Aventus after I tried CDNIM EDT cause I was told it was one of the best scents is the world and i actually hated it too. Wouldn’t have bought it either. I don’t know what it is about that scent dna but it’s so tricky to me.

Love what you do! I had this, it didn't last on my skin but on clothes yes. Payed 40 euros on Amazon, traded it for BLEU de Chanel :) Would love to see a review for Dolce & Gabbana THE ONE Gold EDP Intense and Diesel Spirit Of The Brave Intense EDP!

Armaf is making a statement to the companies that are reformulating. I would spend my money gladly with Armaf over Creed nowadays. For the most part ATH is going to be the only house you can really trust with quality formulations to your fragrance.

Thank you for your honest review. I'm gonna add this to my collection, based on this.

Professional review as always...I would love to see you do a Milestone. Greetings from Serbia. You're the best Aaron. 🙂

Just got a bottle of CDNIM EDP, and while I've only smelled Aventus once, I am BLOWN away. It's not particularly dead on CA, but its right in that ballpark. Have debated for a while on picking up a bottle of CA, and after reading that the longevity here is insane, even compared to CA, I think I will stick to this, for now. I'm also shocked at how it smells similar to MB Explorer, yet different all at once, it also seems to be much much stronger than explorer. Sure, the opening is a bit different, citrus smacking you in the face, but after 10 minutes, I literally cannot get enough of this stuff. Had to check out some reviews to see what others said, and I'm right on par with your thoughts!

Looking forward to the creed formulation vid, nice work

I appreciate your review of this fragrance.

I’ve owned both. CDIM fatigued me after awhile, always missed the juicy pineapple open and the musky dry down of Aventus. CDIM doesn’t have the same addictiveness 🤷🏽‍♂️

Like how unbiased you are

I really love your reviews. I am going to purchase one of your fragrance offerings. I'm leaning towards Onyx or perhaps the stronger version of Onyx.

Always an amazing review! Keep em coming please! Thank you! 😊

I went through a phase where I bought a bunch Creed Aventus dupes.. I happen to really enjoy CDNIM. But for whatever reason, my wife absolutely hates it & won't let me in my bed unless I wash it off. Finally, the other day, my bottle of Aventus arrived & she hates it equally! 😂 That's when I realized how good of a dupe CDNIM is! Crazy how similar these two are, once you get past that rough opening. 😂

Can't wait for the video with the Aventus batches 😅 Thanks for your reviews!

It seems like nobody here really remember that you do already reviewed this one a while ago and gave it a hate because it was boring for you Now it seems like you deleted and old review and created new one , what for me seems at least strange - especially when you are not clear about it . I like you Aaron and I think you are a more than a fresh breeze amongs other reviewers . CDNI M from Armaf I recieved as a giveaway from a fellow perfume reviewer MArco 4 you PErfumes , and I like it very much, I even bought it to my father cause I ve seen EDT for crazy post xmass clearence sale 7eur, when normally it sits around 30. My collection is around 100 so I do not use it that often , but I thinks it belongs to the best 10. 😀

Could you please review CLUB DE NUIT UNTOLD ?

I bought this 2 days ago, I really like it, it does have a taint about it butfor the money I really liek it.

The hair dude, I'm struggling to think it's you! I like it, just keep on thinking you are another dude :) I'm really really looking forward to the Aventus review! I'm not a fan, but I do have ARMAF CDNIM limited edition, it's the only dupe I own!

Appreciate the video Aaron! This is besides a decant the closes I get to Aventus.....the price tag $$$$ is out of my reach. With you saying it's nice, well Hell I can stick out my chess with confidence!!!!! I have gotten unsolicited compliments with the ARMAF juice, look forward to the next video. Keep em coming

Great vid as always, Would be interested in you reviewing the EDT and EDP versions of CDIM. I believe reviewed the LE Parfum ver. There’s also a PURE Parfum version.

I have this but the Pure Parfum version. It's toned down a bit and isn't as sharp but it puts me in the same headspace as what Aventus does. I've had bottles of Aventus going back to 2011 and yes, it's similar. I think the original Aventus from over a decade ago was more dark and creamy than what CDNIM smells like but there are some similarities. For the cost of this and what it does, it's a no-brainer! Cheers!

If there is one problem that Club de nuit intense men don't have, it is the lack of radiation and longevity. But I own only the EDT. It is very powerful. Therefore I get the most positive feedback from the people around, for Club de nuit intense man. From all scents that I own. and it is still happening, when I barely smell anything anymore, because I am getting noseblind after about 5 hours.

Dua - Origins of Poseidon: Est. 2010 is their recreation of the first batch. Compared to the latest batch it is very similar but feels more balsamic. Could be the birch. It has better performance but not comparable to CDNIM. The price is 60$ for 30ml without shipping/tax and discounts.

I really like Mont Blanc explorer as well but Armaf has that rich, dark, sexiness that I don’t even get from my bottle of Aventus.

Recently found your reviews. Love them! Keep up the awesome work!

I've had three bottles of aventus, and each successive one would be weaker than the one before, up to the last one, where it lasted about 1 to 2 hours, and that's it, then I got the armaf parfum one, and its far superior to how aventus is now, it's longer lasting and smells great, and for the money you can't argue, won't be buying the Creed one again.

I was a long term Aventus fan, it was my only fragrance. Very radiant and wonderful smelling. A few years ago I stopped buying it because it stopped performing. I bought Club de Nuit Intense Man because of some Euro Trash kid that I saw a review by and it turned out that it performed and smelled exactly as I remembered Aventus to perform. I loved it and will never buy another bottle of Aventus.

Love your videos I just found you. Superb description. Love the chemistry break down. Thank you.

Huge fan. I would love to see you do a review on all these. I never thought I would ever buy a dupe,but I bought Sillage and Milestone from the same company and compared them to the original creed and it’s crazy how I will never buy creed again. Armaf does an amazing job with Sillage. Better than SMW! I would get this one based on your review but I never liked Aventus.

I have the CDMIN EDP and it it’s definitely more synthetic so don’t spray on clothes.. I spray this on after I get out the shower get dressed go to work or shopping (anywhere) and it never fails me. I also have someone man or woman asking me what do I have on cause I smell so good. Everyone tries to say the limited edition is so much better but I’m with you it doesn’t radiate off the skin like the edp does.. my edp smells just like my 2105 version of Aventus I had and I mean identical except for CDMIN is more synthetic. It works just as well as the old school Aventus. Edp is the best version on my skin. I got the 6.8 so I don’t run out anytime soon.