I've commented here once already, but to add.. I'm presently in Thailand on holiday in 34 degree heat, and I'm using both of these fragrances. However, the CDNIM Ltd Edition in this environment is next to useless. Thirty minutes after it's applied, it fades away entirely and no trace of it remains. AFNAN Supremacy, on the other hand, performs as well as ever and gains a great deal of attention from the many pretty ladies I've been fortunate enough to meet here. Really, there's only one winner in this comparison and it's not CDNIM.
Agree with everything you said. AFNAN Supremacy can barely be washed off, and is still detectable on your skin and/or clothing days later. Moreover, it smells fantastic. CDNIM fades more quickly - but it too smells so good it's hard to choose a favourite. The burnt pineapple really sets CDNIM apart, and it's this that is its ace card. Hoping for the best of both worlds I tried layering the two, but the AFNAN soon dominates and the burnt pineapple note from CDNIM is overpowered. Go for the AFNAN Supremacy (..for its performance) if you can only afford one.
Perhaps layering in a 1:3 ratio might do the trick. I have CDNIM Edp and Afnan Not only intense. I spray SNOI 2 times and CDNIM Edp 6 times. I also don't layer them on top of each other on skin & clothes; but rather spray them next to each other on skin and clothes. I Get amazing results.
Purchased NOT ONLY INTENSE since seeing your 6/11 review, already have limited Edition. Both are just awesome, but in a slightly different way. I could not pick a best....Also have the Pure Parfum version and it's very much like limited Edition both pretty smooth after dry down. BTW, It's great being a grown up, many many years ago, I sat in front of a pizza joint I love yet wanting tacos from a great place across the street trying to decide which I wanted. Then it hit me...You're a grown a$$ man....So I got both, so that's my suggestion. Get Both!
The commentary was spot on. Longevity, projection, overall performance is eternal with Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense, in my experience. Lasts 2 days on clothes and 13 hours on skin. Projects well. About the scent: in my experience, smelling it up close right after spraying it made me feel kinda overwhelmed, tense and even a little nauseous because it's very thick, dense and highly concentrated. It feels like smelling a full jar of highly concentrated blackcurrant jam. But because it's so concentrated, it smells absolutely divine in the air. Majority of the people that'll smell it in the air around you will go bananas and you will get compliments. It's a mass pleaser in the air. The waves of projection in the air off of the skin is just out of this world. Also, the late dry down is heavenly. How I wish there was a fragrance with the same scent whilst having an overall light/airy/transparent feel and texture to it kind of like an aquatic/ watery note added to the existing note breakdown. That'd make smelling it up close a divine experience. It'd hamper the longevity a little. But it'd be worth it, imo.
Hi, Ross! Hope you're doing great! Love the content! Do you know any fragrance that has the same scent profile whilst being light, airy, transparent, aquatic and watery? I really love fruity aquatic fragrances like Rasasi Hawas. I know you do too. I'm trying to find many more fruity aquatic scents like pineapple, blackcurrant, cherry, watermelon, muskmelon, peach, etc. I'd appreciate some help. Thank you!
afnan smells better to me and has garnered me much more compliments .. I think people are tired of the creed smell and Afnan veers away from creed just enough to be its own scent in its own right and not a clone easiest way to decide is if a) u want a exact creed clone with good strength then go with armaf or b) u want a creed like smell but has its own unique twist that makes it different from creed With beast mode strength go with afnan
Pretty interesting that both bottles and color scheme are identical. Afnan supremacy not only intense just for me, is the better choice. Literally was turnin heads at the demo derby the other night. It has more of a Hacivat feel which I like better. Both are just amazing. Been waiting for this and didn’t disappoint. I own both and it’s you win all around if you have both. Not redundant at all. Thanks for the review Ross.
Both are amazing and worth buying both. Limited edition is a beautiful fruity forward fragrance while Supremacy is that same but has this smoky masculine scent to it.
@@yusuff7_ I use both way too much (going to buy backup bottles of both) weather it be work or date night with my lady. I do 4-6 sprays 1 behind each ear, 1 behind the neck, 1 in front of the neck then 1 on each shoulder (clothed). It’ll get you a few compliments from the opposite sex as well.
@@paulromero7082 hahahaha good to hear bro! But people says that 4-5 sprays are waaaay to much for supremacy. They say for school/work 1/2 sprays and for go outs maximum 3 because it’s really strong. I didn’t test it yet. Do you think it’s one of the best out there?
@yusuf it could be my dry ass skin that just drinks up moisture as to why I have to spray more than recommended. I recently found that spraying Not Only Intense twice behind each ear and twice on clothes is where it’s at for me (It could be the fact that the atomizer seems to spray a wide, light mist in my experience).
Thx for the breakdown. For me, it’s all about that creamy, musky dry down that I get from the CDNIM line up. Honestly, it’s the best dry down, in the air, of any fragrance I own. I’m surprised that aspect isn’t more of a focus. The female reviewers of the CDNIM line always mention that the dry down is “game over” good.
Aventus Creed, boy do I despice this fragrance. It isn't my favourite Creed fragrance, that would be Bois du Portugal. Yet I must have had at least 13 bottles of Aventus since 2010. It used to be the most versatile 'weapon' in my arsenal, even though I had better frags from better frag houses. I always came back to Aventus, I could wear it all year. Now to the clones, I really never knew these 'clones' ever existed till bout 2 years ago. Only bought the real deal, I always despiced clones and who ever bought and wore them. Then I discovered Club de Nuit. Karma 🤣. Club de Nuit, I never liked the eau de toilette. Too wild for me, may be in my younger days perhaps I would have liked it. IMO the Pure Parfum and Limited Edition come close to what my favourite Aventus smelt like. But if I had to choose, I would choose the Pure Parfum because it's the closest thing to 2010-2012 Aventus. Afnan Not only Intense. Now that's another MONSTER. I'm actually wearing it now. No, I'll correct myself. I'm actually in its bubble. It's a freaking monster. Not only Intense is in a league by itself. If only Afnan had added just a tad of Frankincense to it. It doesn't smell like Aventus, it smells like itself. Middle Eastern. Boy do I love it. Kinda takes me through vistas of by-gone times. I could have sworn it's a fragrance from Amouage in the early 2000s. Afnan Not only Intense isn't just better than all three Club de Nuit, it's superior to Aventus Creed. Yes I said it. Not only Intense is dark, mysterious, majestic, smoky and that's me. I'm wearing this monster all year. I can pull that off 😉. It's not what you wear but how you wear it. But I keep asking myself how such a classy frag can be so cheap? It costs a fifth of my cheapest Amouage or Clive Christian fragrance. Now figure that out.
What is the closet clone or any perfume to the original creed Aventus 2010 in your opinion since you have been using creed Aventus since 2010? I have been a big fan of the aroma of creed Aventus 2010, 2011, and 2012 only? Any body knows which perfume even if it’s higher end or expensive or a clone that smells like creed Aventus 2010-2012? Please let me know as I have been looking for that masterpiece but still could not find since 2013 although I have tried many clones and perfumes that people claim to be similar to creed Aventus, but I could not find one in my realistic opinion and observation. I am just looking for that heavenly dry down that I had found in creed Aventus 2010, 2011 and 2012 only and since then creed Aventus is doomed, unfortunately.
Unreal review, I have them both and everything that you have said is spot on Ross. Two great releases in my opinion and so worth it to own each one. Honestly, just the original Silver Supremacy has gotten me compliments after compliments! My wife Loves the New Club de Nuit Limited Edition Parfum as do I. Great price points on each, with great performance and longevity along with a wonderful scent profile too. It’s nice to see fragrances that cover every aspect that buyer’s look for, and both are at an affordable price to top it all off. I am very happy with my acquisition of these stellar fragrances.
Man that's so interesting about the Afnan -- I have Supremacy in Heaven and it's a blackcurrant bomb as well! Intense blackcurrant all the way through, probably the most realistic blackcurrant I've ever smelled in any fragrance. Great stuff.
That Houston Astros cap is PRESSURE! I know this is cologne reviews but that HAT?! I'm getting me one! I have Afnan Supremacy Silver and Club de Nuit Intense Man and both are beautiful! Next on the list? These two! Just need them in my collection just because! Never received many compliments on my colognes (I have many), but whenever I wear Afnan Supremacy Silver or Afnan Club de Nuit Intense Man, the compliments come twofold!
@@christopherw2233I have it, I wouldn't be surprised it blew his head off after, thing is a bomb, even stronger than my EDT that came in a gift set lol
Great breakdown! I would say your sticker was a mix-up as my sticker says Extrait De Parfum. Haven't tried CDNIM LE Parfum, but really diggin Afnan Supremacy NOI.
I own CDNIM LE and my view is the opening is toned down so you won't get the harsh lemon pledge smell for long after that you'll get a better drydown which is 98.9 percent Aventus. Longevity isn't bad. I haven't tried Supremacy Intense because I own too many Aventus like fragrances. I might get a sample but I'm through with the Aventus DNA.
It’s crazy how skin chemistry makes such a difference. I have the opposite experience where CDNIM pushes hard off my skin and FOREVER. Afnan NOI is ok on projection for a bit but is not detectable after maybe 4 hours and I don’t care as much for the scent. The smoke in Afnan smells more like a cigarette or maybe cigar smoke. I’d just say if you get one and it doesn’t blow your socks off get the other. I also get excellent performance with the CDNIM EDT as well. Also as for bottle presentation hands down goes Afnan NOI. It’s a pretty slick design as far as middle eastern’s go.
Closest Aventus clone would be the LE, but the better of the 2 overall goes to NOI. NOI is of slightly better quality, and a much better performer. This is not to knock the LE because it's honestly a pleasure to wear and the dry down is something else! But NOI impresses from the very first spray, and right till the end. Buy both IMO it's absolutely worth it 👌🏾
Had both (as commented below the other video), comparison is pretty much spot on. Nothing to add really. Eventually I came back to the good old CDNIM EDT just for that ethereal airiness contrasting the birchy smokiness, no other quality can make it up for me.
@@saitaro right now I'm testing CDNIM perfume oil and it seems to be the most fruity. Then in order: CDNIM EDT, Afnan Supremacy NOI, CDNIM Parfum LE. Take note though your experience may vary. I've seen people on fragrantica claiming they've gone through multiple bottles of CDNIM EDT and each was different.
@@iamdissapoint4614 Thanks mate! So, to you Afnan Supremacy NOI is less fruity, hmm... now I'm confused :) How's its quality compared to CDNIM? The reviews are very good.
@@saitaro everyone understands 'quality' differently so in the end it's up to you to try. I can see why NOI is regarded as 'higher quality' as it's denser and deeper than CDNIM EDT. I still prefer Armaf. NOI has a strong fruity side yes, but it's a dark side. Coupled with strong earthy oakmoss and saffron, overall I don't perceive it as 'fruity' as CDNIM EDT or Explorer. These two are close btw, main difference being lack of smoke in Explorer but added akigalawood (patchouli).
It’s defo an extrait had my bottle for over a week and the sticker on the bottom of the bottle says ‘Extrait de Parfum’ SNOI is defo the winner I wouldn’t even call it a clone of Aventus. It deserves to stand on its own.
Bro armaf doesn't even smell that much like aventus and that's the problem I know for a fact as I have a guy that works with me just exposed him to things in niche area I tried to pull the cdnim is aventus bs to see if possible too fool and no he says it's different its great it's strong but it's not close enough the funny thing is like he said they are worth standing on their own saying clones of aventus is where people push back in my opinion tho
My bottle of pure parfum is six months old and it's definitely better after sitting for 3 months since I got it, they were loving it today Glad my coworker didn't wear afnan noi it's his daily! Im at 12 hours now
I have afnan noi, al haramain L'adventure, CDNIM LE and if I have to choose only one I'd get the Afnan NOI no contest. The smell gets better as it sits on your skin compared to the two, projects better and the longevity is unmatched. If you want creed aventus Afnan NOI is the best you can buy imo.
Got Afnan S-NOI few days ago. Man, this is a totally beast mode stuff, lasting WHOLE DAY in cold weather, but scent- profile- wise, I'd call them a draw. No need to pick a winner, just own them both, spray moderately but generously AND take a bow to Creed Aventus (i'd prob not spend another dime in this fragc)
Am eyeballing Al Haramain, L'Aventure Eau de Parfum, probably my next purchase. The Not only intense is a serious wear, not for someone expecting an easy crowd pleasing fragrance...
Thank you for your awesome content bro ! I’ve been a cologne man since I was a kid and your videos really have been pointing me into new fragrances that are awesome performers. I recent just bought Afnan not only intense and this thing is a Beast ! I only spayed it it 5 times on myself and could smell it all day literally.
Better ? CDNIM all the time ! So far there is not other clone that offer a better similarity to Creed Aventus than " Club de nuit intense men" Just my honest opinion.
I had decant of Afnan NOI and I bought bottel CDINM pure parfum. But I prefer Afnan NOI it's better. I watched perfume reviewer said there no difference in CDINM pure parfum and limited edition. Same thing but different bottles.
I bought decants of this 2: and I got to say CdnimLE is more refreshing smelling compare to ANOI which is a smokier Aventus clone. They are both compliment getters and I do prefer the ANOI for more formal events and CdniLE for more semi formal events.
I would have to agree and disagree. I wear the EDT to events like a dinner where I need 3-4 good solid hours of performance as it drys down and then another good 2 hours of that dry down fragrance. For a longer day, I also prefer the supremacy that intense. However, I would recommend the EDT be bought first simply because it does have a much friendlier fragrance that stands alone. I keep both in my rotation.
It’s a tough call. Afnan has a wonderful mid-note thing that I just love and it lasts for more than an hour before it dries down. CDIM can’t touch it IMO. When it is completely dried down I really get a lot of Ambroxan…a lot. That’s where CDIM is better for me. They are both very good and you couldn’t go wrong with either.
Great video, as always. I must have watched it 3 times before buying one of these Afnan bottles. Unfortunately, though, the performance of mine is lacking. I have probably 6 variations of these Aventus and Hacivat interpretations and this Afnan is probably performing the worst of them. I saw more people complaying about this on Fragrantica. I hope it changes for the better over time. Cheers!
@@pspbsb dam these guys get greedy..my cdnim le is gone in 30 min weak and all I get is smoke scent..my cheap cdnim kills it on smell and performance. And le cost me over 60 smh.
i got not only intense man today.... i like the cdnimle more... but i need to try not only intense a lil bit more.. i got the feeling it has alot more pineapple inside...
I've got CDNIM LE, It's a freaking good frag'c, even better than Aventus. However, right b4 watching this clip, I ordered Supremacy NOI online, without even sniffing its tester. Hope its gonna be a WOW, not an OOPS (I also hv L'adventure Intense from Al Haramain, which I'd say is really good but not as rich and complex as CDNIM LE)
I think there are some weak batches of CDNI LE floating around. So be careful guys! Mine had longevity of 3 hours before disappearing as if it never were. I ordered from a place that allows returns. I preferred the LE but I had to go with Supremacy. Somehow not feeling bad about it at all 😅 It attempts a little bit of Hacivat too!
I just received the Silver and the opening is nice but then the fragrance just falls off a cliff and disappears. It’s weaker than I expected. I just ordered the Afnan Not Only Intense for 41 euros. I haven’t tried the CDIM. Last month I picked up Loewe Esencia EDP Elixir. Have you tried it? It seems like a smoother mix version of Aventus on steroids. The longevity is 12hrs + on my skin.
A fun idea for you to try out. It would work with really any aventus style cologne but toss some summer vibez 4.0 on along with your aventus clone of choice. See how you like it
Ordered the Afnan today. I have the CDIM Limited Edition. Can’t wait to get the Not Only Intense! Just in time for Fall and Winter. Saw your first impression on the Afnan and had to pull the trigger!! Love your channel!! Have a Great Day!!!
They fixed the sticker on my bottle it says extraite x just got it and I really like it, I've also got a deal on YSL edp and gentleman givenchy, all three for 100 pounds just over with delivery, it's my favourite fragrance hawl to date.
Great VIdeo! I have read on fragrantica that the juice has been reformulated in 2022, and is supposedly now a lot weaker in projection and longevity. Do you know, if that is true? Kind Regards
I have the edt CDN, just picked up the afnan on fragrance buy. I’m thinking I’ll like it. I do enjoy the edt. Eventually I’m sure I’ll get through them all haha.
OK, got Afnan NOI yesterday and my thoughts are: it's good and POTENT af. Unbelievably strong, one spray - and whole room gets filled with the smell. Sprayed my hands 3 times once I got the fragrance - 1 minute and I'm nose blind, 10 minutes and I got a headache. Will never do this mistake again, one spray is almost too much. Not sure if it feels more natural than CDNIM EDT to me just because of the nose blindness during the comparison trial lol
Hey bro, gotta drop something that may interest you. If you are still a fan of that in your face lemon opening of the EDT you may wanna check out the EDP. I have both and I love em equally for different reasons. The EDT does seem to project just slightly better than the EDP but the EDP is smoother overall. I'd also say that the smokiness in both is equally present, but my nose says that it jumps out more in the mid of the EDT yet, in the EDP, it seems to hold back more into the drydown. Btw, you got me wanting to buy both of these new ones now so I'm just gonna bill you for em! LOL!
had Afnan NOI for 6+ months now. I still have my 2018 batch of CDNIM . If the Parfum (LE) had the performance of the original CDNIM , i would buy but I guess not :/
I use the original armaf EDT with oil perfumerys take on Aventus layered together it’s amazing the oil is so smooth smelling like the real creed aventus
The smell that comes at the 2h-2,5h mark with club de nuit limited edition is just mindblowing. It's not comparable to anything. It's a clean balanced perfect smell that wraps around your mind. One time I got goose bumps smelling it. A real smell orgasm like listening to extremely good music. It's not too much but right at the border where you are not 100% there and you somehow follow the smell with your mind. I also have nishane hacivat which can be very good too but still one league under club de nuit and unfortunately depending on the daily form it can a bit too much. I that case it smells not so clean but more like there is some "smelling noise". Creed aventus is also in my arsenal or a small sample more so and I don't know it's good but like nishane one league under club de nuit
Hi Ross, Greetings from Malaysia! I opted for the NOI over the cdnim...really took my time to pull the trigger on that but your review convinced me that it was the better scent of the two since I'm not keen on both the synthetic and the lemon pledge smell. So far I'm enjoying NOI, exceeds my expectation as a reasonably priced perfume. I'm planning to use it as a daily office scent but if budget would permit, I'd like to just add another one two in my collection for the rest of the year. Care to recommend any long lasting, contemporary (and wallet friendly) scents?
Got them both, but i prefere CDNIM-LE over the Afnan Supremacy NOI, the problem is i don’t get those many hours on any of them btw it’s late winter here. I wrote an email to Afnan asking if they reformulated it, and they wrote they have not changing anything since it came out 🤔 Btw, great review as always, and regards from Sweden 👍
So people say that the Afnan reverse macerates after a few months, meaning the scent changes and is not as good, the performance dies down and so on. Would love to hear if that's the case a few months from now. As always, great video.
I seen that statement but I really think that should be taken with a pinch of salt. Reverse maceration…is that even a thing?😂 Who knows how these people complaining are storing their bottles, where they purchased it etc🤷♂️
Anybody know how the CDNIM EDP (not Limited Edition) compares to the Limited Edition Parfum version that he's covered here? I recently purchased the EDP and wonder if I should upgrade.
Club de nuit intense man has gone extremely weak in its latest batches, try the new ones with black spray tip ,they're really weak ,doa review on them please
I'm a big fan of the Montblanc Explorer but due to performance issues I'm wondering which is the better option-Armaf CDNIM Pure parfum,or Afnan NOI....?
Same here Explorer just doesn’t perform at all, I only get compliments in the first hour and 10+ sprays I went with the CDNIM LE and it performs way better
@@770Noe it's really smoky and leathery In mid note, which I thought it was the dry down.. for real the top and mid note last much longer than you think before it sets into base note The mid is really smoky leathery and last long maybe like 3-5 hours before coming into the base.. the mid smelled bitter armpit ashtray kinda like but much much better And the base smelled sweet but not overly sweet, airy and smoky when Ur body heated up, leathery when in cooler temp
Hey I just wanna say I love your channel I love your videos, But I’m very disappointed with the Armaf intense fragrance that I just bought,unfortunately doesn’t live up to the hype because the projection I got from it was like maybe one hour and then that’s it it just wears out like the regular Armaf intense and I also brought the Armaf mile stone which is the winner of all of them All. But it is not your fault I know you don’t need to fragrance but just saying man I’m very disappointed with the Armaf intense I thought it was going to be like a real Creed Aventus
The only thing that is like real Creed Aventus is Creed Aventus. Sorry that you don't like the LE Parfum Edition. I hope you don't base all of your purchases on potential performance before ever getting to spray your skin to see if you like the smell
@@TLTGReviews maybe I just had a bad experience and it’s like you said they always release different batches, so now I’m gonna test the market with the line of Adnan supremacy not only intense and the oud I just hope this is a better experience if you have any fragrance sites that you may suggest I will gladly purchase from there thank you very much sir again I love your videos I love your reviews and I always watch your channels man thank you very much
You need to let it sit for a couple months to macerate and then come back to it. The performance should increase considerably. This is common with middle eastern fragrances.
