AVENTUS & GREEN IRISH - THE SCENT OF POWER 

What an awesome comment to wake up to this morning💫🙏🏼 Appreciate the vote of confidence and words of encouragement...thank you👊🏽

You're awesome Joey💪🏽 Mate, I thank you for your support, comments, encouragement and input. Really enjoying this journey; I'm loving the connection and conversation on all things fragrance and definitely having fun doing this🤩 Thanks again mate!

Thank you sir🙏🏼 great to hear from you @Gentleman Gaz

Thanks for watching Seth and yes, awesome perfumes. I'm a big fan of the Creed House as a whole

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector As am I! I have sampled most of them and am hoping to get a bottle of Royal Oud to go with my Aventus, GIT, and Viking.

@@sethjohnson5915 I need to try Royal Oud! I’ve a few people mention this to me

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector Very mature and masculine. Powerhouse fragrance.

GIT is great but acentus is heavily overrated.

Thank you @ali navid👊🏼

Great to hear from you Curt, what an exciting moment! If I can add my two cents into this decision I would recommend to you green Irish tweed…. This is a classic Gentlemens fragrance, that will never go out of style; you’ll still be wearing this 50 years from now I would also throw a bit of a curve ball and encourage you to test Aventus cologne. Between Aventus and Aventus cologne I prefer the later Check out this video that I made with Josh: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hH8DIVO5p4E.html Good luck my friend!

Hey Chas Lancer, I like alternating through different fragrance’s so as to ‘excite’ my nose. I have a friend who had a similar problem with Santal 33. It was his only fragrance and after a while he would say he couldn’t smell it on himself anymore (but we all could). I’m a fan of having a few perfumes so you can alternate. Gives your nose a chance to refresh. Truth is both Aventus and Green Irish Tweed are both very strong performing fragrances, you might not smell it but it’s definitely there....maybe when you next wear it, ask a random if they can smell your fragrance??🤔 and see what they say

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector Thanks for the response. I do think I need to mix it up a bit. You’ve convinced me to go out and buy GIT tomorrow and alternate with Aventus.

@@Superbates123 great choice! Big fan of GIT, while you’re there check out Silver Mountain Water, also awesome (BTW this was created by Creed as David Bowie’s signature scent...so you just know it’s going to be ultra cool)

Hey Simply Fragrance, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, Creed isn't family owned, breaks my heart....funny, I still love talking about the Father to Son linage, I love that legacy. And thanks for confirming about either connection to the English Royals. Like I mentioned, I do love the legacy of this brand AND they make great perfumes!

Yes, royal leather perfume was used to cover the Creed leather gloves because leather was cured in horse dung to soften it. The King loved the smell of his new Creed gloves and declared them as Royal leather, so Only Nobles were allowed to own Creed gloves, until the 1980’s when these reserved fragrances were released to the pee-ons. So, if you own leather (work gloves) you can call them Royal now.

Thanks Mike!🤩

So good to hear from you Elia; I'm so happy that we're connected. Ok you've mentioned some awesome points. Let me share my view and episodes that I've created to help answer these. 1. Sauvage: if you love the scent profile to this perfume but you want something which is unique and with a bit more kick, then check out this episode with 6 recommendations:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XoFKiEwPuZM.html 2. Creed Formulation: I create a series called 'Maté Talk' in which I'm answering questions from fans. We had a 3 week conversation on all things Creed; here is this thread: 08:06 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0ISF8ZCAZ54.html 01:23 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_v8urd9_dCc.html Does re-formulation exist in the perfume world? Yes. New 'best practises' are released and as a result this affects certain perfume compositions (for instance, no more animal derived products are allowed, so yes, reformulation needs to happen to now include a synthetic replacement)....BUT the actual question is, does Creed reformulate to make a weaker product??? Watch the 2nd link about, I address this. Let me know your thoughts once you've had a chance to watch....I'd be interested in your thoughts on this. Once again, thanks for reaching out @ELIA KASHIF👊🏼

Dior very strong for nose👃

Absolutely! but how much fun is it 🤩 The problem is he's already hooked; he actually went out and recently bought Green Irish. Thanks for the feedback

I bought 10 perfumes as a result of being addictive and I have to stop thinking about perfumes until I finish these ten perfumes.The last one I bought recently is creed aventus and am gonna wear it this month and the coming month.🙊

This was so much fun filming with Josh. Here is a kid who loves perfumes, but had no idea about Niche Perfumery...everything to him was like 'Wow🤩' Thanks for commenting @happycanadianguy, great to hear from you

Yep, I totally agree! Great to hear from you, thanks for jumping into the conversation💫

Great to hear from you Wim and welcome!!💫 very exciting that you’re starting this journey😎 I’m not a big fan of blind buying as it’s dangerous business but I understand your predicament. I have recommended Green Irish Tweed to many friends and family (aged between 18 to 30) and it’s always hit the mark. I find that this is a classic gentleman’s fragrance. If you can get a sample to test first then would recommend so you can make up your own mind on this. Hope that provides some help…good luck 👊🏽

You know that is a really good question @E Daniel…..and I’m happy to answer that yes, I would still recommend it and actually did just the other day to my nephew (in fact the brother to Josh, the kid in this episode). I still find that both Aventus, Aventus Cologne and GIT are easy wear, instant love and the scent creates an air of confidence. It’s a great “if you’re new to niche” place to commence your journey. I personally have fallen in love with Aventus Cologne and over our recent summer was out wearing this one over its bigger brother. Your thoughts on this @E Daniel? Would love to gain your insight on this. Thanks again for reaching out

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector thanks for your comment. I've been wearing Aventus for quite a few years now and I think it really shines in winter - it's way too heavy for our hot climate (Australia). I therefore use: Winter: Aventus Spring/automn: MI, Himalaya. Summer: Erolfa.

Awesome line up of fragrance's @E Daniel and I love your 'perfume by season'....brilliant recommendation

I didn't know that about Clint...but it doesn't surprise me. GIT is definitely a classic masculine fragrance and it does inspire confidence from the wearer. Wonderful to hear from you @Christopher Davisson

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector Thanks for the reply! I have samples of GIT and Aventus coming now too. Got some Tom Ford samples coming as well. After that I'll probably end up getting the GIT for sure.

@@christopherdavisson617 I love ordering samples and experimenting with them....so much fun! Good luck Christopher😎

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector got my GIT and Aventus samples. The real thing is a great deal better than the clones I've tried for the GIT. GIT will definitely be my signature scent from here on out. I will use Aventus (which is also amazing btw) for my switch up scent. Thanks so much for the videos. It was this vid that convinced me to make the jump to niche fragrances such as Creed. So again...THANK YOU!

Clearly I got the 'good batch'. I'm always getting compliments😎

Same here

That’s weird it’s a huge compliment getter for me

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector what batch of aventus are using in this video

Boom Baby! GIT is where it's at. I agree that Aventus is a lot more of a common scent but I still get compliments when I wear this one....it has such an appealing scent profile. Good to hear from you @Your Kodi

Yes, there’s a lot of talk on this. I don’t know if this subjective or actual?? A possible recommendation is look at some of the other Creed scents which are equally awesome. I would recommend Silver Mountain Water, Green Irish Tweed, Bois de Portugal, Original Santal....sample these and see what you think

I'm going to say that you won't regret it. This fragrance is a classic; never go out of style Great to hear from you @Cian Foskin👊🏼

Thank you Muhammad, that’s a wonderful compliment🙌🏽 It’s awesome that you’re here now🤩

You can't go wrong with GIT; this will still be a perfect gentleman's fragrance 300 years from now. Timeless Classic Congrats on the new purchase @davids_d👊🏼 great to hear from you

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector I bought it after your video guys 🔝💪🏼😅

Totally agree on GIT💫🔥 and incredible fragrance that will never go out of style Congrats on also owning Royal Oud another big hitter from Creed💯 Great to hear from you, thanks for reaching out

I’m not at “fill the room with my fragrance” kind of guy, so yes, I find that 2 to 3 sprays is more than enough with any of these fragrances And for you? Sounds like you prefer to spray more?

My understanding is that the Creed Family still have shares in the business but you're right in saying that the Fontaine Group have majority shares. Thanks for reaching out @Alun Steven Fennell, appreciate your input

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector it’s worse than that. they are owned by Blackrock. This is not good news for what was once considered a “niche” house.

I am more inclined to believe Creed's historical story than the naysayers. I don't know for sure, but the bandwagon of resentment and contrarianism seems to have run amok. Also, I would think they would have perfumers who work under the direction and supervision of Creed sr. and jr. The name attribution is that of Creed, much like its Tom Ford for TF fragrances. I like the way Frederic Malle does it: print the name of the perfumer right on the bottle, in larger print than Frederic Malle.

@@JT-rx1eo The issue is, it's not a bandwagon of bitter resentment. To believe any historical claims, you must have evidence, of which there is a complete lack-there-of. Compare it with Guerlain, a company with a proven history, no one denies their history due to the evidence that they were indeed making perfumes under 200 years ago. My question to you is, with a lack of evidence and the fact that they claim to also be perfumers, when it is well known that they are not, why would you believe it? What do you have to have that position other than their word? When they are happy to lie and misinform freely about their creative process. I did once read a news article in the independent news paper in London with Erwin Creed, back a few years. He claimed their perfume's were special as they are quote "completely natural". This is a complete lie, they contain synthetic materials, and quite clearly if you have a nose. There is nothing wrong with using synthetic raw materials, absolutely nothing wrong. Why not be honest? Again is it a marketing ploy to make consumers think the high prices are justified? Which doesn't make sense because many synthetic ingredients are much more expensive than some naturals, such as muscone compared to bergamot for example. Taking in consideration the interview was 8 or so years ago when Creed prices were somewhat reasonable and the quality also reasonable, unlike today when the former has skyrocketed and the latter has plummeted! You may be inclined to believe what you want. I respect your choice. Yet, I believe, to believe they had such a history is to take them for their word, the same people who gladly lie about other things. If you like Creed fragrances, that's your choice and your perogative. All the best!

@@jura_rose Its difficult to take a statement like "Creed is not a perfume house" seriously. Questioning their direction, or quality, or a lot of things is fair game, but is their any specific information that would indicate creative control or integrity was compromised by any financial restructuring? Creed does not have to prove anything to the naysayers. Do you have evidence they are lying about their history, or were actually created in 1970 as many naysayers claim without any proof? The burden of proof is not them, it is on the naysayers. The reason I lean toward their story is the immense risk of getting caught. If it's a lie, where is the exposure from the press? From the supposed prestigious patrons? Show me the smoking gun and I'll believe you. Creed is not under any obligation to provide you your "evidence". Maybe they prefer a secretive veil. Seems they do. I read the same interview. I remember him talking about why natural was better than synthetic, something about the diverging life cycles during wear. But I don't recall him explicitly denying they used ANY synthetic materials. I'll need to look for that article again. Maybe he did. But is Olivier Creed any more of a liar than the Head of any other luxury brand?...... OK, I found it..... "....Creed tells me, and it relates to the nature of the base materials. "I have one core belief," he says, "and one only: that we must always use ingredients which are natural.... " OK, I can see how that would be interpreted as something like "we NEVER use ANY synthetic materials because we are too good for that", although as usual there is room left for equivocation. Then a good thing to do it's that big of an issue is prove him wrong and force him to defend. Prices can be high in luxury markets. That's the way it is. Creed isn't the only brand with high prices. I looked at some Tom Ford men's clothing prices and was shocked. Quality, to a large degree, is subjective too. I cannot compare to older Creeds, only offer an opinion on the ones I have. "reasonableness" in prices in luxury markets (especially) is not a straight calculus. Doesn't work that way. If you reject or criticize Creed for any reason that is fine. Its your right. And I dont like all things Creed. But my main contention that there seems to be a bandwagon of disproportionate negativity toward them, and that it seems it is largely driven out of resentment and contrarianism, stands. In that same article, the interviewer explains to Creed the attitude towards them held by the well known pompous perfume critic Luca Turin: ""I got the feeling that he dislikes you personally. Have you offended him in some way?" Just seems resentful and contrarian.

@@JT-rx1eo James James James! I am sorry but when on earth does the burden of proof fall on the critic? The burden of proof is always upon the one making the claim. You know this! Surely you do! That goes for history and science. If a claim is made, you must provide evidence, otherwise it is rightfully scrutinized. In fact, if you are defending the claim, you must provide the smoking gun! My issue is the lack-of evidence, which there is none, but I cannot say that a lack of evidence is evidence! No, that's the whole point, you make a claim, back it up, I am saying I cannot believe the claim because you have nothing to back up the claim. Also, concerning the arguement that they would not be able to get away with it. They don't, many have called then out. Also, creed are too small for mainstream media to make a huge story out of it, as they are very niche. It's not like Milli Vanilli! 😂How many interviews other than that one independent article are around? Not many. No one cares! Except some. That's not an argument. Concerning the interview with Erwin. He is absolutely making the claim of using "ONLY" natural ingredients, to deny that is absolutely ludicrous. It's in writing! Lastly, it's not wise to box me in some "bandwagon of resentment". Are critics always full of resentment? Is criticism a bad thing? I am sorry if I burst some people's balloons with my comments, I didn't mean any personal harm by stating facts. Luca Turin, what has he got to do with the conversation? His opinion is his opinion? I don't agree with everything he says at all. I don't find his reviews at all helpful and slightly self-important. James you have not provided me any evidence that Creeds history is real, like the Creed family. If their history is real, why not provide the evidence like any other company will do. Likely because anyone who lies does the same thing, "I don't need to", of course you don't! 🤦🏻‍♂️ You make a claim and don't want to prove it? It's absolutely ridiculous. They don't owe me evidence? I'd say I don't owe them my trust, especially if they lie and provide no evidence for their claims! All the best.

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I love researching all this stuff too...but a part of me does ask the question, how much is it a 'good story' and how much is it legit?? I love the thought that GIT is meant to be Cary's signature scent or even Portugal for Sinatra...it just adds a level of cool to the fragrance 😎 But the bottomline on both fragrances is that they smell awesome, so I guess that's all that really matters....right?? Thanks @James Thomas for reaching out and sharing (I wasn't aware of Portugal for Sinatra!), appreciate your support👊🏼

Interesting… I haven’t heard of this, I would be curious to see how this plays out… i’m wondering if anyone has experience this, I would love you guys to write in about it

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector the fragrance ive experienced the biggest change under the direct heat of the sun (but im talking like a hot day in Greece type of heat) Is Himalaya by Creed I thought that it wouldnt even perform so well and it would be too musky under the sun but damn, it actually became something like chilled 🧊 like it felt so damn fresher airy and chilly that i was thrilled. So yeah i recommend you to try it out, you might find all im saying nonsense, so its up to you, but that was my experience

And believing the creed history what a joke, how much creed pay this guy ?

All day long baby😎

Thanks for jumping into the conversation and sharing your experience....perfecto! It's always good to get other perspectives Thanks @user-kv6im6pm8d

Yep, it's a good question Jaymon...I don't have the answer though 🤷🏽‍♂️

There is a bunch of bullshit and misinformation in this video.

Awesome to hear from you James. Appreciate you taking the time to share. It's always an interesting exercise in balancing the corporate 'marketing' line from businesses with what may have really happened. I feel that there is some element of truth in these stories mixed in with a healthy dose of creativity. Thanks again for sharing @jamesbroderick5588

Yes, the big question😎 S4218B11....do you know what this means?

The Niche Fragrance Collector Haha not really, I don’t own this batch. But thanks for the quick response!

@@Nikitav23 2018 bottle

A bunch of bullshit in this video.

I find that I have awesome longevity on all my Creeds Damien. I’m interested to know if others can smell your fragrance after three hours? Or Could it be that you might be going nose blind?

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector its quite possible this is it mate, i love what creed do, i have bought everything they make, some in 100mls and some in 250mls. be nice if they were a little stronger. if you want something to try that projects have a look at Aarron terrence hughes, his santal extreme is awesome

Thanks for the recommendation Damien I do need to explore the fragrances from ATH, I’ve heard many great things about them

@@TheNicheFragranceCollector they are really good, and just to update my creed order arrived yesterday....Himalaya & Green irish tweed, Himalaya is awesome

Boom Baby on Himalaya!💫 such an underrated fragrance but an awesome inclusion in your collection Damien👊🏽

Yes, the family started in England and then moved to France