Aventus is sadly a shadow of its former self currently. Creed is notorious for switching things up batch to batch and messing with perceived value. As Chris stated, the current batches are really missing that prominent pineapple from yesteryear and many dupes are as well.
Keep in mind as far as scents and how long you perceive a fragrance to last, has many factors.
- Consider what is long lasting? Most fragrances will not last a whole day without a heavier application. If a fragrance lasts 4-6 hours, that’s pretty decent. Some such as Dior Homme Parfum and Sauvage Elixir will easily hit the 8+ hours, but those are not common.
- Some body chemistries can counteract a normally fine performing fragrance. Do you have longevity problems with other frags?
- Sometimes a fragrance user can go noseblind to the scent they’re wearing. It’ll seem like it’s gone to them, but to everyone else, it may still be very present.
- Do you only spray your body? Sometimes simply making sure you get a spritz on your clothes will go a long way.
- It’s thought that dudes with skin that’s decently well cared for (ie - clean and moisturized) will usually see better results as well.
Some things to think about.