Men THINK Creed Aventus Is A Panty Dropper But It’s Actually This Creed (Male Gaze vs. Female Gaze)

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[@melissanacional9662]

Incase someone missed the main point of what I said in the video. Women do compliment Aventus but it gets MORE love from men than women

[@DizoDixon]

I must agree had samples of both and silver mountain water definitely got more more compliments and it's my favorite creed

[@brucewayne4814]

Got urself a new subscriber!

[@melissanacional9662]

@@brucewayne4814 appreciate the love!

[@joelq.browning8825]

Loved your review on this one I think you made some good points and have a good perspective

[@RedAvery1]

@@brucewayne4814 Batman!

[@bettinman24]

We need more videos like this comparing common men fragrances and seeing how men and women interpret them

[@duecelavish771]

I'm so glad you touched on this because I've been saying this for years. Great video.

[@the_Dark_Knight_12]

You're right...I saw a video on Jeremy's Channel where he showed Creed fragrances to a girl and her reaction to Aventus was "ok" but she gave Silver Mountain Water a 10/10 haha... I believe you are the most accurate fragrance KZbinr 🤝

[@vittxrio5198]

As a guy who owns aventus I 100 agree with this. We men just keep on fanboying over aventus so hard we overlook the fact that loving this scent doesn't make 85% of females around you would go crazy after that scent.

[@erik5627]

Wow the two fragrances you referenced are the only two I own from Creed and now that you mention it, men always recognize and comment when I'm wearing Aventus, and women always comment on how nice I smell when I'm wearing the Silver Mountain Water. You're 💯 spot on

[@melissanacional9662]

🙌🏽❤️❤️

[@savagelifeent4029]

Same here

[@nawafalsuqairy2812]

⁠ how many spray i can put to get crazy compliments like you sir ?

[@AMGTT]

U probably spray silver mountain water 10 sprays it doesn’t project it’s a very light scent

[@cameron2900x]

@@AMGTTthat’s what you have to do when you use scented water ( creed in 2024 m)

[@tiredoffools8929]

Bravo Melissa! Bravo! Love how you brought this point up. You are so right! I like the smell of SMW, but being a male I was never truly enamored with it as my female counterparts are. I haven't reached for it that much because the current formulation of SMW lacks of longevity/ projection on my skin. Gone in 1-2 hrs. I've long taken a stand not to buy anymore clones, but I was recently gifted Armaf's Club de Nuit Sillage, and I was impressed with the quality and how similar it was to an older bottle of SMW that I had. The performance blows the current SMW away. Not sure if you got your nose on that Armaf yet, but given your experience with the original SMW, I would love to see what your opinion on that Armaf would be. Not as good on paper as it is on skin, but on skin it really blurs the lines between clone and original. Ironically, to further your point, it was a woman that bought the fragrance for me. I just did a google search it goes for $35 to $40.

[@ugo.u]

What an interesting perspective, because this was my exact response -- instead, it was for Aventus Cologne vs Silver Mountain Water. I've got to give Silver Mountain Water another shot now

[@davecollier8054]

So good! I love how you think about the familiarity aspect of scent and Im with you 100%.

[@melissanacional9662]

Thanks Dave!

[@Minsung907]

Well said! I like how simple and direct you are in the video

[@melissanacional9662]

Thank you!

[@gdup813]

For me I love blending silver mountain water with YSL L’homme they pair well together. Both are great individually and can hold their own but better together imo

[@chrismelendez1082]

Damn that sounds like a nice combo. Going to try it thanks

[@aliandroidrom]

Going to try this right now!

[@aliandroidrom]

Toooooooooooooooooooootallllly Agreeeeed ! it makes a new Elixir!

[@gdup813]

@@aliandroidrom it’s really a good blend and not overbearing. I started blending it years back when I was younger and thought SMW was too strong and wanted to lighten it up a bit. l’homme was the perfect match to calm it down

[@blkgostnone4092]

Check out some of dua’s hybrids & tribrids 💪🏾💪🏾

[@SenseiofChicago]

Listen to this woman, she is speaking FACTS!

[@ua3997]

🤣

[@sajjead3591]

I agree with you 100%. I love Creed silver mountain water my most complimented fragrance by women in my collection

[@el_duderino_man]

People compliment fragrances that they want to purchase for themselves. Silver mountain water smells great on women.

[@sajjead3591]

@@el_duderino_man The OG SMW it's great on women but I like rasasi al wisam it has the SMW DNA but more masculine get me a lot of compliments

[@andrebaker7023]

Great delivery and content Melissa. Thanks for sharing.

[@melissanacional9662]

Thanks Andre!

[@pilotfree]

You are killing it with these videos, great perspective! Hope you have a great day too.

[@jamarr911]

Love your videos. This is how I’ve always felt and why Ive never based my fragrance decisions on what men say smell good. Ive had fragrances that I thought smelled amazing but that women hated. Some men don’t care to attract women with their fragrances and thats fine too.

[@melissanacional9662]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@BIGWORLD0074]

exactly. it's something similar to what women say about their clothes and make up. it's not always for men when they get dolled up but for how it makes them feel. Ombre leather by Tom Ford is as masculine as it can get and I love it. not one compliment as of yet and I'm cool with it. planning to buy a bigger bottle.

[@YungDonDazzle]

Very informative video, great speaking points. Now I want a bottle, great video

[@Leonard_Washington76]

I just picked up Silver Mountain Water. Im really enjoying it and might make it a signature. It’s simplicity blends very well together. The top notes threw me off at first spray. It’s the dry down where it shines. This video convinced me to go ahead and get into niche fragrances. I got Layton on the way and thinking of picking up Side Effect afterwards.

[@andrew1470]

Thank you Armaf!

[@princessjoy007]

Just purchased SMW and the Xerjoff Naxos for my dad for Father’s Day. Thanks for the rec.

[@BlaizeAssasin]

Hmm I dunno, I have club de nuit intense man which is very similar to aventus and get mad compliments from women with it, literally everytime in the night time

[@melissanacional9662]

It’s similar but it’s not aventus. And again, I said in the video multiple times that women like it but men love it more lol

[@ignaciorey6817]

Very engaging perspective. That video will help every fragrance enthusiast maximize the functionality of their collection.

[@_TonyCrossroads]

I feel you. I barely touch my Aventus bc it’s not that special to me. Virgin Island Water, Millisime imperial, and Viking are the best to me-in that order. Those do well in the tropical weather here and my body chemistry takes them to another level. Silver Mountain Water smells like a sack of nickels on me tho lol

[@Goblin1986p]

I love VIW! Used to have it back when I was a collector in 2010ish. I have Coco-Lime from Goblinparfums (my company) that I wear now for vacation type scents. Its not as coconut as VIW its a lot more lime and saltwater.

[@darknightemperor8174]

Aventus I like but haven’t smelled Silver Mountain Water yet but a lot of people say it smells really good

[@lettuce1305]

@@darknightemperor8174 SMW is definitely the top 3 Creed for me

[@darknightemperor8174]

@@lettuce1305 Word what’s the other two you like? I like Green Irish Tweed as well.

[@lettuce1305]

@@darknightemperor8174 I like GIT but it doesnt make my top 3, GIT is top 5 for me. The other two for me personally are VIW and Aventus Cologne (yup I like Aventus Cologne better than the OG Aventus)

[@TheGreyMan85]

Honestly, with this topic you proved that you are the smartest fragrance lover, I always think of that, I have a big collection, some of them only men compliments me.

[@cyber6sapien]

Beauty and brains. She is perfection! (apologies for simpin' !)

[@ua3997]

🤣😂

[@290revolver290]

@@cyber6sapien 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@SalemPhiladelphia]

@@ua3997 I thought your username was the comment towards him lmao

[@mickhend1916]

@@SalemPhiladelphia 😂😂

[@darronervin7829]

Your doing a great job on KZbin keep up the good 👍 work . Very helpful video

[@melissanacional9662]

Thanks for the love 🙌🏽

[@derekreed5989]

Also consider how a fragrance mixes with a persons natural odor, especially when their pores are open. I only get compliments when I wear Eros, Code, Invictus, CK Eternity, and Fierce. Also, EDP get more compliments Thant EDT and parfum’s for some reason.

[@bwinms1]

good, honest video, thank you

[@rickytomatoes]

Great video - very informative. You should get a lapel mic; the sound quality would be so much better.

[@jamesmarchetti3286]

Fantastic review and excellent perspective! I have read so many top Cologne reviews always looking for the word Sensual ! They can be unisex or they lean towards unisex! I have all those ingredients memorized!!! So I'll have to check the ingredients on this one? So I definitely liked and Subscribed !

[@melissanacional9662]

Thanks James!

[@MrLyricJunkie]

Spot on with your analysis. Not to mention I did the same thing when I first smelled in like 05 then i saved up 350 dollars and came back and bought it. 120 ML at the time and it’s the first Niche and Creed fragrance I ever bought. Def the best one hands down to me.

[@ericperry72]

Awesome video and I 100% agree on your findings, but now I'm curious about the women who prefer silver mountain over say Aventus, basically does that directly correlate to the type of men they are attracted to? I know when I wear Aventus some women really like it, but then if I wear Savage or say Y by YSL, I get strong compliments from a different set of women at the office. So is there a distinct difference in what women are attracted to as far as men vs the type of fragrance they like.

[@KA-jv9sz]

You are right on!! I smelled Aventus 3-4 times at Nordstrom, was given a sample to where for about a week. I just could not see the fascination. Ended up buying Himalaya. I will still smell Adventus when I go into Nordstrom once in a while, Its just not for me. I think a person can get caught up in what everyone likes.

[@torontoroyalty647]

Not worth getting aventus unless its a 2018 batch or older. Newer stuff is super watered down now

[@ThatManDWill]

I also prefer Himalaya over Aventus !!!

[@hassannasir90]

100% agree. Great video

[@ivandragicevic5477]

Ladies around me love Aventus,but it is true,guys love it more Silver mountain water is awesome but in my case Green Irish tweed is the one that ladies love the most 😀

[@vincentv1432]

Agree

[@Thedetermineddad]

Fact

[@user-ix4nq9yz8k]

I drool over that one

[@FofXequalsYnot]

@@user-ix4nq9yz8k green Irish tweed just turns me on ALWAYS 😜

[@AtricanProverblifestyle]

i just tried silver mountai water for the first time. and you are right i can understand why women would like that more its a different scent and less harsh than aventus. both great scents. decided to get the armaf versions of both.

[@GTthatGuy]

I love my bottle of Silver Mountain Water, it's almost time for me to get another one. Great Video!!!

[@victorlam2064]

Do you think that silver mountain water can be an all year round fragrance, or more of a spring and summer only type fragrance?

[@kingyeti6336]

Subbed! I like the depth you went into in describing the reactions of your friends. That’s what really counts. I buy freshies cuz that really all my wife likes. The ladies reaction is all that matters! Thanks!

[@melissanacional9662]

Thanks for the love!

[@truthseeker8752]

Well said. Agree with everything you said

[@mrcalista722]

This is phenomenal!

[@JNiNjA3]

How do you compare silver mountain water vs Himalaya? Or what do you think about Himalaya in general?

[@soles4real308]

Agreed. Although Aventus is in my top 5, I actually get more compliments when wearing Silver Mountain Water and even Green Irish Tweed.

[@rustyshackleford1463]

I agree.

[@dimes2crypto]

Love all your videos ! Great work !!!!!! Just got SMW. I got aventus too, which I like better lol. Men and women nose are different.

[@Linc0gnito]

I’m so glad some one finally said it!

[@han.splash9648]

Make more of these !!!

[@melissanacional9662]

Down

[@nick3219]

You have became my favorite fragrance!

[@melissanacional9662]

Thank you!

[@Marktheproducer]

Thank you for your opinion. IMO they’re both good. You can’t beat Creed Aventus. It’s a compliment magnet. So is SMW. Both are good.

[@lioxel.official]

Is silver mountain water good for the gym?

[@jesserendon5450]

Recently bought silver mountain water in the travel size atomizers as well as a creed atomizer case. The fragrance is so weak. I remember having a bottle a few years ago and it seemed a lot stronger.

[@673AWSF]

Been saying for YEARS that girls aren’t that into Adventus. For yeeeeaaaars. And everyone called me crazy.

[@dimes2crypto]

Glad to know you like SMW tho, perfect affirmation I needed lol 😆

[@shaydagod0123]

I love smw. But as a man it didn't wow me at first but once the compliments came in I started to like it now I love it n I agree the unisex fragrances are pretty well received. dior homme (with iris) is one of my most complimented fragrances as well n I hated that smell but my wife picked that one over what I thought was better so yea u trust the woman's nose cuz I love that fragrance now as well

[@deandrewolf5996]

How is the projection and longevity of this fragrance??

[@comandantemiguel6212]

You a whole comedian lmaooooooo, loved the vid! Thank you!

[@melissanacional9662]

Haha I appreciate you!

[@Ali-Al-Amiri-123]

You are on spot 💯

[@umairkhan-fd9yi]

Thankyou 😂 i am getting this now !

[@chriscampos7217]

I think u sold me on this one, tried about 4 Aventus fragrances at Nordstrom couple days ago. This was the only one my girlfriend really liked.👍😁

[@sensequest]

that is really interesting, i gotta try that one

[@kennyc2281]

Hii mellisa, im curious abour your opinion on ysl y edp. I do like the fresh smell of it, but what do you think when women smell this? Yes, i need some compliment. Haha

[@BonesJJ]

Great video… You have a new subscriber!

[@cbanks7840]

I love how you describe things. 👍🏼

[@melissanacional9662]

Thank you!

[@MarcusWilliams-jp6hy]

Funny you say that because I wore Adventis a couple of weeks ago to the Nike store and I had 3 dudes compliment me on the cologne. SMW is a beast and definitely gets more compliments from the ladies.

[@rasbmenelik2]

Melissa, thank you!

[@melissanacional9662]

🙌🏽

[@DasIIKing85]

Agreed. SMW was my first creed fragrance I’ve brought. That’s after smelling the others

[@dirfrops]

Have you tried out molecule 04? I’ve had it for a while. Never wore it. I sprayed it a week ago thinking I would wear it, couldn’t smell anything. Today. I thought what the hell. Let’s see. And it’s my most complimented by women fragrance I’ve ever worn at work, from team members and customers. And I couldn’t smell a thing! Completely blown away how well it was received.

[@israelmontano7206]

Great Video! Thank You! What’s your opinion on Dark Cherry & Amber by Banana Republic? I bought it the other day

[@melissanacional9662]

Thank you! I haven’t tried it yet! How do you like it?

[@mexchewy]

Thank toy for your perspective. Yes, we guys tend to skew things and then reinforce that POV.

[@sergipopm]

yup she's right my favorite scent is aventus and all the smoky fruity pineapplely scents but my wife's favorite out of my 50+ fragrance collection is Creed Silver mountain water😭 love this one tho👍.

[@richardparadox163]

Could we get a comparison of Silver Mountain Water and Mefisto / Mefisto Gentiluomo for women. Does it get the same/better reaction from women?

[@fallguy6196]

In my experience in the first year that I owned aventus I've gotten more compliments with it then any of my other fragrances in my whole life combined. I don't buy it anymore cause performance is terrible now and it's way to expensive. But the compliments I got from woman wearing it was just incredible

[@ourfragrancejourney3911]

Insert Club De Nuit Intense Man! I have both and they’re damn near 1 for 1 and you have to try extremely hard and have a great nose to smell the difference.

[@weeween7]

Loewe Esencia eau de parfum!!! Try it…

[@teddybear9426]

@@ourfragrancejourney3911 Aventus smells Quality, Cdnm smells synthetic up close, in the air it smells good.i have both btw. Just my opinion. ,🤞

[@erikthe10man]

@@teddybear9426 agreed. CDNM can overwhelm the average nose if you spray more than twice on skin.

[@mandrakemm9802]

Facts, I have both Aventus and SMW and I don’t receive a single compliment or a comment on SMW, meanwhile with Aventus and Aventus dna scents or clones compliments and reaction are crazy every time, now i blend Aventus and Aventus Cologne and spray it on clothes too to enhance the performance plus i put the aftershave Aventus cream and is by far the most incredible smell in the scents game, like I’m bored of compliments

[@justinrose6763]

Sliver water is the true winner. We been knew.

[@melissanacional9662]

Facts

[@richardfreitag346]

100%

[@melskilove]

Facts All day my wife purchased a bottle for me and the first time out ladies were just giving me so many compliments it was insane .

[@DannyBellTheAuthor]

I think in general whether it's your fragrance or your clothes or what you drive or any other thing that you do in that vein in life, do it for yourself. Dress in the clothes that make you feel good. Drive the car that fits you and your life. Wear fragrances that you enjoy. When you start wearing clothes that you think other people will think are cool, you get a car that you think will impress others, or you wear a fragrance that you think will magically make you attractive to others, you're doing yourself a disservice. You're losing yourself. Because maybe someone will make up a story in their head about how great you are because they like your clothes or car or scent, but it's not a good story about you. Those things will tell the story of someone who is willing to be someone they're not if it means strangers might like them. You don't want to be that person. When those strangers aren't around, you are left alone with clothes and a car and a scent that you never wanted, and that's sad and lonely. Dress for yourself, drive the car that's best for you, and always remember that when everyone is gone, you still need to smell yourself.

[@11deelove]

Well said! 💯👏🏾

[@nah3826]

Is this a Allrounder Parfume or more a season parfume like Summer, Winter etc yk?

[@8mylz51]

Good content

[@grosrr]

You're very eloquent. Subscribed.

[@melissanacional9662]

Thank you!

[@jeromebarnes5779]

I agree silver mountain water is one of my favorites of all time and ysl tuxedo.

[@AmericanPieLightsOut]

The fact that some peoples journey never gets past compliments and Aventus is beyond me

[@andrew7650]

Have you smelt Xerjoff Mefisto? It gets compared to Creed SMW, do you think Xerjoff Mefisto get the same positive reactions from women that Creed SMW gets?

[@briansmart2578]

I've gone through 2 bottles already! You nailed it with this review!

[@davidlane6758]

I don't wear fragrances for other people, though smelling good to others is a perk. Not a fan of Silver Mountain Water on my skin at all. It reminds me of Gucci Memoire d'une Odeur, which my fiancee wears. It does smell nice, just not on me. It's not that I dislike unisex fragrances. I love a lot of iris scents, for example, and BR540. This one just goes feminine on my skin in a way I don't enjoy. Doesn't feel like "me." As for Aventus, I do quite like it, but there are so many similar scents and clones these days. My favorite Creeds are probably Green Irish Tweed and Virgin Island Water.

[@eminavc3982]

Cheap alternative of silver mountain water?

[@89frisco]

Do you think Silver Mountain Water can work as a signature scent? I'm from Southern California so most of year is warm.

[@melissanacional9662]

Absolutely

[@steliosc.4686]

My wife hates Silver Mountain water but loves Aventus on me. The metallic vibe of SMW destroys it for me too but I do appreciate it as a creation. Nice video.

[@oliverticalstudios]

Thank you!!! Exactly why SMW is my go to in a room full of women!!! Would much rather take your word for it than mine any day!!! 😂 Excellent analysis. Keep ‘em coming. 👍🏿

[@melissanacional9662]

Thank you!

[@mokaLARE]

I have 5 different Creed perfumes/colognes but the best one for me is Royal Oud. Every time I wear it, I receive a lot of compliments and 99% of those actually come from women. I do like Silver Mountain too, that said. Men who love Aventus like to smell like males (virility matter). When you wear Aventus, you smell like money, like doctor, like a boss.

[@GGRichards]

Am I too young to wear it??? I’m 21

[@johnn.marshall4566]

@@GGRichards yes, wait until 30 lol

[@masromer]

@@GGRichardswear anything at any age 👍

[@ThePinoyShinobi]

“Boxer dropper” 😂 💀

[@golfbuddy1969]

I get a compliment every time I wear SMW. I have a female coworker that turned around and bought it for her husband.

[@ParabolaTool]

I'm a guy and SMW gives me the female reaction. I'm hugging my own sweaters at night with this fragrance on it lol.

[@lonewolf-qy4un]

do you think armaf sillage is a good clone of silver mountain water? to me it smells like someones old aunt would wear...

[@relaxationandmeditation3607]

This is good content showing folks what really is attractive. The irony is in the lived experience more people noticed my middle eastern oils vs designer scents.

[@b1bo840]

...but “noticed” can be positive or negative

[@nick3219]

I love you content

[@dawrldizmike]

You make a good point, I have seen a weird amount of SMW bottles owned by women compared to other creeds.

[@PrometheusLux]

Many compare Xerjoff Mephisto with Silver Mountain Water. Did you ever compare them or try Mephisto?

[@luiszamora2188]

OMG!! Melissa is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Yeah, I agree with her on Silver Mountain water !

[@razgmk]

I own both Aventus and Silver Mountain Water and I can tell you for a fact that I got more compliments, if not all, from girls with Silver Mountain Water. I never got a compliment from women wearing Aventus, only from guys.

[@musicbrazilian7065]

Although I love the musk and pineapple in Aventus it feels male and mature.

[@sheshewantit45]

BIG FACTS !!

[@Tinkey1993]

Found this to be the same for me with aventus, but I love how it smells myself so ima keep wearing it.

[@andrewmack3670]

I completely agree. I have always said this as a guy. SMW has always gotten me more compliments from women than Aventus.

[@nawafalsuqairy2812]

⁠ how many spray i can put to get compliments like you sir ?

[@andrewmack3670]

@@nawafalsuqairy2812 I’m a little bit of an over-sprayer. I usually spread it out. Two sprays to each side of the back of my neck. One spray each shoulder. Two along each forearm and two on the back of my knees if I’m wearing shorts.

[@CinHotlanta]

I hope they've restored SMW to how it smelled in 2013/2014 - my 2018 bottle is missing all of the top-level citrus sparkle that made me love my first sample.