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Aventus Oil vs Cigarettes After

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 67 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cigarettes After takes 4 of 5 categories.

  • Aventus Oil

    Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

  • Cigarettes After

    Choose it for a leather and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Aventus Oil1/5
Cigarettes After4/5
Ratings & consensus
Cigarettes After
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Cigarettes After
Sillage & projection
Cigarettes After
Value for money
Cigarettes After
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Aventus Oil

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
Aventus OilCreed
Cigarettes AfterAntonio Maretti
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.14/ 5 · 49 votes
Have 38%Had 9%Want 53%
3.56/ 5 · 18 votes
Have 40%Had 13%Want 47%
Category winnerCigarettes AfterRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
39%Love
10%Like
10%Ok
8%Dislike
33%Hate

49 votes

28%Love
33%Like
17%Ok
11%Dislike
11%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity50
〰 Sillage36
♥ Love / hate54
⏱ Longevity52
〰 Sillage44
♥ Love / hate64
Category winners

LongevityCigarettes After

SillageCigarettes After

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value18
¤ Price value35
Category winnerCigarettes AfterBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
fruity100%
woody92%
mossy84%
leather77%
earthy69%
sweet61%
leather100%
woody92%
smoky84%
fruity77%
aromatic69%
fresh spicy61%
Scent match60%Closely related · both woody, fruity and leather

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
PineappleAppleBergamotBlack Currant
Heart2-4 hrs
BirchJasminePatchouliRose
Base6-8 hrs
OakmossAmbergrisMuskVanilla
Top
Black CurrantPineappleBergamotApple
Heart
BirchJuniperPatchouliJasmine
Base
OakmossVanilla BeanAmberMusk
InformationalShared notesPineapple, Apple, Bergamot and Black Currant. Durations are only published for Aventus Oil, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer88
Fall69
Winter44
Day100
Night100
Spring82
Summer45
Fall73
Winter100
Day100
Night90
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men70
Unisex20
Women10
Men87
Unisex13
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#47,047

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#53,155

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerAventus OilHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Aventus Oil by Creed takes the famous smoky pineapple DNA and translates it into an alcohol-free, skin-nourishing perfumed oil. Instead of the sharp, room-filling alcohol blast found in the standard eau de parfum spray, this oil glides onto pulse points with a warm, mellow opening of ripe pineapple, tart black currant…

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Cigarettes After is a smoky, birch-heavy fruity chypre that leans masculine and fairly dry. It opens with black currant, pineapple, bergamot, and apple, but the greener woods, birch, and mossy base seem to shape the wear more than the fruit. On skin, it looks geared toward someone who likes an Aventus-style idea with …

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Aventus Oil or Cigarettes After?

Cigarettes After takes 4 of 5 categories. Aventus Oil is rated 3.14/5 from 49 votes; Cigarettes After is rated 3.56/5 from 18 votes. Choose Aventus Oil for a fruity and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Cigarettes After for a leather and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Aventus Oil or Cigarettes After?

They last about the same: Cigarettes After 52/100, Aventus Oil 50/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Aventus Oil or Cigarettes After?

Cigarettes After projects furthest (Cigarettes After 44/100, Aventus Oil 36/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Aventus Oil and Cigarettes After smell similar?

Closely related: a 60% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, fruity and leather accords. Common notes include Pineapple, Apple, Bergamot and Black Currant.

Is Aventus Oil or Cigarettes After better for summer or winter?

Aventus Oil suits day or night wear; Cigarettes After suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Aventus Oil and Cigarettes After?

Aventus Oil has top notes of Pineapple, Apple, Bergamot and Black Currant, heart notes of Birch, Jasmine, Patchouli and Rose, a base of Oakmoss, Ambergris, Musk and Vanilla. Cigarettes After has top notes of Black Currant, Pineapple, Bergamot and Apple, heart notes of Birch, Juniper, Patchouli and Jasmine, a base of Oakmoss, Vanilla Bean, Amber and Musk.

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