La Nuit de l’Homme vs. Creed Aventus

or this fragrance comparison match up, I want to do a head to head, between two of the better men’s colognes out on the market: Creed Aventus vs. La Nuit de L’Homme by Yves Saint Laurent. Which of these two scents is the better buy? Which has the better sillage? Longevity? Which smells the best? I have worn both many times and have reviewed each. Now, I will break it down by category, before declaring an ultimate winner.

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Tale of the Tape: La Nuit vs Aventus

Creed Aventus

Top: Blackcurrant, Italian bergamot, French apples and pineapple

Middle: Rose, dry birch, Moroccan jasmine, and patchouli

Base Notes: musk, oak moss, ambergris, and vanilla.

Click here to try Aventus: Creed Aventus Creed 4 OZ Millesime Spray For Men

My original Review: Creed Aventus

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La Nuit

Notes include: cardamom, bergamot, vetiver, lavender, cedar

Try it out: Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit De L’homme Eau de Toilette Spray, 3.3-Ounce

Read my review: La Nuit de l’Homme

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Opening

La Nuit de L’Homme opens up with its main ingredient of cardamom and the addition of bergamot. Now, the bergamot, adds a light citrus touch to the start. However, the warm cardamom is much more of a force.

It is warm, fresh, with a light spice. After 15-20 minutes, the bergamot, is mostly replaced by lavender.

Aventus starts off quite sharp. Black currant and pineapple, at the top, will have the tendency to be harsh together. Add that mix, to birch wood, and it’s not my favorite. I’m not saying the opening of Aventus is terrible, but I’ve never enjoyed it, even if I do like the fragrance in its totality.

This round is obviously going to the YSL. It is simple, yet very effective.

Edge: La Nuit

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Projection

The opening act of La Nuit is fairly moderate, but not weak. It does lighten up much more, as it moves along, but it won’t be mistaken for a sillage monster.

Aventus, isn’t elite with its strength, but it is a strong cologne. Plus, that strength will last for a long time, and doesn’t weaken the same way La Nuit does. Easy win here.

Edge: Aventus

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Longevity

La Nuit has always lasted on me for 6-8 hours. I get 8-9 with Aventus. Some wears, they’re about equals, but most of the time Aventus will outlast its competitor.

Update: Newer bottles of Nuit aren’t even hitting that level. So, this is an easy win for the Creed.

Edge: Aventus

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Versatility

Aventus is great in every season, except for the height of summer, where it is just so-so. It’s performance in the heat, isn’t spectacular, and I try to avoid wearing it then. La Nuit is better in colder weather through spring, but also not great in summer. Seasonally, they are equal.

Otherwise, they are both very versatile fragrances. They can both work in formal situations, work, date, late nights, whenever. I don’t really see any separation between them in this category.

Edge: Push

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Overall Scent

When it comes down to it, both of the colognes, are awesome scents to wear. But which one has the upper hand? La Nuit has a great main duo of cardamom and lavender. It is warm, fresh, and smells really damn good.

The next layer of vetiver and cedar, only add to its overall appeal. Very clean, masculine, and receives complements.

Aventus doesn’t start off wonderful, but gets better, and has a whole lot of depth. The sharpness subsides, the woodsy notes led by birch are great and have a smokey touch. Then, there is some vanilla sweetness, with the now weaker fruity top notes.

I have to say, I think that Aventus is the better fragrance overall. The range of smells is more dynamic, the performance is better, and the quality is more consistent from bottle to bottle over the years.

I like the smell of each, for different reasons, and they are neck and neck in that aspect. Every other point, Aventus is equal to or better than, La Nuit.

That being said, if I had to buy one of them, and had enough cash to buy the Creed. I would probably buy La Nuit and some other fragrance(s), for the same amount as one bottle of Aventus.

I like having options and the price difference is pretty substantial here. Keep that in mind as an option, also. Or, you could try a fragrance that attempts to have the same Creed Aventus smell.

Update: La Nuit feels too weak and underperforms these days. As such, I’d probably go with something else. But, Aventus is still better.

Winner: Aventus