So one of the capstones to my month in Europe was a shopping spree at London Heathrow as they have some of the most frou frou duty-free shops I've ever seen. One of the bottles I ended up getting was Aventus Absolu. Almost every retailer and duty free I stopped in at during my trip was out of stock on this one and I was even told the same by the sales assistant until I dropped some coin on Memo exclusives (Memo is very difficult to sample where I live so I stocked up for sure on samples and Discovery sets so I know what to get at discounters). Once I had an additional 20% discount secured at the Duty free miraculously she found a bottle of Aventus Absolu and about five free samples. So she might have been protecting me from myself TBH. Anyways, we're here for the juice, not my backstory and this one is interesting given that I already have a couple of clones of this one in my collection. What makes the authentic juice so different is that it's a bit of a slow burn in comparison. It takes its time to ramp up to full potency so more a slow burn than a full press like Supremacy. Also, given that I haven't even opened the full presentation yet and I'm working through the myriad of samples she gave me, the less than stellar atomizer of the sampler is is one or two extra sprays then I would give normally for a Creed product. With that in mind, this one is definitely a banger! Everything I love about the fruity chypre DNA mixed with some of the darker more leathery notes that also song to me. I'm certainly glad they were out of stock until I had a 20% discount, but feel like I got a good deal. I will for sure do reviews of all of the Memo products I bought, but I'm to using delayed gratification and have an even unpacked them yet so that I can stretch out the dopamine a bit. Wishing you all a glorious weekend. Smell good my brothers!

Aqva Marine brings crisp, cold aquatic freshness, seaweed and mineral notes, and a light airy marine spray feel. Lover of Sea (Dua’s SHL Sea my Love interpretation) brings a deeper, warmer aquatic depth with richer base notes that anchor the freshness. Bvlgari sits on top as the bright, cold, sparkling surface layer, while Lover of Sea adds some warmth and depth underneath. Think the difference between sea spray on your skin versus the deeper, darker water beneath.

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