Supremacy Not Only Intense

This perfume is like a looped 50 Cent “In the Club” ringtone—without the lyrics. Just the beats and “yo, yo” on repeat. In the sense that a couple of minutes after you put it on, the chemical smell will fade and it’ll become cool. It’s pleasant, fresh, citrusy, and laid-back, but it lacks depth. It won’t evolve or shift. It’ll stay on you for 2–3 hours with the exact same scent it had right out of the box. And honestly, that’s not a bad thing because it’s not a bad fragrance. It’s just that expecting miracles from it is like expecting to see fields of violets in Normandy with your eyes closed after applying Axe deodorant. But to put it in perspective, it’s no worse than that same Montblanc Explorer. It’ll certainly be flatter than the best Aventus batches, but come on—you’re paying a sixth of the price for it. The difference between Aventus and Note Only Intense is like the difference between an AMG badge and a real AMG version in a Mercedes. From the outside, you might not even be able to tell them apart—the difference lies in the depth. But this isn’t an ode to Aventus; its latest batches aren’t worth the money under any circumstances.

This one is a compliment monster. I had a compliment on my scent most days in which I wore this one. Youthful, invigorating, amazingly potent. Most of the days I couldn't smell if and thought the longevity was poor, but people complimented my scent as much as 10 hours after wear. I usually stopped smeeling it around the 6th hour or so. The only problem is it is kind of generic and boring to me for everyday wear. I wish it was more neuanced and fresh notes were kept for longer. The drydown is sweet ambery, unexpectedly mossy. The opening is invigorating, the freshness is there from current and citrus. Wonderful buy, especially if you are on the budget, definitely not a better way to invest your money if you wish to receive compliments on the regular. Solid 8.7/10 In this genre I personally prefer Club de nuit preciux, but it is more mature and refined, less versatile, just as sweet.

If one compared this to aventus, the opening citrus blast in this feels more saturated, much more tart and pissy, whereas aventus' smells more ethereal, whispy. Then, the spoiled smoked cheese dirty smell of aventus gets traded in for a manly fresh tart pissy dirty oakmoss, which is where the hacivat comparison comes from. I love that this scent keeps hacivat's drydown while dodging its severe pineapple blast, which i didn't like. Projection and longevity are king, this projects and lingers on hard, on and on.

This my favorite of all the clones in the Aventus like category. I own several but none make a statement like Not Only Intense. This opens sweet and fruity with a big blast of black current mixed with bergamot. Shortly there after oak moss make its presence known. The oak moss here blends so well with the fruit by adding an earty depth enhancing it's complement factor. The far dry-down reveals ambergris adding some minerality. This is a statement maker but spray with caution ⚠️ because this is nuclear.

I took different test strips home including this one and this literally overpowered the other strips! A mouth watering fruity yet smokey opening of charred pineapple with a juicy black currant tart sweetness. I know the notes say "Apple", but its definitely pineapple. Very masculine, might even be overly masculine at times with that oakmoss and patchouli. Can be worn all season. Huge projections for the first 2 hours, then you're left with an personal 8-10 hours scent bubble.