Supremacy Silver

I've had this for about a week and it's a really nice fragrance for warmer spring and less sunny summer days, could fit perfectly for fall on some skin types. The opening is really "sweaty" for me, when I spray myself I instantly smell the odor of something animalic/sweaty, but it lasts only for about 5-10 minutes, then it becomes a bit green with the other notes calming down a lot. After 2 hours you can clearly smell the woody, mossy and patchouli tones, which are really nicely blended, the wood isn't strongly oud and the moss isn't overly "wet" like a forest after a heavy rain. At some point the "sweat" comes back, but not in a stinky/unpleasant form, it blends with the wood and moss to smell like natural manly pheromones on a warm day, which i really love. I can't however find ANY fruity notes, neither the sweetness of pineapple or sourness of black currant and bergamot, it somewhat reminds me of Loewe Esencia EDT, but quieter and more sophisticated, this would be a great choice for a 20-25yo guy looking for a fragrance somewhat elegant, but also viable for 99% occasions in spring and summer, except for really strong heat, because it would become a bit cloying. Honestly I can't seem to find anyone with similar experience with this as me, so it might just be my skin blending the fragrance in this way.

Ooh la la Afnan! You have made a bobby dazzler here! What begins as an Aventus clone, turns into it's own sordid thing after the dry down. The fruity top notes in this are absolutely delicious. The pineapple and bergamot happily hold hands, and go skipping off into the sunset, to live happily ever after. Then, in comes the ambergris, pulling along the vanilla behind it, whilst birchwood and patchouli guide the way to your olfactory nerves. I was so pleasantly surprised by this perfume. Perhaps I had extremely low expectations, which is why I was so surprised by it, as Afnan are pretty hit and miss normally. But, they've hit a home run here, and kissed the prom queen. A slight downside is the disgustingly tacky bottle style. I mean, yuk. Pretend precious metal is never a good look. At first glance it appears to be something pretty, but you soon realise that you are merely having plastic dreams of opulence. Whilst I appreciate this bonny wee bit of pudding, I don't love it. Love is a word that I only use for the absolute greats, where as Supremacy is just good for everyday wearing. It isn't a common smell, but it does have some pleasant familiarity. Like a kindly old auntie, who is secretly a swinger at weekends.

Some people say that this smells like bacon. But are we really getting a double bacon cheeseburger with a side of blackcurrant? The opening has a crisp and bright bergamot. Very fresh and not synthetic-smelling. There is a black currant note present (but this is done way better than Not Only Intense which seems to take this same formula and overdose everything until it smells cheap). This one, however, is pretty balanced. It contains a chemical called isobutyl quinoline, which is a leather-smelling compound and can be very harsh. I'm 98% sure it's in there, and if it is not, then it has to be cade oil, which would give it the burnt smell quality. Those two chemicals smell quite different by themselves--but both can go smoky depending on what else is in the formula. It's definitely here, but it's still balanced. I don't think the smoky note is overdone. It adds to its longevity, and it still maintains its freshness. I also get good longevity out of this one compared to most people. It has a clean ambrox super smell (kind of like very expensive soap). The girlfriend likes it, and it's not expensive, so I say, "why not."

I've tried aventus on the store recently, and boy it really close to afnan supremacy silver rather than CDNIM. For me Supremacy Silver already open with similar scent of aventus, similar in opening, mid, and drydown when CDNIM is very harsh and different in the opening. Maybe CDNIM will get to aventus scent on the drydown. While this are more rounded, well balanced, and do not make me feel dizzy while i oversprayed. I got 2 bottles. The 2022 batch is smokier, and the 2026 batch is more fruitier, which i very much liked because when i smelled OG aventus last week it wasn't that smokier than the 2022 batch also not even at the level of CDNIM smokiness. I take that as a W for the newest batch. Lastly CDNIM and Supremacy Silver might smells similar in the air, but close to skin and fabric, CDNIM is very harsh for me that i prefer supremacy silver over it

On the initial few sprays, I found that the opening was too smoky for my liking. It even overpowered the top notes. But after a few weeks of maceration, the pineapple-y sweetness and freshness came through. I will say the sweetness never gets overbearing and it balances very well with the smoky and woody notes. I find that Afnan frags like Supremacy CE and 9PM Rebel can come off too sweet for some, which gives a synthetic vibe. But silver has more refined, matured, and masculine feel to it. I will say the longevity is just okay, I get about 5 hours on my skin. But since it's not overbearing and loud, it can be pulled off as a daily scent and in the office.