Mystery for Him

I stumbled upon the Mith house in Bangkok CentralWorld and this was the first one I tried when I saw the perfumer name. This is a fantastic fragrance created by none other than Jean-Christophe Herault, the nose behind Creed Aventus. Despite the name, this fragrance reminds you of the Aventus DNA right away. Being a fan of Aventus, and i’m not disappointed whatsoever to say the least. The perfume opens up with juicy pineapple (weird it’s not one of the notes) and settles into a bed of sweet vanilla and light amber. For a fraction of the price, you get a quality fragrance that smells natural and lasts a long time. It’s lighter than Creed Aventus in terms of intensity but lasts longer. Comes in 10ml, 60ml and 100ml so i snagged the 100ml with no hesitation. If you’re in Thailand, make sure to check this one out.

Im going to tell you right now JCH was LYING when he said this was a Aventus BR540 hybrid. He only said that so the people at creed didnt want to kill him for ressurecting vintage aventus. The only reason people are saying its a twist of these two is because they heard JCH say it....but when JCH said it, it was a lie and then everyones nose started lying to their brain. There is absolutely zero BR540 in this. Not an almond to be found. This smells just like Vintage aventus with the heavier pineapple sweetness from back in the day. I dont give a damn what any of these people are saying....its not there whatsoever. He was simply trying to save face. Thats all besides the point because the real matter at hand is, how good is this? Its absolutely freaking amazing. Thats how good it is.

Im not sure why, but I get more Hacivat vibes than Aventus. The pineapple top is generous and lovely. My only criticism is that it has a milky character in the beginning, a lactone character. Fortunately, it is short lived and then it segues into that familiar mossy drydown of Hacivat. I was bewildered when I saw the BR540 comparison, but I could consider it with all the oakmossyness of this and this comes across as sweeter than Hacivate. But it's nothing like the candy-floss level of Br540, not really close. I think it's nice and I'd say far superior to the supposed clone, Afnan Not only Intense. That comes across as too gummy and synthetic. This is one is pretty nice and may scratch a Hacivat itch.

This is what Aventus should have been. I am a little confused about this fragrance though. First of all, its 20F out and this heavy pineapple does not flow with it. It projects hard for an hour with 2 sprays. The opening is more suited for spring and summer. After the pineapple fades, the confusion set in. I got a deep, smoky woods. Last night before bed, I tried one spray of Essential Perfumes Bois Imperial Extrait, but that was 18 hours ago. I don't know if those two were gelling together or what. I am going to have to try it out after a shower in the spring. Right now, its getting an 8.5, but I have a feeling that this is an easy 9 when worn in the proper season. Ill report back.

I am surprised that pineapple is not listed as a note. Because even with my noob, untrained nose, that is what stands out to me in the beginning. I feel like the notes are blended well otherwise. It does not give me a headache, and it does not have that horrible harshness from other supposedly similar frags (Aventus clones) like CDNIM. I hear that on dry-down, dupes are very identical to Aventus; but the initial punch in the face is enough to turn me away from these. Mith's MFH is a great experience throughout. I would prefer less fruitiness and a bit more smoke/woodiness if possible.