Creed Aventus vs Supremacy Not Only Intense: Is 78% Enough?

Buy Supremacy Not Only Intense for cold weather: it clones 78% of Aventus and performs at 5 of 5. The rest of the year is where the deal gets interesting. On paper, the Afnan extrait beats Creed Aventus in every performance column of our database, then loses the round most buyers replay daily: a mild afternoon, fragrance a hand's width from your own nose. Climate and distance decide this duel, and the numbers below show exactly where.

What each bottle buys you

Creed Aventus (2010) is the fruity-smoky benchmark: fresh pineapple, blackcurrant and birch smoke with a 9.1 editorial score and a niche price tag. Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense (2019) rebuilds that skeleton at extrait strength for budget money: smoke first, fruit second, an 8.1 score and performance numbers the original cannot match.

Creed Aventus, the original

Aventus opens on cutting-board pineapple, apple and blackcurrant over bergamot, with dry birch smoke rising underneath instead of crowding the fruit. Oakmoss and ambergris keep the base clean and quietly expensive. Our sheet gives it 4 of 5 across longevity, sillage and projection, plus 9 of 10 on compliments, the best count in this duel.

Its finest moment is private. Hours in, you catch the fruit on your collar, quieter but still in focus. That little check-in is what the niche tier is actually charging you for.

Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense, the challenger

Supremacy Not Only Intense keeps the pineapple, the blackcurrant and the birch, then drags the whole picture toward dusk: darker fruit, heavier smoke, extrait density from the first spray. The sheet reads 5 of 5 on longevity, sillage and projection, with an 8.1 editorial score on a budget-tier label.

Picture a January train platform. Your trail reaches the huddle before you do and stays after you board. That is the job this bottle applied for, and it explains why compliments sit at 8 of 10 rather than 9: density impresses, brightness charms.

Note by note: pineapple against smoke

Both pyramids list pineapple, blackcurrant, bergamot, birch, jasmine, oakmoss and musk; the hierarchy flips between them. Our accord weights put Aventus fruit-first (70 of 100) with smoke trailing at 45, while Supremacy Not Only Intense pushes smoke to 60 and drops fruit to 52. Same ingredient list, opposite table of contents.

Up top, the difference is texture. Aventus serves its pineapple fresh-cut and slightly tart. The clone serves it stewed: cooked down, sweeter, the brightness simmered off. Anyone who loves the original for its opening sparkle will feel that loss before the heart even arrives.

The heart brings them closer, since birch runs the show in both. Aventus keeps its smoke dry and fine. The extrait leans toward sweet tar instead: thicker, louder, easier to notice across a room and harder to love right under your nose.

The base tells you who each bottle is for. Aventus closes on oakmoss, ambergris and a discreet vanilla that rounds things off without sugar. Supremacy Not Only Intense squeezes musk and ambergris into something distinctly darker. What goes missing is the space between notes, the transparency that lets fruit breathe.

Performance head-to-head: 5/5 versus 4/4

The sheet is lopsided: Supremacy Not Only Intense scores 5 of 5 on longevity, sillage and projection, while Aventus holds 4 of 5 in all three. In practice, the extrait is still announcing you at the end of a full workday, and the original asks for a top-up before a long evening.

Concentration explains the gap, because extrait carries more aromatic oil and clings to fabric for days. Fragrantica's performance votes lean the same way our numbers do: "long lasting" dominates the Afnan tally, while the Aventus spread runs wider and famously depends on the batch.

Dose accordingly. The extrait does its work with fewer sprays, and overapplying it indoors is the fastest way to turn 5 of 5 projection into a complaint at the next desk.

Now the twist that decides real purchases: Aventus still wins compliments 9 to 8. Power does not buy affection. Bright fruit lands better at close range than thick smoke, so the louder bottle collects fewer kind words.

When Supremacy Not Only Intense wins, and when Aventus does

Season data settles most of it: our sheet rates Aventus for spring, summer and fall, and Supremacy Not Only Intense for fall, winter and spring. They overlap in just 2 of their 3 strong seasons, so your calendar picks the winner more reliably than any forum thread ever will.

Cold months, evening plans, a budget with other priorities: buy the Afnan, because it delivers 78% of the smell with 5 of 5 staying power for a fraction of the outlay. Warm months and close quarters: pay for Aventus, because the missing 22% lives exactly where you smell it.

One more scenario deserves honesty: the no-repeat occasion. A wedding, a final-round interview, a first date worth the name. There the original's cleaner transitions earn their keep, and the clone's sweet tar becomes a risk you do not need to take.

Where the clone falls short

The clone stumbles exactly where Aventus seduces: light. The pineapple recedes, the opening starts at dusk, and heat thickens the whole composition. That is why our sheet holds it at 3 of 5 versatility against the original's 5: this is a cold-season specialist, never an all-rounder.

The loss shows up in scenes, not spec rows. An August parking lot: the trail that flattered you in January now hangs in the heat like syrup on a warm spoon, and that 5 of 5 projection starts working against you.

Up close it also runs simpler. The extrait repeats one low phrase all evening while Aventus rotates through fruit, smoke and moss on schedule. If you know the original well, you will spot the shortcut before dinner.

How it ranks among Aventus clones

Our clone database seats Supremacy Not Only Intense second on fidelity: 78%, behind Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man at 80% and ahead of Al Haramain L'Aventure at 72%. It is the darkest of the three, the only extrait, and the one built for winter rather than for resemblance.

OriginalCreed Aventus

• AfnanSupremacy Not Only Intense

  The intense clone: smokier, with extrait body.

  Where it falls short: Darker and denser than the original; the bright pineapple recedes and it turns thick in heat.

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Clones match the general vibe, not necessarily the exact drydown or longevity. Price is confirmed at the store.

Ranking second on fidelity while topping the performance table is this bottle's whole personality. The full Aventus clone guide lines up all three profiles, and the Armaf duel settles the faithful-copy question head-on. Short version: Armaf copies closer, Afnan survives winter better, and L'Aventure sweetens the profile for easy office wear.

Buying either bottle without a misstep

The risk splits by price tag. Counterfeiters chase Aventus, one of the most copied bottles on the market, and skip budget clones like Supremacy Not Only Intense, where faking pays nobody. Before spending Creed money, run the listing through the 4 checks in our fake-spotting guide; on the Afnan side, that whole front stays quiet.

The Afnan trap is different: the house sells several near-identical Supremacy flankers, and the one this page covers is the Not Only Intense extrait in the black bottle. Read the full name on the listing before paying. And if the duel has you leaning original, our Creed Aventus review walks through exactly what the upgrade adds.

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Supremacy Not Only Intense

100 ml Extrait

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Frequently asked questions

What does Supremacy Not Only Intense smell like next to Aventus?

Same skeleton, different hour of the day: pineapple, blackcurrant and birch, but the fruit reads stewed instead of fresh-cut and the smoke steps forward. The measured overlap is 78%, strongest in the opening. From the heart onward, the extrait turns darker and denser than the original ever goes. The original's solo portrait sits in its plain-language scent guide.

How long does each one last?

Supremacy Not Only Intense posts 5 of 5 for longevity and projection: a full workday with the trail intact and traces on fabric well after. Aventus posts 4 of 5, comfortably a day's wear but likelier to want a refresh before an evening out. The original's hour-by-hour curve lives in how long Creed Aventus lasts.

Is it better than Club de Nuit Intense Man?

They solve different problems. Club de Nuit Intense Man sits closer to the original at 80% and keeps more of the bright opening, so it is the fidelity pick. Supremacy Not Only Intense trades 2 points of resemblance for extrait density and cold-weather stamina. For the copy, Armaf; for winter, Afnan.

Is Supremacy Not Only Intense a safe blind buy?

Safer than most, because the Aventus DNA has been the default masculine profile since 2010 and your nose almost certainly knows it. Two risks remain: heat sensitivity and a darker-than-expected drydown. If your climate stays warm most of the year, sample first or pick a brighter clone instead.

How do batch codes help with Afnan bottles?

They date your exact bottle. Afnan tweaks formulas without announcements, and collectors track which production runs push the smoke or the sweetness hardest. Photograph the code when the box arrives and compare notes online before judging the fragrance: a divergent batch, not your nose, may explain a surprise. The house-by-house code-reading method sits in our fake-spotting guide.

Does extrait always mean stronger than eau de parfum?

Usually, and here clearly: more aromatic oil per spray means fewer sprays, longer wear and a denser trail. It is why the Afnan runs 5 of 5 where Creed's eau de parfum runs 4, and also why the same density turns heavy once temperatures climb.

Is the Aventus profile oversaturated in the US?

In big-city offices, close to it: birch-and-pineapple has been a default masculine choice since the mid-2010s, and the clone wave multiplied it. That cuts both ways. You will not smell original, but the profile stays crowd-tested and safe, and the extrait's darker angle stands out more than the faithful copies do.

Is Creed Aventus worth paying for over the clone?

When the fragrance is for your own nose, yes: the fresh pineapple and the 9.1-scored mossy base have no substitute at any lower tier. When it is for the room, 78% of the effect covers the mission. The verdict beyond this one duel lives in whether the niche price pays off.