★★★★★
Compliments every time
Victory captures the pineapple-birch opening perfectly. I get compliments every time I wear it. At £30 vs £200+ for Aventus, I will never go back.
Inspired by Creed Aventus
The Composition
Top. Heart. Base. Side by side.
| Victory | Creed Aventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Top0–30 min | Pineapple, Bergamot, Blackcurrant | Pineapple, Bergamot, Blackcurrant, Apple |
| Heart30 min – 3 h | Birch, Jasmine, Rose | Birch, Patchouli, Moroccan jasmine, Rose |
| Base3 – 10 h | Musk, Oak Moss, Vanilla | Musk, Oakmoss, Ambergris, Vanilla |
Victory
What it smells like: Pineapple and birch on opening. Spiced apple and jasmine through the middle. Oakmoss and musk at the base.
Top0–30 min
Pineapple, Bergamot, Blackcurrant
sharp, fizzing. The first thirty minutes on skin.
Heart30 min – 3 h
Birch, Jasmine, Rose
spiced, confident. Carries through the working day.
Base3 – 10 h
Musk, Oak Moss, Vanilla
warm, amber-soaked. Six to eight hours after the last spray.
Creed Aventus · The original
For comparison, the official Creed Aventus note structure.
Top0–30 min
Pineapple, Bergamot, Blackcurrant, Apple
Opening accord of Creed Aventus, as composed by Creed.
Heart30 min – 3 h
Birch, Patchouli, Moroccan jasmine, Rose
The middle accord that carries the wearer through the day.
Base3 – 10 h
Musk, Oakmoss, Ambergris, Vanilla
The dry-down. Victory follows the same architecture at 22–30% oil concentration vs 15-17% (EDP).
More oil, more scent. Longer wear, stronger projection. Victory sits at the upper end of EDP-grade, overlapping with Extrait.
Read full breakdown
Designer Eau de Toilette typically contains 5–12% fragrance oil. Designer Eau de Parfum contains 15–20%. Extrait sits at 20–30%. Victory is formulated at 22 to 30 percent oil concentration, the upper end of the EDP range, overlapping with Extrait. Higher oil concentration means longer wear, stronger projection, and a fuller scent profile. Creed Aventus at 15-17% (EDP) is more dilute than Victory.
Vegan
Cruelty-free
Made in Liverpool
22–30% EDP
Side by side
Same accord as Creed Aventus.
Different receipt.
Victory is developed by perfumers who have composed scents for houses you already own. Same training. Same suppliers in Grasse, France. Same note structure as the £340 original, at 22–30% oil concentration (EDP grade). We cut the theatre, not the oil.
| Attribute | Creed Aventus | Victory |
|---|---|---|
| Per ml | £3.40 | £0.60 |
| Concentration | 15-17% (EDP) | 22-30% EDP |
| Longevity | 4-6 hours | 6-10 hours |
| Made in | France | Liverpool, UK |
| Cruelty-free | Not certified | Certified |
| 50ml price | £340 | £29.95 |
91% less. Pay for the juice.Not the campaign.
"We cut the celebrity endorsement, the department store concession, and the brand licence. The difference goes back into the formula."
Katie Johnson, Founder · The Fragrance World
Our Story · Liverpool, UK
You are paying for the bottle.
Designer brands charge £300 or more for a 100ml bottle. The perfume itself costs three to five pounds to make. The rest is theatre: a campaign, a celebrity, a licensing fee, a retail margin, a bottle heavy enough to feel expensive in the hand.
It is simply how the industry has worked for forty years. What has changed is the assumption that you, the buyer, don’t know.
We started The Fragrance World in Liverpool to make one without the designer tax. One bottle. Thirty pounds. No apology, no compromise.
Katie · Liverpool, UK
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Summary · What customers say
- Customers consistently describe Victory as remarkably close to Creed Aventus, often indistinguishable on skin.
- Multiple verified buyers report 6-10 hour longevity, matching or exceeding the original designer EDP.
- The dry-down is widely praised as smooth and linear, with the EDP-grade oil concentration cited as the difference.
- Repeat purchase is the most common follow-up: many reviewers are on their second or third bottle.
★★★★★
Closest Aventus alternative
I am a fragrance enthusiast with over 40 bottles. Victory is genuinely the closest Aventus alternative I have tried in the UK. The smoky dry-down is there.
★★★★★
Performs above its price
Bought the 5ml first. Wore it for a week. Ordered the 100ml immediately. It performs like a fragrance three times the price.
Not sure yet
Try our Creed Aventus dupe for £4.95.
A 5ml atomiser. Enough for a full week of wear so you can decide on skin, not from a description. Worst case: out £4.95 and a week.
Add 5ml tester · £4.95 →The designer spent £10 million on a billboard. We spent it on the ingredients.
The Fragrance World
Honest answers
Creed Aventus dupe · questions answered
Victory is The Fragrance World's Creed Aventus alternative — an Eau de Parfum formulated at 22–30% oil concentration (EDP grade) vs Creed Aventus's 15-17% (EDP). £29.95 for 50ml vs £340. Made in Liverpool, UK. Vegan and cruelty-free. Not affiliated with Creed; referenced here under honest comparative advertising, protected by the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 s.11(2)(b).
No. Victory is an independently formulated fragrance inspired by Creed Aventus. Our perfumers study the original scent profile and formulate at 22-30% oil concentration (EDP grade) to achieve a comparable experience. It is not affiliated with Creed.
Formulated at 22-30% oil concentration, expect 6-10 hours from a single application. That matches or exceeds the longevity of most designer EDPs at 15-20% concentration.
Yes. Every fragrance we make is vegan and cruelty-free. No exceptions.
Yes. The 5ml discovery spray is £4.95. That is roughly two weeks of daily wear from a single 5ml.
Same quality ingredients, same oil concentration range. The price difference comes from cutting celebrity endorsements, department store commissions, and brand licensing. We manufacture in Liverpool, UK and sell direct. The formulation standard is the same.
A note on naming
We name Creed Aventus on this page on purpose.
Victory is not Creed Aventus. Creed Aventus is a registered trademark of Creed; we are not affiliated. We reference it because it is honestly the fragrance our buyers came from. Most of them did not go back.
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