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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Aventus
meets Opoponax.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Patchouli · Musk

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with fruity; Concentration not recorded leads with amber. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Aventus bottle
Creed

Aventus

Eau de parfum

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Santa Maria Novella Opoponax bottle
Santa Maria Novella

Opoponax

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year2010Not recorded
Leading accordsfruity · sweet · woodyamber · balsamic · woody
Notes unique to this recordBergamot, Black Currant, Apple, Lemon, Pink Pepper, Pineapple, Moroccan Jasmine, Birch, oak moss, Cedarwood, AmbroxanOpoponax, Resins
Longevity / 53.37 · 16,500 votes3.39 · 54 votes
Projection / 42.32 · 16,521 votes2.47 · 59 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Citronellol

Listed only on Aventus

  • Alcool (alcohol)
  • Aqua (water)

Listed only on Opoponax

  • Alcohol denat
  • Aqua (water-eau)
  • Geraniol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Eugenol
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Benzyl alcohol

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Aventus

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcool (alcohol), Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Aqua (water), Linalool, Citral, Citronellol.

Source: Creed official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Opoponax

Eau de cologne · US listing · 100 mL spray

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water-eau), Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Eugenol, Benzyl cinnamate, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl alcohol.

Current official US 100 mL spray declaration for this concentration. Historical formulas, other editions and formats are not covered. The brand advises that ingredients may change and to consult the purchased package.

Source: Santa Maria Novella official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-23

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed fruity and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed amber and balsamic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.