Aventus
meets L'Homme Idéal Parfum.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Patchouli · Musk
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with fruity; Parfum leads with almond. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Creed AventusEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Guerlain L'Homme Idéal ParfumParfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | Not yet verified | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2010 | 2024 |
| Leading accords | fruity · sweet · woody | almond · fruity · leather |
| Notes unique to this record | Bergamot, Black Currant, Apple, Lemon, Pink Pepper, Pineapple, Moroccan Jasmine, Birch, oak moss, Cedarwood, Ambroxan | Amaretto, Leather |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.37 · 16,500 votes | 3.57 · 922 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.32 · 16,521 votes | 2.23 · 912 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.
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
- Aqua (water)
- Linalool
- Citral
- Citronellol
Listed only on Aventus
- Alcool (alcohol)
Listed only on L'Homme Idéal Parfum
- Alcohol
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Linalyl acetate
- Pogostemon cablin oil
- Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
- Coumarin
- Pinene
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Vanillin
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Citrus aurantium flower oil
- Benzaldehyde
- Terpinolene
- Terpineol
- Geranyl acetate
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Rose ketones
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
- Alpha-terpinene
- Camphor
- Cinnamal
- Geraniol
- Eugenol
- Farnesol
- Carvone
- CI 14700 (red 4)
- CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
- CI 47005 (yellow 10)
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
L'Homme Idéal Parfum
Parfum · US listing
Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Linalyl acetate • Pogostemon cablin oil • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Coumarin • Linalool • Pinene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Vanillin • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Benzaldehyde • Citral • Terpinolene • Terpineol • Geranyl acetate • Beta-caryophyllene • Rose ketones • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil • Alpha-terpinene • Camphor • Cinnamal • Geraniol • Eugenol • Farnesol • Carvone • Citronellol • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 47005 (yellow 10)
Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22544
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 verdictEau de parfum
Start here if the listed fruity and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Parfum
Start here if the listed almond and fruity direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.