Head to head: Creed Aventus vs Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man

Second by a nose.

A close second is a genuine branded fragrance the community ranks just behind a designer original — close in character, not a counterfeit.

The original

Creed

Aventus

£345

approx. UK RRP

The close second

Armaf

Club de Nuit Intense Man

£26.50

delivered, Amazon UK

You save about£319

Fragrantica 4.06 from 29,786 votes. 105 ml, eau de toilette.

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The benchmark. Pineapple and birch smoke, enormous projection, and the most-voted close second in the category. If you buy one bottle from this list, it is this one.

Delivery: Free
Amazon: 4.4 / 5, 76,000 ratings
Family: Fresh, men
Likeness: Named by reviewers

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The opening is harsh for the first 20 minutes — lemon and smoke rather than pineapple. Reformulated more than once, so older reviews describe a different bottle.

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The rest of the field

Seven more, ranked by how many times cheaper than the original, on the listed prices. Prices checked 25 October 2026.

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01 for value
The original
Initio
Oud for Greatness
£290
approx. UK RRP
The close second
Lattafa
Bade'e Al Oud — Oud for Glory
£21.47
delivered, Amazon UK, 100 ml
Fragrantica 4.04, 8,603 votes
Save about £269
About 13.5× cheaper at the listed prices
Buy at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab)Reviews and videos for Lattafa Bade'e Al Oud — Oud for Glory
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Saffron, oud and lavender with monster projection. The biggest multiple on the list — thirteen times cheaper than the Initio it is modelled on.
Delivery
Free
Family
Woody, unisex
Likeness
Community consensus
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Rough around the edges compared with the original, and 8,600 votes at 4.04 means 'good', not 'great'. Not an office scent.
Most-watched reviews
Street Fragrance: Khamrah vs Asad vs Oud for Glory (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 402k views
03 for value
The original
Creed
Silver Mountain Water
£320
approx. UK RRP
The close second
Armaf
Club de Nuit Sillage
£29.68
delivered, Amazon UK, 105 ml
Fragrantica 3.91, 6,176 votes
Save about £290
About 10.8× cheaper at the listed prices
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The connoisseur pick of the Armaf line — green tea, blackcurrant and a metallic ink note. Cheaper than CDNIM and arguably better made.
Delivery
Free
Family
Fresh, men
Likeness
Named by reviewers
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Lowest score on this list, and it earns it: the inky, metallic facet is divisive. Don't blind buy on price alone — sample if you can.
Most-watched reviews
Gents Scents: Another great Creed clone? (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 253k views
The Fragrance Apprentice: Club de Nuit Sillage and the downfall of Creed (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 198k views
04 for value
The original
Louis Vuitton
Ombre Nomade
£330
approx. UK RRP
The close second
Maison Alhambra
Jean Lowe Ombre
£34.49
delivered, Amazon UK, 100 ml
Fragrantica 4.07, 302 votes
Save about £296
About 9.6× cheaper at the listed prices
Buy at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab)Reviews and videos for Maison Alhambra Jean Lowe Ombre
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Raspberry, oud and incense — a recognisable Ombre Nomade impression for a tenth of the price.
Delivery
Free
Amazon
4.7 / 5, 29 ratings
Family
Woody, men
Likeness
Community consensus
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Only 302 votes on Fragrantica, so the rating is soft. Thinner performance than the LV, and it's sold by a third-party Amazon seller — check who you're buying from.
Most-watched reviews
Gents Scents: Maison Alhambra / Lattafa buying guide (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 197k views
05 for value
The original
Kilian
Angel's Share
£225
approx. UK RRP
The close second
Lattafa
Khamrah
£25.57
delivered, Amazon UK, 100 ml
Fragrantica 4.20, 31,263 votes
Save about £199
About 8.8× cheaper at the listed prices
Buy at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab)Reviews and videos for Lattafa Khamrah
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The most statistically reliable recommendation on this list: 4.20 from 31,000 votes. Dates, cinnamon and boozy vanilla with absurd longevity for £26.
Delivery
Free
Amazon
4.6 / 5, 38,000 ratings
Family
Sweet, unisex
Likeness
Named by reviewers
Watch out
Relentlessly sweet. It is a cold-weather scent and it will feel cloying above about 18°C. Batch variation is real.
Most-watched reviews
Gents Scents: Awesome cheap Kilian Angel's Share clone (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 342k views
CurlyFragrance: Khamrah review — Angel's Share clone (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 269k views
06 for value
The original
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Baccarat Rouge 540
£245
approx. UK RRP
The close second
Armaf
Club de Nuit Untold
£37.49
delivered, Amazon UK, 105 ml
Fragrantica 4.05, 3,753 votes
Save about £208
About 6.5× cheaper at the listed prices
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Saffron, burnt sugar and amber — the BR540 silhouette for a tenth of the money. Competent rather than exceptional.
Delivery
Free
Family
Sweet, unisex
Likeness
Named by reviewers
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The most expensive Armaf here and the weakest-reviewed. Performance is a step down from the original, and reviewers are split on whether it's the best BR540 alternative.
Most-watched reviews
Gents Scents: Best Baccarat Rouge 540 clone (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 345k views
Triple B: Don't buy Club de Nuit Untold (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 209k views
07 for value
The original
Dior
Sauvage Elixir
£125
approx. UK RRP
The close second
Lattafa
Asad
£21.73
delivered, Amazon UK, 100 ml
Fragrantica 4.02, 14,670 votes
Save about £103
About 5.8× cheaper at the listed prices
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The cheapest credible close second here. Lavender, liquorice and vanilla with real weight — it does the Sauvage Elixir trick for £19.
Delivery
£2.99, included in the price
Family
Woody, men
Likeness
Named by reviewers
Watch out
Synthetic in the opening and loud in a way that reads cheap to some noses. Under £20, so it misses Amazon's free-delivery threshold unless you add something else.
Most-watched reviews
CurlyFragrance: Lattafa Asad — Sauvage Elixir clone (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 437k views
Gents Scents: Sauvage Elixir clone for cheap (YouTube, opens in a new tab) 370k views
08 for value
The original
Tom Ford
Tobacco Vanille
£260
approx. UK RRP
The close second
Al Haramain
Amber Oud Tobacco Edition
£49.99
delivered, Amazon UK, 100 ml
Not on Fragrantica under this name
Save about £210
About 5.2× cheaper at the listed prices
Buy at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab)Reviews and videos for Al Haramain Amber Oud Tobacco Edition
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The live replacement for Maison Alhambra's discontinued Tobacco Touch. Tobacco, dried fruit and vanilla, with 2,188 Amazon ratings behind it.
Delivery
Free
Amazon
4.2 / 5, 2,188 ratings
Family
Gourmand, unisex
Likeness
Community consensus
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4.2 is the lowest retailer score here, and it is the most expensive close second on the list at £50. Not on Fragrantica under this name, so there's no community score to cross-check.

Form guide

Where to buy. Amazon UK is legitimate; the risk is third-party sellers. Prefer “Dispatched from and sold by Amazon”, and avoid marketplace listings with no seller history — a listing with no track record is the risk.
Delivery. Amazon is free over £20–25.
Scores. Fragrantica community score and vote count, a harsher and larger sample than retailer stars. Ignore retailer scores under about 50 ratings. Reviews are ordered by views, not recommendation.
Prices. Prices and delivery checked 25 October 2026. Original prices are approximate UK retail, not live-verified, and may be for a different bottle size.
Expectations. An impression, not a copy: about 80–90% of the character, with less polish in the first twenty minutes. Batches vary, and reviews older than 2023 describe reformulated juice.
Strength. Eau de parfum and eau de toilette, not the weak alcohol splash “aftershave” used to mean.

Second by a nose.

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The rest of the field

Bade'e Al Oud — Oud for Glory

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Club de Nuit Sillage

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Jean Lowe Ombre

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Khamrah

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Club de Nuit Untold

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Asad

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Amber Oud Tobacco Edition

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