Aventus is the definitive modern statement scent: assertive pineapple and smoky birch create a signature that is both crowd-pleasing and distinctive. Effortlessly confident, it commands attention without shouting.

Brasilia 13zz01 is Alexandria UK's headline dupe of Creed's Aventus - the pineapple-apple-birch opening lands close, but the smoky birch reads more like a generic woody-smoke accord than Aventus's distinctive smoked oakmoss, and the ambergris base thins out several hours before the original's signature all-day trail.