Royal English Leather vs Aventus

Royal English Leather receives mixed reviews from the community, with limited recent experiences shared. While it successfully evokes a refined British character with a gentle, somewhat floral leather profile on the dry-down, some find the opening off-putting and feel it's a softer interpretation of leather compared to more robust alternatives like Tuscan Leather or Memo's leather collection.

Aventus is respected within the r/fragrance community as a high-performing, universally compliment-worthy fragrance with revolutionary fruity chypre characteristics. However, opinions are divided on whether its premium price and personal wearability justify the hype, with many experiencing rapid nose blindness despite strong projection, and batch inconsistency creating variable experiences across users.