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Creed Acqua Originale Aberdeen Lavender
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Acqua Originale Aberdeen Lavender

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
White Floral
Green
Aromatic
EDP · 2014 · unisex

Creed is a heritage fragrance house with roots dating back to 1760, known for their focus on natural ingredients and multi-generational perfume craftsmanship. The brand maintains a loyal following among fragrance enthusiasts who value their commitment to quality and their classic approach to composition.

Acqua Originale Aberdeen Lavender opens with a bright, herbaceous top of artemisia, bergamot, lemon, and rosemary that immediately establishes a green, aromatic character. The heart shifts toward a more floral presentation, with lavender taking the lead alongside lily, rose, and tuberose, creating a layered bouquet that feels both botanical and refined. The base grounds the composition with leather, patchouli, and vetiver, adding earthiness and subtle skin-scent warmth that prevents the fragrance from feeling overly sweet or powdery.

This is a versatile unisex fragrance that works well for anyone drawn to herbal-floral aromatics with backbone. It performs best in cooler months or as a sophisticated office fragrance, where its moderate projection and balanced composition won't overwhelm. The fragrance aligns with The Aristocrat, The Sensualist, and The Tactician profiles.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
32%
Fresh
59%
Floral
90%
Rose
27%
White Floral
54%
Green
80%
Aromatic
100%
Woody
100%
Vetiver
60%
Patchouli
50%
Earthy
100%
Powdery
27%
Leather
70%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Artemisia
Artemisia
The wormwood family, artemisia adds a dry, herbal, slightly bitter greenness that evokes wild Mediterranean hillsides and ancient apothecaries. It's the botanical that gives absinthe its distinctive aura. In perfumery it grounds compositions in something honest and slightly difficult, which makes them feel more real.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Lemon
Lemon
Sharp, clean, and instantly familiar, the pure zest of fresh-cut lemon peel, not the sugary juice. In perfumery it reads as crisp and energising rather than sweet, and is often used to amplify other light notes. It fades quickly, so it's almost always a top note that makes a striking first impression.
Rosemary
Rosemary
Herbal, camphorous, and slightly pine-like, rosemary is a Mediterranean herb with a clean, almost medicinal crispness. It adds freshness and a culinary familiarity to fragrances, grounding more abstract notes in something real. A pillar of classic fougère (fern) fragrances and modern herbal compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Lily
Lily
Grand, creamy, and slightly spicy, Oriental lily (Stargazer, Casablanca) is one of the most powerful natural flowers, with a heady, complex sweetness that fills a room. White lily is softer and more transparent. Both add drama and elegance to floral compositions, though they require careful handling to avoid becoming oppressive.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Tuberose
Tuberose
One of the most intensely floral natural ingredients in existence, rich, creamy, and almost narcotic in its sweetness. Tuberose is polarizing by design: it's meant to be enveloping, not background. It has rubbery, vanilla-like facets that make it feel both sensual and slightly retro.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The AristocratBest match88% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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The Sensualist87% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Tactician82% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.
Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.
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Scent Profile
Citrus32%Fresh59%Floral90%Rose27%White Floral54%
Fragrance Family
Green/Aromatic
EDP
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Creed is a heritage fragrance house with roots dating back to 1760, known for their focus on natural ingredients and multi-generational perfume craftsmanship. The brand maintains a loyal following among fragrance enthusiasts who value their commitment to quality and their classic approach to composition. Acqua Originale Aberdeen Lavender opens with a bright, herbaceous top of artemisia, bergamot, lemon, and rosemary that immediately establishes a green, aromatic character. The heart shifts toward a more floral presentation, with lavender taking the lead alongside lily, rose, and tuberose, creating a layered bouquet that feels both botanical and refined. The base grounds the composition with leather, patchouli, and vetiver, adding earthiness and subtle skin-scent warmth that prevents the fragrance from feeling overly sweet or powdery. This is a versatile unisex fragrance that works well for anyone drawn to herbal-floral aromatics with backbone. It performs best in cooler months or as a sophisticated office fragrance, where its moderate projection and balanced composition won't overwhelm. The fragrance aligns with The Aristocrat, The Sensualist, and The Tactician profiles.
What are the notes in Creed Acqua Originale Aberdeen Lavender? +
Top: Artemisia, Bergamot, Lemon, Rosemary. Heart: Lavender, Lily, Rose, Tuberose. Base: Leather, Patchouli, Vetiver.
What fragrance family is Acqua Originale Aberdeen Lavender? +
Creed Acqua Originale Aberdeen Lavender belongs to the Green/Aromatic fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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