That's weird because I smelled a sample bottle of Platinum and it smelled quite nice. How do you like Aventus? I hear it's very nice but way out of my price range.
Aventus is a nice fragrance, but the hype around it is misleading, I feel. It is not as interesting as other fragrances I enjoy, and the notion of it being a way to magnetize women (the common hype-line) is repugnant to me. It is sweet, a little smokey, and lasts 5-6 hours. For example, I prefer the complexity of Sartorial, or even Terre D'Hermes to Aventus. Then again, I don't particularly like Green Irish Tweed, which many put at the top of their list. I also have Lomani Silver, which is a very good copy of Aventus, though not as rich or as lasting. But it is $25 for 4 oz (or so, it is a big bottle) compared to nearly $300 for a bottle of Aventus. I choose the Lomani as the better value!