Viking Cologne
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Viking Cologne by Creed opens sharp and citrus-led, with bergamot, lemon and mandarin orange lifted by a crack of pink pepper. Geranium, lavender, nutmeg, rosemary and sage build an aromatic, herbal heart that keeps the citrus company rather than replacing it. Sandalwood, frankincense, patchouli, cedar and vetiver bring the dry-down down to earth, dry and a little smoky-sweet. Launched in 2021, it wears as unisex, at home on anyone who wants fresh citrus with proper depth behind it. Voters reach for it across summer, spring and autumn, mainly by day. Longevity and sillage both lean toward moderate in the vote, easy rather than heavy-handed. A 10ml decant buys you weeks to test it across the changing seasons before choosing the bottle.
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The community verdict
Moderate wear time leads for Viking Cologne, though plenty find it long-lasting; projection divides between moderate and strong. Bergamot, lemon and mandarin orange give way to lavender and nutmeg over sandalwood. Its fresh, spicy feel fits summer days best, with spring and the office also in the mix.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Basewhat lingers
- Cedar
- Frankincense
- Patchouli
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
- Brand
- Creed
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2021
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Creed Viking Cologne, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Bergamot spray on sea air, lavender fields rolling behind.
Main accordsaromatic, citrus, fresh spicy, woody, lavender
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h
- Cedar
- Frankincense
- Patchouli
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
- Lasts
- 3–6 h
- Moderate
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity249 votes
Most voted: 37%Moderate
27%Long lasting
Sillage251 votes
Most voted: 41%Moderate
33%Strong
Season251 votes
Most voted: 37%Summer
31%Spring
Time of day250 votes
Most voted: 44%Daytime
22%Office
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Longevity249 votes
- Very weak8%20 votes
- Weak22%56 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)37%92 votes
- Long lasting27%66 votes
- Eternal6%15 votes
Sillage251 votes
- Intimate14%36 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)41%102 votes
- Strong33%82 votes
- Enormous12%31 votes
Season251 votes
- Spring31%77 votes
- Summer (Most voted)37%92 votes
- Autumn22%56 votes
- Winter10%26 votes
Time of day250 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)44%110 votes
- Office22%55 votes
- Evening22%55 votes
- Night out12%30 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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Frequently asked questions
What does Creed Viking Cologne smell like?
Creed Viking Cologne opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin Orange and Pink Pepper. The heart brings Geranium, Lavender, Nutmeg and Rosemary. It dries down to Cedar, Frankincense, Patchouli and Sandalwood. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as aromatic, citrus, fresh spicy, woody and lavender.
Is Creed Viking Cologne long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (37% of votes), and 33% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (41% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Creed Viking Cologne good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: spring and summer are its most-voted seasons, and summer takes 37% of season votes.
Is Creed Viking Cologne good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 10% of season votes go to winter.
Is Creed Viking Cologne for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 66% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 34% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Creed Viking Cologne to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 22% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Creed Viking Cologne?
Viking Cologne is made by Creed. It was launched in 2021.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Creed Viking Cologne?
A 10ml decant of Creed Viking Cologne holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Creed perfumes can I try?
Besides Creed Viking Cologne, 10ML has Aventus, Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water from Creed, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Creed Viking Cologne decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Creed Viking Cologne decant is filled by hand from an original Creed bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.