Creed Silver Mountain Water Review
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Creed Silver Mountain Water is a citrus & fresh fragrance (bergamot, lemon, neroli and clean citrus) from Creed, marketed as unisex. Creed is a niche house.
$490.00 on Amazon (price as of 2026-11-04; prices change — check Amazon for the current price)
Sold by Amazon.com when we checked on 2026-11-04. The seller on a listing can change, so confirm "Sold by" before you buy. Price varies — check Amazon for the current price. Parfume.io is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Based on 61 Reddit owner comments (27 with a clear rating) · Top 14% of tracked fragrances by overall score
Is Creed Silver Mountain Water worth it?
Owners are split: 3.6/5 overall from 27 rated owner comments, with an average owner rating of 4.3★. Owners talk most about value (8 mentions).
Who it suits
- You want fresh & clean: 6 owner comments praise it.
- You want value: 4 owner comments praise it.
- You want projection: 3 owner comments praise it.
- Summer wear: the season owners mention most (4 comments).
- Everyday: the occasion owners mention most (3 comments).
Who should skip it
- Longevity matters to you: 4 owner comments raise it as a downside.
- Projection matters to you: 1 owner comment raise it as a downside.
Longevity, projection and compliments
| What owners report | Positive | Negative | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longevityi | 1 say it lasts well | 4 say it fades fast | 2.4 |
| Projectioni | 3 say it projects well | 1 call it weak or a skin scent | 3.8 |
| Complimentsi | 0 report compliments | 0 report none | Not rated |
Counts of owner comments that describe this fragrance's performance on their own skin. "Not rated" means no owner described it.
When owners wear it
Seasons
Occasions
Number of owner comments mentioning each season or occasion alongside this fragrance (positive or negative).
What Reddit owners say
5/5 LongevityProjection“Creed Silver Mountain Water- This is my second place daily driver right behind Sedley.”
4/5 LongevityFresh & clean“I have multiple SMW samples that are from 10-15 years ago.”
5/5 Value“For me it's my son who shares my love of fragrance! I got him a bottle of Creed Silver Mountain Water (which is not the kind of thing my budget allows me to do regularly) for his 14th birthday, it was so difficult to wait to give it to him, so I know a little of what you must be feeling!!!!!!! I had ordered it from a discounter months in advance and had to wait and wait until the day”
4/5 ProjectionValue“Like, I got Creed Silver Mountain Water, and it's basically a skin scent on my wrist, lasting maybe 3-4 hours.”
5/5 Fresh & clean“If someone wants that Silver Mountain Water style with more manners, this may still be too much, but for big projection it does exactly what people claim.”
+56 more owner comments
4/5 Fresh & clean“Brooo. I tried Wulong Cha and SMW when I both had them and omg. Fresh galore🔥”
4/5 Longevity“ah okay, i prefer Aventus but SMW is also really good, on my skin it doesnt last at all so unless its like "The One" for you or if it lasts a lot i wouldn't go for it, the other ones are insane too”
5/5 Value“I have Riffs prive platinum( the one in the image). I was skeptical too about their quality and influencer hype. It turned out to be a very close dupe pf SMW by creed , closer than any other alternative but performance is average. Projects for 30-60 mins and lasts 5-6 hours. But quality was excellent, especially for price.”
4/5“Till time i have tried only silver mountain water from this brand, they sent me a tester of Khamrah with my order. I am really impressed by the quality and longevity of this brand. SMW DNA with 7 hours of lasting is insane.”
4/5“FWIW, Sillage is one of my most complimented fragrances. I got a sample of SMW and they are darn near 1:1. Armaf nailed it with this fragrance. It is severely underrated and only so by niche snobs and clone haters. This clone is the truth!”
5/5“Wearing SMW right now. All of my female coworkers say this is their favorite scent that I wear to work.”
4/5 Value“I really like the BR metal rain, it kinda gives off creed silver mountain water vibes. For the price it's a banger. Unfortunately, that's the only one I have tried. Nice haul though, you really can't go wrong for the money imo.”
4/5“Off topic but I layer GIT dupe with SMW dupe and it's so good. But as a layer, to me, it makes SMW dnq soooo much more interesting”
4/5 Fresh & clean“I wear all kids if stuff to be imagination, marwa, meteore, Amyris Homme, SMW, Anelo, and other stuff. If it's fresh or slightly citrus.. I'll give it a go. For fun, I did ask my wife if I could wear Ombré Nomad to bed. She said she doesnt care, lol”
5/5“I have been wearing SMW for over 15 years. I have loved it and nothing could replace it, until I smelled Penguin by Zoologist. Just ... wow.”
5/5 Everyday“Creed Silver Mountain Water! My husband got a few decants to try to find a new signature scent and I couldn't resist trying some to see how the more unisex fragrances were on my skin. This is surprisingly juicy and I really love it. It reminds me of a slightly brighter MFK Gentle Fluidity Silver.”
5/5 Night out“Armaf Club Derby Blanche to get that tea note. I've recently combined 50ml of Club Derby Blanche and 50ml of CDN Sillage into a bottle and lemme tell you, it is FANTASTIC. It basically tones down sillage and brings the tea note that sillage doesn't have, while meeting in the middle on performance. Smells really close to my bottle of SMW.”
5/5“i bought himalaya doorbuster and it smells amazing bro. better than the smw i got from olfactory i tell you that”
2/5“I think you all may be going noseblind. SMW seems like a weak, soft fragrance, but my co-workers smell it on me all day after only using 3-4 sprays.”
5/5“whimsical, depth, uplifting, mood or memory evoking. Not sure lol, wbu? SMW was my first niche, I love how cool and calming it is. Elegant and classy any occasion. Interestingly my 11 yr son new favorite as well. After that I got into LV and appreciated the refined ingredients easy on the nose”
1/5“I bought Creed Silver Mountain Water and hated it. I actually have it to my wife as a perfume.”
4/5 Fresh & clean“Idk I mean i am a sucker for a lot of their scent profiles. they do clean masculine very well, and even with the last few releases their longevity has been great (zarian, wild vetiver, iris debonair). I love clean frags and i think they do exceptional in that category, but yea they absolutely have pretty despicable longevity with some of their scents. SMW is one of my all time favorite smells but I hate have to use like 2mL everytime i wear it through the day 😭”
4/5 Batches & reformulation“I personally think there is no comparison between Silver shade and Sillage. Sillage is a monster performer , silver shade is scented water imo( it is good for a gym session of couple of hours), they both are a take on creed SMW but none of the two are very close to current batches of SMW. Sillage is more like hybrid of mefisto and SMW , silver is more like its own thing. I find Riiffs platinum prive and Wisam day by rasasi closer to current batches of SMW. I have used all these for years now.”
5/5“Molton Brown Tea Ceremony and Creed Silver Mountain Water are 2 that I own and love. My scents with cherry notes all have rose, which I love. But like you, I am very drawn to cherry notes. I hope you find just what you are searching for!”
5/5 Fresh & clean“I personally love it. Ordered my first bottle 2 weeks ago and already got a backup on the way. It's clean, airy, and just smells amazing to me. Honestly it gives me Creed SMW similarities oddly enough. If you're into that, pull the trigger!”
5/5 ProjectionSummer“Club de Nuit Sillage has entered the chat 👀 I don't care what anyone says. I've owned 2 bottles of OG Creed SMW and this right here smells identical if not slightly better but with beast mode longevity. Oh and for a fraction of the cost. I keep it in my regular Summer rotation. https://preview.redd.it/p7n11k7my5bh1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=082046f6631b2fc66ab7a6b4f0a9b280301d4fee”
5/5“I fear performance issues so no I have not. I love SMW though and am hesitant on a full bottle of that for the same reason”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) ProjectionBatches & reformulation“I got an old bottle of Silver Mountain Water, longevity is three days with strong projection. Seems like the new batches/reformulations really butchered this fragrance.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“Yeah I got two of my creeds from there SMW and this exact one lol 😎”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) SummerOffice“Depends on the cologne, what I'm wearing, the weather, and where I'll be while wearing. Also depends on if my wife will be around who has a sensitive nose. I work from home, so if it's a hot day, I'm wearing shorts and a T-shirt, and my wife is at work at her office then I'll probably grab something like ADP Profundo and do three sprays. If it's something weaker like Silver Mountain Water I may do 6.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) UniqueValue“I own Silver Mountain Water (my 1st scent) and Imagination (tired of this DNA, Hawas Kobra nailed it at 1/10 the price!). Do u believe Aventus Absolu is different enough to warrant a purchase, already owning Aventus Cologne?”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) Fresh & clean“couple sprays of creed smw. smells like clean skin on me. i wear it when i dont feel like “wearing” anything”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) Value“I got two of my three Creeds from Costco, both at $219.99 (Aventus & SMW). But they're not readily available for that price and you have to wait for their sale.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“This is exactly what i thought at first and second time i wore SMW , so i asked friends / co-workers after 3 hours or so Not a single one could get the smell :( I guess some fragnances are for clothes for some of us 😕”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I'm in the deep east TX area, I use pdm sedley as my number 1 personal driver and creed silver mountain water as my number 2.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I have Silver Mountain Water, Millésime Imperial, and Aventus”
Not rated (no clear sentiment) Longevity“I do understand where you are coming from. I find that with some of Creed's fragrance i also get poor longevity and sillage, especially Silver Mountain Water, that shii lasts 1-2 tops on my skin”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I got it for around 1200 as far as I remember from a community seller. Decent but doesn't stay long. Layer it with Creed silver mountain water or it's clone.”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I have heard Ceeed much better than Creed Silver Mountain Water.🫣😂😂”
Not rated (no clear sentiment)“I use hawas ice and silver mountain water version in GYM and it performs well for me. But Purple Oud is not for GYM.”
Dupes and similar fragrances
- Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò vs Creed Silver Mountain Water: 2 comments compare Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò with it (limited evidence).
Clone houses named next to Creed Silver Mountain Water in "dupe/clone" comments: Afnan (6), Armaf (4), Rasasi (1), Dossier (1), Maison Alhambra (1), Al Haramain (1).
Alternatives in the same family
- Afnan Turathi Blue — 3.6 from 78 owner comments
- Louis Vuitton Imagination — 3.6 from 102 owner comments
- Parfums de Marly Greenley — 3.8 from 30 owner comments
Where to buy
Sold by Amazon.com when we checked on 2026-11-04. The seller on a listing can change, so confirm "Sold by" before you buy. Price varies — check Amazon for the current price. Parfume.io is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
FAQ
How long does Creed Silver Mountain Water last?
In the Reddit owner comments we analysed, 1 owner said it lasts well and 4 said it fades quickly. Longevity varies with skin, climate and concentration.
What season is Creed Silver Mountain Water best for?
Owners mention summer most often (4 comments), followed by fall (1).
Does Creed Silver Mountain Water get compliments?
No owner in our sample reported compliments for it.
Can I buy Creed Silver Mountain Water on Amazon safely?
When we checked on 2026-11-04, the listing we link was sold by Amazon.com. Sellers can change, so check "Sold by" at checkout.
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Details
| Brand | Creed (Niche) |
| Fragrance family | Citrus & Fresh |
| Marketed for | unisex |
| Amazon listing | Verified 2026-11-04: sold by Amazon.com (ASIN B072KWVZS5) |
| Reddit evidence | 61 owner comments, 417 mentions in total across r/fragrance, r/FemFragLab and related subreddits |
| Last updated | 2026-11-03 |
Family and "marketed for" follow the brand's positioning and common fragrance references; flankers (Intense, Elixir, Parfum editions) are tracked separately or excluded.