Creed Green Irish Tweed vs its best-known alternative
Green Irish Tweed is the Creed that set the template for fresh green elegance in 1985: peppermint, verbena and lemon, a heart of geranium, lavender and violet, and sandalwood, ambroxan and oakmoss underneath. Here is the alternative most often compared with it, the notes they share, and a pair to wear them side by side.
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Launched by Creed in 1985, Green Irish Tweed opens with peppermint, verbena and lemon, turns softly floral with geranium, lavender and violet, and dries down to sandalwood, cedar, ambroxan and oakmoss.
- peppermint
- verbena
- lemon
- bergamot
- galbanum
- geranium
- lavender
- violet
- sandalwood
- cedar
- ambroxan
- oakmoss
$18.99 5 ml · $3.80/ml All sizes
The alternatives
Ordered by notes shared with the original-
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Alternative
Armaf Tres Nuit
The Armaf most often suggested to fans of Green Irish Tweed. It shares the lemon, violet, lavender and sandalwood, but has no mint or galbanum, so the opening is softer and less sharp; iris and ambergris take it in a powdery, smoother direction.
4 of 12 notes in common
- iris
- lemon
- violet
- lavender
- spicy notes
- sandalwood
- ambergris
$11.99 5 ml · $2.40/ml All sizes
Questions
What is the closest alternative to Creed Green Irish Tweed?
Armaf Tres Nuit is the one we carry that is most often compared with it. It shares the lemon, violet, lavender and sandalwood and stays in the same clean violet-and-woods direction.
How does Tres Nuit differ from Green Irish Tweed?
Tres Nuit has no peppermint, verbena or galbanum, so its opening is softer and less sharply green. Iris and ambergris take it in a more powdery, smoother direction, while the original’s base lists cedar, ambroxan and oakmoss.
Which Green Irish Tweed is compared here?
The original Creed Green Irish Tweed from 1985. Tres Nuit is a separate fragrance by Armaf.
Is Tres Nuit a copy of Green Irish Tweed?
No. It is a separate fragrance by Armaf that is often compared with Green Irish Tweed. We are not affiliated with Creed or Armaf, and every decant is poured from an authentic bottle.
Why try a decant before buying the bottle?
Green, minty openings and powdery drydowns can feel very different on skin. The price per ml of each 5 ml decant is shown on this page; 5 ml is about 50 sprays, enough to wear both for several days and see which one you reach for.
Alternatives are separate fragrances by other houses that are often compared to the original. We are not affiliated with any brand; every decant is poured from an authentic bottle. Notes are as published by each house.