Aubusson Homme
Aubusson (1992)

Aubusson Pour Homme's opening of slightly aldehydic mandarin and cinnamon-spiced juniper leads into an aromatic and floral core, feeling as cozy and colorful as the Coogi sweaters and Cross Colours denim. that were popular during the year of its release. It fuels so much nostalgia in me while wearing it, recalling my freshman year in high school when songs like "Would I Lie to You?" by Charles and Eddie and "That's What Love Can Do" by Boy Krazy were in heavy rotation on the radio. Apparently, this style of men's fragrance was really popular at the time, spurring these flashbacks.

It's worth noting that the dry down is quite similar to that of the heavily-hyped (I feel partially responsible for this circa 2020) Balenciaga Pour Homme, as all the festive spices and aromatics simmer down into a patchouli and labdanum rich base. I almost find Aubusson to be a more of a standout due to its stellar opening and mid-phases, and the absence of honey allows for a more terpenic (read: coniferous-citrusy) airiness. It's thankfully nowhere near the unobtainium that the former has become, and its apple-pie in the evergreen forest vibe is a joy to wear.

A very interesting cologne that just didn't survive the 1990's.To be quite honest it confounds me why because Aubusson Homme is deep.It's fresh and really spicy,leathery,fruity,floral,woody, and slightly green.

A lot of clove and cinnamon in this as some geranium florals fly through this spice giving a romantic side to it.Something sweet and tart after the spice,smells like...granny smith apple.Leather sits smack dab in the middle of between the spicy side and the green side so don't expect the leather to dominate this fragrance.The green side to this is mostly sandalwood,leafy notes,very lights hints of moss,juniper,and patchouli.Interesting enough though the apple transfers over to the green side and gets rubbed by the sandalwood.In all fairness though I'd label Aubusson Homme as a woody and spicy fragrance.

Definitely a casual wear and evening fragrance.Low projection for 8-10 hours.Great fragrance and a neat bottle!

Intriguing if slightly suspect, Aubusson Homme is something of a curate's egg among fragrances, its pleasant and enticing aspects being offset by far less pleasant elements. Two squirts to the wrist will afford an opening medley in which pine is certainly present but strangely mixed with the rather medicinal odour of old-fashioned herbal cough candy. Hence the associations with mint and clove. Lurking in the background, however, is a smell that strikes my nose as that curious and insufferable fusion of ginger, incense and mustard made infamous by the original Carlo Corinto (another curate's egg among fragrances) and still more so by the likes of One Man Show and Krizia Uomo (both not so much curate's eggs as priests utterly disgraced and defrocked for their acts of depravity against the nostrils of the innocent). Softer, balsamic elements strangely announce their entry into this odd assortment of smells during the later phases of the fragrance, rescuing it to some extent. As I say, intriguing, if a touch weird, and wearable in certain moods of gravitas, daring or eccentricity.

This is a complex scent to talk about... It's fresh but at the same time cloying, I smell a very strong mint note mixed with a load of clove and woods! It's very 80's (pretty potent) and a bit old fashioned. It's like a distant relative of Jacomo de Jacomo.

I agree with both the listed reviews. This is a very fresh, woody, and classy fragrance that's not too strong and yet has its own uniqueness. I've also tried the a/shave and the spray deodorant and the scent is even better when wearing all three. This is a good one. Joshaugustt

Great Fragrance,very similar to Rocabarbut with balsamic notes.