Futuros

I love when a fragrance can be so absurdly charming like Futuros. Let's face it: this one wasn't exactly sold at the counter of a Neiman-Marcus. Parfums Daniel Aubusson broke on the scene with 1984's Histoire D'Amour, which received its own cult-status, but its second release three years later seemed destined to be regarded as more of an adolescent novelty. The bottle itself for some reason reminds me of a motion picture released the same year, Batteries Not Included, looking as if it would be the home base of the Fix-Its. Rather than be relegated to recesses of rack stores and Ebay deadstock sales until it faded into complete obscurity, Futuros has found newfound appreciation from fragheads on the hunt for oakmoss-heavy yesterday men's scents. This cognoscenti recalls a "simpler" pre-IFRA-restriction age of traditional values, when "men were men" and all that other rose-colored, myopic garbage. Yet, the fragrances that are elevated by this sect often are deserving of more examination than just precious clutching and waxing poetic. Futuros is a compact cinnamon-clove-spicy, warm green, and somewhat sweet chypre that would dominate men's frags in the late 80s to as late as 1992 (see Aubusson Homme). There is a strong sensation of tarragon as well, which makes for a great lead-in to the dusky, smoky, oak-moss heavy base. The quality of the fragrance belies the quirks of external appearance: it is a mellow, yet persistent hum, lacking the coarseness of some of its contemporaries. I actually rather prefer it over another curiosity-turned-cult-fave, Balenciaga Pour Homme, which to me seems like a leftover mod from the Futuros drafts.

Ramsey and his love of old school cinnamon sent me here lol. So i want to say first and foremost...i dont reccomend you buy any of the edt/aftershave packs that are floating around, because...well...theres weird stuff floating in the aftershaves ive seen. Theres barely if any alcohol in them so they havent aged well at all. But on to the fragrance which IS in great shape. Basically what you get here is alot of clove and cinnamon, alot of real oakmoss, and i agree with a previous reviewer about the cumin, albeit its a touch of cumin thats blended extremely harmoniously with the cinnamon and clove. This isnt complicated, but it does smell fairly high quality and natural considering the price you can get this for even now. I have no reason not to reccomend this, especially if you find it cheap. Something about this actually reminds me of vintage opium for women (thats a good thing) P.s. i have non ifra oakmoss absolute, and this juice is the same dark green color when i spray. Just more evidence of the high and very noticeable oakmoss content others and myself have mentioned.

Oakmoss NUKE! The strongest I have ever smelled. @Glyph is absolutely right in his description. Must must must get while prices are fair. The clove is mild relative to Jacomo de Jacomo (a 3 vs 10 in relative terms) but I detect cumin or tarragon (a la Smalto another must have in my opinion) and of course all this rests on the 80s level leather base. Absolutely STUNNING under the radar for anyone serious. I never heard of this in the 80s but then again I was not really paying attention. The "smell alike" is wrong regarding OMS but closer to Quorum.

This is great oldschool scent,masculine chypre,very similar to Jacques Bogart OMS.Starts off too strongly for me and spice-woody-pine notes dominate.I get warm&dark leather,oakmoss and big dose oriental spices,cumin too.This is very potent - i only ever use 3 sprays maximum,longevity is very good last well over 9-12 hours.Drydown is fantastic:woody smoke support all the other notes. I love it!!Go and get one,if you are a classic parfume lover,i'm sure AUBUSSON it's for you.

It is mostly a spicy leafy green fragrance, with woody undertones. The leather only appears in the base, but is dark and smoky (oakmoss). It has good performance on my skin. A hidden gem without a doubt!