Day Dreams Aubusson 2010 Eau de Parfum

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7.7 / 10 7 Ratings

A limited perfume by Aubusson for women and men, released in 2010. The scent is green-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Green

Spicy

Floral

Leathery

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Civet

Hay

Orris butter

Jasmine sambac absolute

Carrot seed

Cucumber

Vanilla

Violet leaf

Bureaucratic Copper

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Chris Rusak Brand owner, Perfume maker

Ratings

Scent

7.77 Ratings

Longevity

7.45 Ratings

Sillage

7.05 Ratings

Bottle

8.02 Ratings

Submitted by Telekinec, last update on 06/23/2025.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/24/2025

7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

needlefx
5 Reviews

needlefx

1

Rats in the hay shed (Positive)

I'm not one for writing reviews but my experience with Caji seems quite different to others so I thought I'd share. It may be my skin, or my nose struggling with top notes or my inexperience, but I did not perceive this as a "fresh green" foin coupe at all. I didn't even realize it was supposed to have a cucumber note since I had read a summary of the description that only mentions the hay, jasmine, orris, and civet.

When I sprayed this, I certainly smelled hay- but not green nor fresh. I seem to have skipped most of the top notes and didn't get jasmine or cucumber. I smelled hay, and ANIMALS. Then vanilla came through gently over time. I honestly enjoyed it and it was very familiar and comforting to me, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

After some thoughts, I've concluded that it smells akin to the rodent section at a pet store (but don't turn your nose up at this!). Like a room full of bunnies and their feed, or picking up and sniffing your beloved pet ferret or rat. Dried hay-like, warm, and sweet, but just also a bit ammonia-like and dirty. But in a good way (to me). I think the civet is front-and-center for me, unlike it seems to be with other reviewers.

I really enjoy it, but the way it smells on me might not be the most pleasing to others, so I'm unsure when I would wear it. Will be returning to it with a fresher nose to attempt to find those top notes eventually.

12/30/2023

Floomf
4 Reviews

Floomf

2

Expansive, gentle hay on a cloudy afternoon

When I saw that Chris Rusak was releasing a foin coupe I got so hyped. I love grass/hay scents. After the notes and description were released I was nervous - so much jasmine and civet, notes that I'm typically _very_ wary of. I shouldn't have doubted. It's great.

It opens with an expansive green, wet, fresh-cut lawn scent with a vague rooty undertone that leans suede/rubber or wax (orris?). My initial notes described it as "grass stains on new white sneakers". My nose is not particularly adroit, so I don't really get the cucumber or violet leaf in the published description, but i suspect the cucumber is what lends the vague watery accord. It's incredibly reminiscent to me of sitting on this athletic field of artificial turf during and after the lockdowns in summer of 2020. It's gentle, relaxed, unhurried - not things I associate with the pandemic itself but with the brief respite given by sprawling on the grass in the sun outside in the late spring with all the fear and chaos a safe distance away.

As it settles, the grass starts to dry out - the suede/rubber becomes a little more noticeable and the more watery accords of the top notes fade, transforming the fresh mown lawn grass into something much more hay-like and wildflower. It stays airy and expansive, with soft green powdery pollen and the waxy/rubbery note wavering on the edge of some kind of heady solvent, like fuel for a mower or oiled tools in a shed.

In the drydown, it becomes reminiscent of the base of AEOOJ. The rubbery/suede/waxy note fully transforms from rooty to solvent, mixing with a difficult-to-pinpoint musk. It lays close and light on my skin as a musky heady-aromatic floral, with the barest touch of hay. I don't notice the vanilla from the published description, and the "extreme dose" of civet stays very soft and subtle (at least to my nose). But perhaps I'm anosmic at this point?

After another hour or two later the airy rubbery accord disappears and in its place the musky suede is all that (barely) remains. It's animalic in a warm-fur-and-skin way, kinda like huffing the scruff of my cat or my friend's ferret. Fuzzy, comforting and pleasant.

Projection is good. It's no nostril-blasting nuke, but it develops an effective bubble. Longevity is low-moderate - it's down to a subtle skin scent after about 4-5 hours.

The PR copy says "Caji is a contemplative perfume, the sort of pleasure perfect for a day of inclement weather spent indoors, relaxing in comfort.". Today's a rainy, unseasonably warm day for December and I agree it suits the mood well. It's a gentle scent, overcast without being lugubrious. Also: my neighbor's cat loves it too! Must be the civet.