Aubépine-Acacia (1965)
by Creed

For today, I'm wearing a relatively new acquaintance, Creed Aubepine Acacia, a scent that smells fine in the heat of summer, but promises to fit autumn-time. For all the sniffing I've done, this one honestly earns the attribute "unique." The bright, citrus opening is exhilarating, then a mild, masculine phase arrives. I don't have real-life points of reference to name what I'm smelling—maybe tobacco-like, but there's no warmth or smoke. Would that make it like green tobacco? I don't know. And then the scent wanders in and out of my awareness with a green leather-like effect. AA makes for a wonderful and interesting companion. Smells like a millionaire on the weekend.

3rd July, 2010.

Blown away by this scent. Wonderful green citrus opening notes - a real pleasure for the nose. Such an unusual mix- hawthorn and mimosa ,still green as it dries down ,spicey ,a beautiful ,rounded ,sweet ambergris note comes in .Light and aromatic in character but not in scent , if you know what I mean. Very wearable by both sexes. Love !

16th June, 2010.

Green , citrus with mint. I thought this was a man's fragrance, reminds me of Green Valley.

22nd May, 2010.

Pleasantly bitter green notes greet the nose as Aubépine-Acacia lights on the skin, and they're fresh enough that they actually smell "chilly." There are some very potent aldehydes in the blend, and I have to say that at the start they aren't all that well integrated. A few minutes down the line and the greens are joined by the oddly musty sweetness of hawthorn blossoms. The green notes and florals soon coalesce into a tightly woven accord that vaguely suggests dry hay.

By this time Aubépine-Acacia has become quite faint and reads mostly as a mild skin scent. That or I habituate to it very rapidly. Either way, the scent remains very cool, crisp, and dry, with the slightest bit of something camphoraceous buried deep beneath the surface. Like Creed’s other crisp green floral, Chèrefeuille Original, Aubépine-Acacia reveals an anise or licorice note as it evolves, though in this case it emerges much later in the game. Otherwise, Aubépine-Acacia doesn’t so much develop as just slowly fade away. It’s understated and it’s more or less linear, but I think it makes a good unisex warm weather fragrance.

13rd December, 2009.

This has a lovely green-citrus opening. Then the galbanum brings a dusky, slightly smoky note that is very appealing. Soon, a host of florals appear. These are not sweet nor heavy; they are aromatic. Hawthorne flowers reputedly have a spicy, almond-like scent; and I do get a chord like almonds and cloves. An elusive woody-pine note tantalizes me. This scent has an airy-soapy green quality. It is haunting and quite intriguing. A Basenote friend calls this her “chameleon of scents” and I understand what she means. The dry, dusky notes here make this an excellent unisex scent. Like Cyprès-Musc (also in the Private Collection) this is a subtle and complex scent.

14th August, 2009.

Creed Aubepine Acacia

It is so much fun when you get surprised by a House. I've tried all of the classic Creeds and I like them, for the most part. As part of making sure I understand all of the scents from a House I try to make sure I expereience all of them at some point. Due to a very generous gift early on in my Basenotes expereince I was given a bottle of Creed Aubepine Acacia which was created in 1965. I received this bottle in the late winter and in my enthusiasm wore it and was disappointed. Then I gave it another try in the heat of summer and what a turnaround. What was a tight uninteresting scent at first sniff became a wonderful surprise on second sniff. The top notes of bergamot laced with galbanum need the heat to let them expand. Although while these two notes are finding their footing there is a rocky 5-10 minutes where this scent seems like it isn't going to come together, but then it does. The heart is where the titular notes come into play as the herbal and green nature of hawthorn (aubepine) and the sweet floral of mimosa (acacia) combine much more harmoniously, than the duo at the top, as right from the moment they appear they take this scent to a new level. The base is a sheer amber which keeps the light tone in place and keeps the refreshing nature in place. Aubepine Acacia feels a bit like a refreshing eau de colognes but with much more longevity. This is marketed as part of the Creed Feminine Line but I don't see it as not being firmly unisex in nature. The floral nature never takes so much of a central role and the green nature of this is really the dominant accord. On a hot summer day Aubepine Acacia is like a refreshing cool drink of water for my nose.

3rd August, 2009.