#306 In the Library by CB I Hate Perfume

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#306 In the Library CB I Hate Perfume 2005

6.2 / 10 19 Ratings

A perfume by CB I Hate Perfume for women and men, released in 2005. The scent is leathery-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery

Woody

Sweet

Earthy

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Aged paper

Morocco leather

Russian leather

Wood wax

Perfumer

Christopher Brosius

Ratings

Scent

6.219 Ratings

Longevity

5.316 Ratings

Sillage

4.414 Ratings

Bottle

6.117 Ratings

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/22/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

1

Paper cakes

In the Library by CB I Hate Perfume opens with a milky, musky-soapy blend stuffed with vanillin and spicy-floral hints (the floral here is on the heliotrope side, quite dusty), with something that reminds me in fact of paper, but nothing romantically “antique”, though: rather plain cellulose you can smell by opening any new book in any bookshop. The clean, industrial, slightly lactonic-sweet smell of plain polished paper. If you like that, then this works; just don’t expect the (quite more fascinating) dusty-vanillic and slightly moldy smell of aged paper. That’s it for a while, I don’t really get any leather or wood out of this (well, perhaps some wood), as it feels decidedly more milky-soapy and “white” sweet on my skin. Then, the drydown: it all slowly morphs into a stinky and quite unrelated broth half-roasted (oh hello leather!) half sweetish, which kind of smells like a cake in the oven. Made of cellulose, perhaps. Out of the library, straight into a class of particularly clumsy aspiring pastry chefs. To each his own, though: I find this pointless, but give it a try.

5,5/10

04/04/2015

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Ohdeberlin
54 Reviews

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Ohdeberlin

Idealized Stack of Books in Wooden Shelves

It begins with a surge of woody fragrance accord of dust-dry yet bright shining oak wood and a hint of incense.
Alongside, there is a slightly smoky scent of a recently extinguished candle wick from a modern candle (stearin?). Also, a fragrance accord reminiscent of a nearly sweetness-deprived tonka bean, slightly tart tamarind, and a touch of spicy vanilla pod.
Very faintly, a milky sweet, leathery mixture (Bambi leather?) and a note resembling parchment (dust-free) emerge.

In my opinion, a radiant strong start, not unlike the beginning of "Burnt Wood," but well cushioned by the above-described milky soft fragrance accord. I do not perceive any progression in the scent.

After about 2 hours, the initial steel strength fades and transitions into a distinctly shining variant of a skin-close scent. Overall longevity is 6-7 hours.

A nice fragrance idea, which I rate at 70%. Libraries all have their specific "scent aura," and here an idealized variant is presented. Perhaps a scent for bookworms (the human, book-devouring kind)...

01/26/2012

5Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Mien
8 Reviews

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Mien

Helpful Review 6

In the Ghost Train

I have been looking forward to testing this perfume for a long time because I love the smell of books. Both new books (especially illustrated volumes with lots of printing ink!) and old books - yellowed, dusty, ah, delicious! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I spent half my childhood in my grandpa's library... anyway, I did some research to see if there was a perfume with a paper or book scent and stumbled upon this one.

Today was the day, up on the wrist with the Brosius library! At first, I could hardly perceive the scent. But after a few minutes, it came, and how! And it lingered. But it’s not books that I perceive here. My expectations for the scent were "old and new books, printing ink, wood, leather, dust" - all wonderful smells, but unfortunately, only two are present here: old and dusty. The dust is indeed in a room, that much is true, but is it a library? I can't quite decipher where I am. Dry and brown. The room hasn’t been entered by a human soul for decades. Eerie. And uncomfortable... strangely, I still can’t stop sniffing...

And from somewhere, a scent wafts in that intensifies the eeriness... as if someone spilled something years ago a few doors down... something familiar from childhood, something half-forgotten... sour milk? Fermented fruit? Sour baby burps? Something gelatinous? Moldy sandwich? I can’t put my finger on it, I feel like I need to get out of here quickly, but I can’t stop rummaging in the hidden corners... as the hours pass, the sour undertone fades and what remains, as in real life, is only the mold.

I can't categorize the scent with the known fragrance types, and I find it hard to give a rating... unfortunately no paper, no library, but an interesting nose trip. I would love to read another tester's opinion!