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What's good with CB I hate Perfume?

post #1 of 22
7/21/12 at 5:43am
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I've tried Cumming The Fragrance. What else are they 'famous' for? What's good?
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post #2 of 22
7/21/12 at 8:10am
I have only tried burning leaves and it's fantastic IMO. I would love to hear more about this line also. I am very intrigued by it.
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post #3 of 22
7/21/12 at 8:11am
Burning Leaves
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post #4 of 22
7/21/12 at 9:35am
+1 on Burning Leaves. I always heard people raving about In The Library as well but I've personally never tried it. Both Kevin Guyer and Mikeperez have explored this line quite exstensively (If memory serves me well). Maybe they'll chime in...
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post #5 of 22
7/21/12 at 9:40am
I really like Memory of Kindness, and own that.

I also have White Ginger Flower, which is really pretty, and smells like carnation to me.

I've tried At the Beach 1966 a few times and have thought about buying it, but here in England we don't have summer and it might only depress me.

Also, Fire From Heaven is really good - incense. Might investigate that one further.
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post #6 of 22
7/21/12 at 1:14pm
Mr. Hulot's Holiday is one of my favorite scents period. I have the water based perfume. It's a scent that completely fits its source of inspiration. Smells like a relaxed overcast day at the beach.

Cumming is really unique. Another fave.

CB has his own style which is unlike anything else.
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post #7 of 22
7/21/12 at 1:44pm
Has anybody tried Where We Are There Is No Here? The title's a great hook.

And does In the Library actually smell like books or would it be in that Dzing! vanilla way that only people who don't spend that much time around dusty books seem to think smells like books (I've worked at several libraries and bookstores--and that's the smell of dusty paper yeah, but not inky or sour enough).

I actually love the founder's work on the Demeter colognes. Does the I Hate Perfumes line have at least slightly better staying power, are they of much higher quality than Demeter, and I see they come in water-based perfume form... but any other form too?
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post #8 of 22
7/21/12 at 5:14pm
I have tried the Pipe Tobacco accord, I wasn't really thrilled with it. I LOVE the smell of pipe tobacco, and the CBIHP Pipe Tobacco accord didn't smell at all like tobacco to me. That said I would love to try both of the Cumming fragrances and In the Library. Burning Leaves also sounds very good.

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I actually love the founder's work on the Demeter colognes. Does the I Hate Perfumes line have at least slightly better staying power, are they of much higher quality than Demeter, and I see they come in water-based perfume form... but any other form too?

When I tried the accord I didn't get a lot of mileage out if it. Seems like I got about three or four hours out of the fragrance IIRC. A quick read of their FAQs on their website shows that they make water based and some oil based fragrances, but no alcohol based ones.
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post #9 of 22
7/21/12 at 8:28pm
I like the Tea/Rose with its brilliant albeit simple Moroccan rose absolute.
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post #10 of 22
7/21/12 at 9:57pm
I think I'm anosmic to In the Library, because it doesn't smell much like anything.

Anyway, CB is freaking awesome!

The accords are pretty great. Some are scary dead on, such as Boiled Rice and Wet Sheep. They are of a really good quality, but the perfumer really shines where making actual perfumes is concerned, too.

The best in my recollection were Where We Are There Is No Here (brilliance), Black March (Probably the best "fresh" fragrance ever in my opinion), Ambrosius, and all of his floral compositions.
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post #11 of 22
7/22/12 at 5:54am
I have and enjoy Russian Caravan Tea which features a very realistic simulation of black tea and rugosa rose. I find the name misleading, though, because it really has nothing to do with the compressed tablets of unflavored strong black tea that caravans of former times used to transport between China and Russia. Instead, this is something completely different - a pleasant and light cup of high-quality tea in a fragrant countryside garden one sunny summer afternoon...
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post #12 of 22
7/22/12 at 9:05am
lol, I just went to his store yesterday and met CB.

I smelled every fragrance on display as well as many of the single notes. Was tempted to but a few but didn't in the end.

Standouts for me (I like wood, smoke, tobacco, leather, musk, etc) were Burning Leaves, In The Library, Russian Caravan Tea, Faggot, and then several of his tobacco and leather notes. I also enjoyed a few of his oceanic/water single notes and many of the food (savory and sweet) notes were amazingly accurate.

I'd say they are reasonably priced and interesting, but also maybe hard to actually wear in practice and longevity has always been 3-4 hours max for me. Haven't tried any in absolute form though.
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post #13 of 22
7/22/12 at 9:10am
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Originally Posted by Master-Classter View Post

lol, I just went to his store yesterday and met CB.

I smelled every fragrance on display as well as many of the single notes. Was tempted to but a few but didn't in the end.

I did that about a year ago. It's nice how you can just browse at your leisure and smell everything. And I loved the single notes. "You know this" made me laugh out loud.
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post #14 of 22
7/22/12 at 9:18am
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I did that about a year ago. It's nice how you can just browse at your leisure and smell everything. And I loved the single notes. "You know this" made me laugh out loud.

Yes! But I would not have thought that someone in the UK would have had the same item as a child. Is it international, then?
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post #15 of 22
7/22/12 at 9:43am
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Yes! But I would not have thought that someone in the UK would have had the same item as a child. Is it international, then?

I grew up in New Jersey! But also, a Scottish friend of mine here bought it for his daughters a few months ago, and he and I sat around sniffing it. Apparently they did have it here!
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post #16 of 22
7/22/12 at 9:58am
Interesting! I've read that the company at one point lost the original formula for the scent and had to try to re-construct it so that it is not exactly what it was years ago when I was a child, but close enough to b recognizable.
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post #17 of 22
7/22/12 at 10:09am
At the Beach 1966 is very nice, but I was so disappointed with the water base, didn't like wearing it at all, and it seemed to "flatten" the scent somehow.
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post #18 of 22
7/22/12 at 11:22am
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Originally Posted by 30 Roses View Post

Interesting! I've read that the company at one point lost the original formula for the scent and had to try to re-construct it so that it is not exactly what it was years ago when I was a child, but close enough to b recognizable.

Damned reformulations!

I have to say it did smell the same to me. I think my nose isn't as sophisticated as many in this community. On the plus side, it means I'm frequently happy with perfumes that others say have been ruined (Tabac Blond, anyone?).
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post #19 of 22
7/22/12 at 12:15pm
To my mind they are most certainly famous for Black March.

A person needs to have a ready-made affection for the smell of fresh rich earth though, which I most certainly do.

It smells like dirt, but is not filthy in the least, and as a devout horticulturalist I could wear it every day.
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post #20 of 22
7/22/12 at 8:41pm
My wife and I are really intrigued by Gathering Apples anyone have any input on that one...meaning longevity, sillage, etc? Thanks.
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post #21 of 22
7/22/12 at 9:14pm
Another vouch for Black March. It's amazing. Don't think of it (them) as something you adorn yourself with to smell nice all day long, but more as an olfactory experience you just enjoy for as long as its meant to last. We don't complain that we can't taste our meals all day long. Enjoy it for a couple of hours and move on to something else. They're not really "fashion accessory" perfumes, anyway, if you know what I mean.
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post #22 of 22
7/22/12 at 10:53pm
There isn't much I enjoy from this house. That being said, I have a great fondness for Musk Reinvention.
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