CB I Hate Perfume

After a seemingly long wait, I finally got my CB I Hate Perfume scents samples in the mail today. This marks the beginning of my recent fascination – Scent Memories and Experiences. Jeff calls it my rumination and my fixation. I’ve always been a sensitive smeller. And I like certain smells that 80 % of the population won’t. Smells like old books, mildew, freon gas, etc. It gets weirder and weirder but natural smells like those make me comfortable and happy.

It’s just so unfortunate that I don’t live anywhere close to Brooklyn, NY to actually experience and purchase some of Christopher Brosius’s hand-crafted perfumes, accords and home sprays. So to avoid putting a big dent on my finances and purchasing something expensive that I don’t like, I ended up buying 5 samples to start off and to hopefully help me decide one which ones to buy.

So this is my review of the water perfumes from the CB Experience Series (from my least favorite to my top choice):

THE FIR TREE – minty, woodsy single-note scent. Jeff is reminded of Christmas and a freshly cut Christmas tree that you haul at the back of your truck. Would be a good holiday spray.

GATHERING APPLES – okay, so this is a spot-on smell of freshly-picked red Mackintosh apples from a very bountiful orchard. Jeff smelled a hint of wood bushels. Amazing smell but I need more drama to convince me.

WINTER. 1972 – This is a pretty awesome scent. Didn’t like it at first whiff but the more I smell it, the lovelier it gets. Reminds me of the smell of cold water, wet earth and cool crisp winter air. Brosius mentioned a note of wet mittens too. Definitely an aquatic smell here. Pretty interesting and fascinating.

UNDER THE ARBOR – Reminds me of our trip to Napa Valley, right after a morning rain- wet grape vines, musty soaked earth (kinda like mildew) and old wood. Wonderful, wonderful smell! Reminds Jeff of a garden shed or a greenhouse. I like its earthy basenote and a lingering grape-y scent. Talking about a memory scent.

And last but not the least, my favorite – BURNING LEAVES.

This smells like, guess what, burning leaves! Burning Maple Leaves to be exact. Jeff is reminded of Thanksgiving and autumn. Very warm smell and very nostalgic. The scent is very exact and unbelieveable. Don’t know how Brosius was able to capture this in a bottle without smelling like a cheap bottle of liquid smoke. Good, good smell!

This makes it harder for me to decide.. I guess I am still on a look-out for a trigger scent, something that would knock me off my feet, make my heart skip and transport me to memory lane. Getting more scents soon. To be continued…