Burning Leaves CB I Hate Perfume for women and men

Truly odd. Not the smell of burning leaves as I remember it growing up in New England in the US. This came out with a mesquite grill aroma, followed closely by a spicy clove aspect and joined by a "BandAid"accord. After 6 hours the resulting drydown on both the tester strip and myself is as one previous Reviewer mentioned, a ham studded with cloves and wrapped in bandaids.

If I hadn't smelled (and fallen in love with) CB's Fire From Heaven before I tried out Burning Leaves, I think I'd have been more impressed with it. Which isn't to say I was not impressed, because I was. This is burning maple leaves - for sure - with all the wonder and fury of a fall bonfire. Much respect for this stuff! That said, I think with Fire From Heaven CB was able to take this concept to another level, with far more complexity and richness in it. I consider Burning Leaves to be a truly impressive representation of a specific time/emotion/activity. I consider Fire From Heaven to be an exceptional perfume. YMMV, of course!

It really does smell like Honey Baked Ham. A nice scent, just not one id like to wear. Ha, I feel like ive heard that alot when it comes to CB I hate perfume.

Edit: I solidified the oil in some paraffin and vitamin E oil. Toned down this really is a beautiful scent and I find myself reapplying it throughout the day.

A few months back, this was gifted to me [via a sample vial] by the lovely pitbull friend...This is another fragrance that is an acquired taste...All I get is deep, dark smokiness...Firewood...Then, a bit of a vinegar-y note wafts in, and it smells like a bonfire complete with burning weenies on a stick! Oh, well...But, hey...I love a toasty weenie on a stick!

A little alarming at first--fire alarming! Intense smoke and ashes is what I get on opening of the Absolute.

But then somehow the ashes seem to fall into a harmonious step and begin to dance as the smoke spirals... and spirals... and spirals. Hypnotic, narcotic with an earthy, sweet undertone--rich cured maplewood. I feel like I'm laying prone on a luxurious, heavy, hand carved wood floor in a gothic, incensed church, inhaling deeply the dark, woody sweetness.

As Burning Leaves continues to develop, I detect a little clove or something subtley spicy with a tobacco undertone and am reminded of burning Gudang Guram (an Indonesian clove cigarette).

Comforting and sensual, although I'm not sure where and when would be an appropriate place and time to wear Burning Leaves. Perhaps one to indulge in when alone, at home when it's raining outside.

I have to say it's not what I expected. It does smell like a campfire and a sweet one at that. But somehow, I was under the impression that it would smell more smoky -in a tobacco or incense way- and a little more spicy. It's very flat on me. It's not bad, but it's a little bit weird to wear. All in all, I liked In the Library much better.

Lasting power for the water is not that bad; around 4 hours. But I realized that the spray is not the one found usually in perfume bottles: this is the kind met in body mists and this is obviously meant to be used as such. No spraying behind the ear with this one, since your whole hair/face will get wet. I think I'll go for the absolute next time.

Update: After wearing it a couple of weeks, I'm liking this more and more. It is in essence a body mist; I just didn't expect that at first and was surprised. But now I'm used to it and really, really like it. I love how my skin smells for hours after this, I like the warm, snuggly feeling I get of it, I love how long it lasts on my skin -with no sillage but still that special someone can smell it- and how wearable this is even in the heat. There are not many sweet perfumes I can wear during the hot Greek summer but this one fits like a charm!

Update 2: My husband told me I smelled like a chain smoker yesterday after I put it on and asked me never to wear it in his presence again:( He claims it smells exactly like cigarette smoke; not the effect I was looking for obviously.

Amazing stuff! This is true pure burning leaves BUT underneath I can distinctly smell roasting hickory-smoked ham. I'm not sure I want to smell like someone's spit roast pig, but will persevere! As a smell....wonderful, as a "perfume" ....well, ???????

This one is not for me! I tried a sample of the water perfume and smelled like a barbecue until I scrubbed the perfume off. Not quite the effect I was going for.

I too, grew up in "The Woods"...and this scent is the smell of fall; warm, comforting and very natural smelling.

This is the first CB I Hate Perfume scent I have tried, and if they are all this well done, I am going to have to start collecting them all!

Having only two notes (smoke, maple leaves), this scent is pretty much what the name promises. It is smoky; but nowhere near as smoky as "cumming" by Alan Cumming. There is a sweet mapley spiciness here, just like the fallen leaves of the sugar maple itself, along with a very comforting "fireside" feeling. Subtle woody notes give the "dry leaf" and "smoky" accords some depth. BL is not "stinky" smoky but more like the scent of an actual campfire (warmth, burning wood, and some smoke). This does really remind me of camping out in the forest, in the warmer early days of Autumn, more than anything else. Therefore, it is truly a comfort scent for me. The perfumed oil is divine! (Thanks, Pitbull Friend!) It's thick and full but not overly powerful. It lasts a good long time, as well. I applied some last night before bed...and this morning it was still on my skin (faintly) 8 hours later; so I am wearing it again today! Great for something to warm up a cool rainy spring day...without heavy spices or too much sweetness.

Sillage: closer
Longevity: very good
Overall: 3.75/5

Coming from a House called I Hate Perfume; I was skeptical to say the very least, but the Nose who started this company is truly amazing...and I am intruiged to try more of them very, very soon. This is definitely a linear scent, but one that is quite different and truly amazing in how it catches exactly what it says it is: Burning Leaves! Kudos...

having grown up in the woods.. this is a very reminiscent and nostalgic scent for me. It definitely smells of bonfires, like walking on the trails on a damp fall morning... and the scent that is left on your hands after playing all day climbing trees and digging through piles of leaves. Love it. On my skin it feels romantic as if I am a candle flame, carefully burning papers in a dark room.

love this layered with cb's under the arbor as daily scent. will sometimes add in the library too for evening.

Water perfume:
To me it smells smoky.
A bit reminiscent of a scent of a smoked sausage.
Even if they paid me, I wouldn't wear it.
Blah! ;)

Ok. This does not smell like burning leaves. It smells more like a leather jacket after a night with loads of booze, smoking and standing in front of the fire, cooking meat, potatoes and so on. This is the scent that reminds me of summer morning, I wake up in a tent with some random people, I have terrible headache, all my clothes smell like campfire and tobacoe. This is the smell of hangover and shame.

P.S. I'm not saying I don't like it, so we are clear.