In The Library CB I Hate Perfume for women and men

The concept is wonderful: I would love a perfume that evoked old paper, ink, leather and wood. Sadly, this perfume does not live up to the concept, not remotely. It opens with creamed coconut and the musty sweet black truffle note that will be familiar to anyone who has experienced the openings of Dirt and Earthworm from Demeter. In drydown it settles to a marginally more pleasant biro ink and chocolate marzipan. I have nothing against these notes in and of themselves, but this is a complete failure as an attempt to evoke a library. CB needs to wean himself from his addiction to heavy-handed use of synthetic 'earth' notes and remember what it is to balance a set of notes to evoke mood, time and place. (Notes: (1) I wanted to like this frag, but it is simply inept. (2) My reaction against this frag was so extreme that I doubted my judgements about the notes and development. I checked with others who'd tried it, and they confirmed the broad outlines.)

It says unisex, as almost all of CB's are. And if you take away the notion that for the gal's there must be flowers, and for boys there shant be flowers or strong flowers rather. They truly are. I love this one particularly. It is gorgeous. Sometimes I will pair it with a flowery scent when going out, but it is quite lovely on a woman on its own.

Definitely has the same "paper" note as Demeter's Paperback, which isn't surprising I suppose. But this is better.

I don't think I'd be reminded of a library if it wasn't named as such, but now that I think about it it's quite fitting. Quiet and bookish and comfortable. It does smell a bit like dusty old books, but it's also quite sweet and very different. Coconut and vanilla with a bunch of dustiness. A bit reminiscent of glue. It actually loses sweetness as it warms on me, revealing a low sweet body of leather. I think I get the woods, but only on the very edge, just a sort of afterimage.

Unisex, but leaning to the masculine side. Not for a manly man but a bookish boy. I like.

My favorite perfume to date and a staple for the fall: this perfume smells like dusty old pages of library books and I love carrying that smell with me throughout the day. The 15 mL bottle goes on subtly and fades fast, within a few hours or so. It tends to dry as a vanilla, musky scent on my skin, although I've noticed more leather on the smell of my friends--most definitely depends on body type. My bottle was mixed for me in person at the Brooklyn store as well, and it smells different from the sample size--dustier, somehow. Still, definitely a favorite scent.

I enjoyed trying this fragrance- It's very witty, very odd. There's definitely a library somewhere. I can smell the polish of the wood, leather bindings and slightly musty papers. I can also smell the old gentleman in the corner who uses a lot of vanilla pipe tobacco....and a coconut.
Splendid to experience- but I wouldn't wear it.

This is a real delight and is almost impossible describe. I think this one of those fragrances that will really vary according to your individual body chemistry. On me, the initial scent was hard to place, a hint of sweet leather and warm woody tones, but evaporated down to the most wonderful caramel musk that lasted all day. A little of the absolute goes a very long way.

this smells most strongly of liquor to me. worn in the evening sometimes with cb's burning leaves and under the arbor.

Yes....I agree there is a hint of Crayola
and something that smells like Construction paper...recalling Elementary School days
Old Wood???
hmmmmm..not sure about that...
the Wood note is Faint ...
if it's there.....at all.

I do like it ...!!!!

The smell is sooo odd .. and peculiar....
the scent lingers then fades into more of a Coconut,Vanilla scent after a short time.
Not to sweet keeping its Masculine Esprit intact.

Wood and Books and Leather Bindings
are the furthest thing from my
imagination...
Close your eyes and give it a try.

This is a perfume with a sense of humor!

When I saw the name "In the Library" I expected something sultry and forbidden - say, Keira Knightley in Atonement. But it's just not that kind of library! The scent smells amazingly like my elementary school library: crayons, paste and old wood. I felt like I was walking those halls at age 11, past lockers and polished desks, to where my friends were waiting for me. I can't say that it's something I'd ever buy, but wearing it once brought me a lot of joy.