In The Library

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.

I thoroughly enjoy the evocative names that Christopher Brosius gives his perfumes, and the minimalist packaging. Given my love of reading and libraries, I figured this perfume would be perfect for me. The liquid in the bottle is a lovely milky white, somewhere between opaque and translucent. The perfume smells sharp at first spray before fading into woody, powdery, musky, and lightly sweet on me. Not much sillage; this one stays close to the skin. I describe myself as "smelling like an old man" when I wear this, though not in a bad way. It feels like an antique, slightly masculine, comforting fall scent.

This is what I used to wear to study and crank out seminar papers. It was sweet, leathery-supple, and warm-smelling on me. I imagined the kind of books so rare and fine you're not allowed to check them out of the building. But somehow you have sneaked in a thermos of vanilla chai and the librarians are letting you smoke pipe tobacco. I didn't get any of the earthy, dusty, or chemical-cleaner notes from dabbing out of my 2 ml of perfume absolute. This fragrance helped me get an -A on an overdue 20-page essay about NeoBaroque literature! Would recommend to help set a more scholarly mood.

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.

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.

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.

In The Library smells like wood and vanilla...I don't smell the leather in this one...I have the water perfume, which do not seem to last much more than four hours or so on skin...lovely milky white in the large glass bottle...perfect for days you just do not want to smell anything strong and bathe yourself in comfort...great...

Leather chairs, books, furniture polish, the barest touch of damp and antique rugs. Wonderful

This is the first of CB's that I've tried and been able to review (I'd tried Smokey Tobacco previously but it seems to have been discontinued) and In the Library does seem to be a pretty accurate depiction of the experience, with leather and wood comprising the lion's share of it, and some sweetness (vanilla, perhaps) to round it out and not make it too abrasive or old-smelling. This walks the line between a skin fragrance and a room fragrance but it would probably work just fine for both. The project and longeivty of the water perfume, which is what I tried, rightfully seems to be a common concern, as it's not strong stuff in either respect, but I'm enthused to try more of CB's works. It's a little disappointing that a stronger version isn't terribly affordable (the perfume absolute is $20 for 2ml or $100 for 20ml) so it makes sense that the water perfume be the standard way of smelling CB scents. 7 out of 10

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.

Does really smell like vellum, vanilla, and parchment - although it's true that it's heavy on the vanilla. The leather is that thin leather they used to make pages or maybe the treated leather they use in Bible covers and the like. It's clean and dusty all at once. The water perfume means there is no alcoholic undertone, which is interesting. It's a very light skin scent on me, but it sticks around for a few hours at least. I like it, although maybe not at this price point.

I think it’s lovely. This is a single, leather bound, aged novel that you’ve located in the dusty recesses of some foreign library. The wood polish comes through very strongly, there seems to be a slight vanilla note which is masked by the slight smokiness. It’s entirely subtle, quiet and reserved. Something that would pair nicely with something else. It’s far too tame for my taste, but worth revisiting. It’s a lovely nostalgic smell. Simple and straight to the point. 7/10

I had this years ago and somehow lost it. I repurchased it and I feel it’s very nice. For me I smell old paper or parchment. I smell faint leather such as a leather chair. I also smell varnish or some kind of polish. It’s then rounded out by a smooth sweet vanilla. It’s a really good mature scent and has a nice dry down. This is a nice mature scent. One weird thing is the liquid is a milky white color.

The jury's still out for me on this one. I had such high hopes, but on first spray I was, frankly, disgusted. It smelled like a mildew-y bathroom, in which somebody had sprayed copious amount of vanilla air freshener. However, the dry-down after a few hours is quite nice, if a little too heavy on the incense for me. Absolutely no longevity, though. Max 3 hours before the scent is completely gone.

This is one of those fragrances that smells divine in the bottle, but on me, is a bit too heavy. It quickly goes from the dusty, leathery smell to pure incense. It is simply too heavy for me, but might go beautifully on someone whom has a different natural body odor. I have to say, Hate perfumes do tend to blend beautifully with the skin in general though.

Crayons, soft vanilla and paper. The opening notes are gorgeous and very reminiscent of a library. It changes fairly swiftly as it dries down, passes through a lightly chemical kind of note and settles into the dust of an old novel. I like it and would like to try Demeter's Paperback now. Not getting any leather at all.

A lovely fragrance, nostalgic and romantic. Smells *exactly* like leather and old paper. I would've loved to purchase it again, but it fades so quickly I found myself constantly reapplying it.

I believe this smells exactly like being in a used bookstore and I love it! My son tried it and he exclaimed, “I smell just like old books! “.

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