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CB I Hate Perfume M #4 A Room With a View & AmBrosius ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 23 October 2009 54 Comments

CB I Hate Perfume M #4 A Room With a View & AmBrosius

CB I Hate Perfume has launched two new fragrances, M #4 A Room With a View and AmBrosius:

M #4 A Room With a View ~ "A Violet perfume inspired by a favorite passage from E M Forster. This perfume captures the scent of the hills above Florence - the vineyards, the wild grass, the finocchio, the hot dusty Florentine earth. And of course a torrent of Violets..." Available in 2 ($17) or 15 ($85) ml Perfume Absolute or 100 ml Water Perfume ($85).

AmBrosius ~ "Recently, I decided to rework a version of an amber scent that I'd been wearing myself for a while. I blended a few types of real Amber with cistus, labdanum and benzoin and arrived at a perfume that seems to crackle and smolder on the skin. Naturally I love smoky incense smells but this one is particularly delicious." Additional notes include black pepper and spices. Available in 2 ($19) or 15 ($95) ml Perfume Absolute or 100 ml Water Perfume ($95).

(via cbihateperfume, with many thanks to Josh for the tip!)

Filed Under: new fragrances
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  1. norjunma1 says:
    23 October 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Wait, wait, wait. A violet perfume inspired by one of my favorite movie/books of all time? Smoldering amber incense? Do I even need to say “sign me up”?

    How I love you CB I Hate Perfume.

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 12:57 pm

      Do go to the CB website then, you can see the passage that inspired the perfume.

      http://www.cbihateperfume.com/m4-a-room-with-a-view.html

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      • norjunma1 says:
        23 October 2009 at 3:25 pm

        OMG! Best Kiss Ever!!!

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      • lsnuing says:
        24 October 2009 at 1:29 am

        Phwoar! What a passage – I must get my hands on this book. For some reason I thought it was more puritan than anything else, so never bothered with it. How wrong I was, it seems, just based on reading that little bit of it!

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        • Robin says:
          24 October 2009 at 1:14 pm

          It’s a great book.

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  2. RusticDove says:
    23 October 2009 at 1:00 pm

    All I have to say about those is: Squeeeee!!

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 1:01 pm

      They both sound wonderful, don’t they? And love that he’s done all these different violets.

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      • RusticDove says:
        23 October 2009 at 1:07 pm

        Oh indeed. These are a must sniff for me.

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  3. miss kitty v. says:
    23 October 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Yum yum, give me some!

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 1:51 pm

      Exactly.

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  4. Carlos BFL 319 says:
    23 October 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Why haven’t I tried not even one CB yet? Which five would you recommend to start with? :-)

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 1:50 pm

      Hey, but you can go right over to the store! I’d recommend you go sniff all of it.

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    • norjunma1 says:
      23 October 2009 at 3:25 pm

      Violet Empire and Black March Water did it for me.

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    • Joe says:
      23 October 2009 at 5:26 pm

      Robin is right, C!!! You’re practically around the corner! We are envious! Go smell a bunch asap!

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  5. boojum says:
    23 October 2009 at 1:45 pm

    I need to try more of his scents; even the ones I haven’t loved, I’ve at least found very interesting. This is easily one of my favorite lines. In fact, the only complaint I can come up with (please don’t faint, Robin! :D) is that the water perfumes don’t come in smaller sizes.

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 1:50 pm

      Oh, I do wish he’d do them at least in 50 ml, if not 30. But I’m glad he does them at all since I don’t love oils.

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      • boojum says:
        23 October 2009 at 2:24 pm

        No, nor do I…so it figures that’s what is available in convenient little sizes. :( At some point, I need a decant of Wild Hunt.

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  6. Dolly says:
    23 October 2009 at 2:21 pm

    My nose says molto bene!

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 11:12 pm

      :-)

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      • Dolly says:
        24 October 2009 at 12:44 pm

        Robin- why the frown?

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        • Robin says:
          24 October 2009 at 1:14 pm

          That’s a smile!

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          • Dolly says:
            26 October 2009 at 2:40 pm

            Sorry. I’m in denial about needing glasses.

  7. Tama says:
    23 October 2009 at 3:20 pm

    ahhh, both of these! *faints*
    I need to pay a visit to that site sooooon.
    And since I am an oil-wearer, I love those little $17 bottles. A little goes a long way.

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 11:12 pm

      Ok, but you know they’re samples, right? But do agree a little goes a long way.

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      • Tama says:
        24 October 2009 at 4:38 pm

        I don’t really consider them “samples”, just little bottles. :-)

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        • Robin says:
          25 October 2009 at 12:01 pm

          Fair enough!

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  8. krokodilgena says:
    23 October 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Both of these sound really nice

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 11:13 pm

      Yep.

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  9. Erin says:
    23 October 2009 at 4:27 pm

    AmBrosius. I love a good pun. Sign me up for both of these…

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 11:13 pm

      Signed up.

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  10. Joe says:
    23 October 2009 at 5:24 pm

    M#4 sounds delicious. Amber I love, but “smoky” can be love or hate.

    One more reminder that I’ve been wanting to buy Wild Pansy for two years now. Maybe next Spring. :D

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 11:14 pm

      It’s rare I don’t like smoky, but amber is not always my friend. We’ll see…this one really does sound wonderful.

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  11. sweetlife (ahtx) says:
    23 October 2009 at 10:56 pm

    Got a chance to sniff both of these recently–just quickly, but enough to tell that they were excellent. I’m anosmic to Violet Empire so I was particularly happy to smell gorgeous violets in Room with a View. The amber leaned dry and animalic on me (it was sweeter on a friend) with an almost herbal Ambre Sultanish top.

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    • Robin says:
      23 October 2009 at 11:13 pm

      Any comparison between Wild Pansy and RWAV? (If you remember, and I know I probably wouldnt’)

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      • greenfigsea says:
        24 October 2009 at 4:19 pm

        I went by the Brooklyn “gallery,” sniffed and wore RWAV this August, and it was very different from Wild Pansy, to me: Wild Pansy is much greener and fresh, RWAV has a strong “dirt” feel, very much like rolling around on a hill with violets a day after a big rainstorm: the soil is muddy, and something slithers around in your toes. I found it more complex (and maybe, in late summer, a bit difficult), but captivating.

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        • Robin says:
          25 October 2009 at 12:02 pm

          Perfect, thanks so much!

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  12. Lulubear says:
    24 October 2009 at 8:45 am

    Hey all! Gosh, do I feel like a Greenhorn or what? I found this blog only last night, and I’m reading articles like there’s no tomorrow! I love the smell of violets, and I’ve been trying to find a good violet perfume forever! When I ask the disinterested sales ladies who work in our perfumeries, they only say who makes it, and what’s it called? I’ve never heard ot this line you’re talking about. I live in the U K, so I guess it’s not too surprising. Thank Goodness I’m heading back to Louisiana, where my Fiance lives, for thanksgiving and Christmas soon, so I guess I’ll be dropping at least $17. Hope everyone’s having a good weekend.

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    • Robin says:
      24 October 2009 at 1:15 pm

      Have you tried Borsari Violetta di Parma? A simple but nice violet.

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  13. JillS says:
    24 October 2009 at 10:25 am

    Does anyone know how to get samples? I’m not near a store and these sound amazing.
    Jill

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    • Robin says:
      24 October 2009 at 1:15 pm

      You can order them online…the 2 ml listed above.

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  14. donanicola says:
    24 October 2009 at 11:27 am

    I wish I could get hold of CB I hate perfume more easily (don’t think they ship to England currently) as I would dearly love to try the violet Room with a View. I loved the book and the Merchant Ivory film was just gorgeous. The kiss was so romantic AND sexy and one of my favourite actors, Daniel Day Lewis plays the rather irritating (but good) Cecil so well. Sigh.

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    • Robin says:
      24 October 2009 at 1:18 pm

      It’s a wonderful movie! Luckyscent will ship overseas, but they only have a selection of the line.

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  15. capillary says:
    24 October 2009 at 4:18 pm

    Gosh, I knew it was a great moment, but that passage is a lot more suggestive than I remembered it. Almost makes up for having to spend that much time with Lucy Honeychurch, who I find infuriatingly dippy. I’d love to try the perfume.

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    • Robin says:
      25 October 2009 at 12:02 pm

      Yes, same here — I hadn’t read it in years.

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  16. lilydale aka Natalie says:
    24 October 2009 at 5:51 pm

    Do any of the New Yorkers (or others) around here know if any of the Manhattan stores that carry CBIHP carry the full, or almost full, range? I’m planning a sniffing excursion tomorrow, and while I would love to try these, I think the Williamsburg store is closed on Sundays (and, truth to tell, I reeeaally wouldn’t want to schlep all the way out there even if it were open).

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    • Robin says:
      25 October 2009 at 12:03 pm

      Here’s a list from his website:

      http://www.cbihateperfume.com/stores.html

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  17. monstabunny says:
    25 October 2009 at 5:09 pm

    I dunno about “crackling and smoldering on the skin.” Unless there’s a cute doctor in the burn unit.

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    • Robin says:
      25 October 2009 at 10:45 pm

      LOL! Excellent.

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  18. Haunani says:
    25 October 2009 at 10:35 pm

    Gosh, these sound wonderful. I just went to the website, and now just *have to* try Black March, Wild Hunt, and all they ocean-y ones. Also reminded that Joe sent me a bit of Wild Pansy, and I need to try it!

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    • Robin says:
      25 October 2009 at 10:46 pm

      Black March is really wonderful…that & Memory of Kindness are both very high on my list of favorites.

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  19. Flora says:
    26 October 2009 at 12:20 am

    Both of these sound totally swoon-worthy! I love that book too.

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    • Robin says:
      26 October 2009 at 1:58 pm

      Yep!

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  20. nathanthomas says:
    4 March 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Can i just say that Liberty in London have started selling these & they’re on the Liberty website too if you’re in the UK & want to order locally! :-)))

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    • Robin says:
      4 March 2010 at 3:26 pm

      Just heard that from someone else — great news!

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