I made wax melts with this fragrance. I absolutely love it. It is soft and not overpowering. I think of books, leather, and pipe tobacco. Very grounding scent.

I greatly enjoy this scent and purchased again in a larger quantity! As others have already said, it is a nostalgic scent: of aged books, leather and a room that holds antiques and curated collections (not goodwill, a nice smell). I have had success using this in candles blended with florals (rose, lavender, lilac etc.) achieving fragrances that smell sophisticated and new yet oddly familiar and established. I appreciate Candle Science carrying fragrance oils that are different and intriguing!

This scent is for you!!!! If you're a reader who has switched to e-books and you miss the smell of a good old book, just get this! It smells like you walked in to a big old library. I could sit here and smell it all day long.

It does really smell of old books. I didn't know how customers would like it but they love it! I thought that it would appeal to men more than women but that isn't the case at all, I would say it is pretty equal. It works wonderfully in coconut apricot wax and has good cold and hot throws. I find that all of the fragrances I purchase from Candlescience work well with my wax - I'm very happy with all of them.

I bought this fragrance because of a video I saw about making wax melts with this. They loved it in the video. I am not sure what I expected of this scent. I was hoping it would smell of old books; instead, it smells like an old man. It smells like overpowering old man cologne. It does not smell anything like what a library should smell like. The smell is so overpowering that just sniffing it because I was so excited to get it gave me a headache. I now have 4 ounces of a scent that I can't use. This scent needs to be reformulated or something. Don't waste your money.

I was so excited to try this scent especially with so many good reviews. But I found the scent so unpleasant. I don't get any of the leather or teakwood. This scent is pure patchouli and mold. When I got it, I couldn't place what the scent reminded me of. And then I remembered. I had purchased an old (circa 1920's) typewriter on Ebay several years ago that had the most horrific mold/mildew smell. Not in a pleasant antique way, but in a condemned unsafe way. That is what this scent is unfortunately.

a mi me huele a barato ,algo corriente ,me la recomendaron y ciertamente no me gusta para nada

I'm so glad I ordered a sample of this! It really does give off a library, old leather books vibe. It's a more masculine scent, and makes me feel like I need a bourbon and a good book. It's quite strong out of the bottle but as soon as I mixed and poured it, the smell turned cozier. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a more masculine scent that doesn't smell like bad cologne.

It smells surprisingly like the Black Raspberry Vanilla fragrance. I wasn’t expecting that at all, but I have both of them and they are very similar. I like this one better though.

OOB the scent had a slightly sweet scent that had me wondering where the books were, however the moment it hit the wax, wow!

As someone who loves bookstores, has sat cross legged on floors for hours on end sampling new acquisitions, this scent takes me back.

Yes, fragrance is entirely personal and if you love the feel of a good book in your hand don’t be put off by negative reviews. This scent may not be for everyone but there’s nothing rotting away in the walls ;-)