Gathering Apples
CB I Hate Perfume (2005)

Yawn - insignificant artificial apple.

Like walking through an apple orchard!CB hit it right on the head with this one. This smells just like fresh, crisp, red delicious apples...in the basket that they were gathered in! It is amazingly fresh and invigorating. It's juicy, airy, and authentic. I'm not good at putting into words what I'm trying to say when it comes to fragrances, but this one is a real winner in my opinion. I have yet to find a better apple fragrance out there. This is all apple with a hint of a straw basket smell...and that's it. If you're looking for something with depth and layers...this isn't it. If you are looking for authentic red delicious apple goodness, this is the one for you.Pros: Pretty good longevity, smells just like the real thing, fresh, amazing.Cons: Not much sillage, sits close to skin."

Apple juice from concentrate. No pulp, and certainly no dirt – that wonderful contribution of Christopher Brosius' to the perfumer's palette. This fragrance would improve dramatically with a rotten apple in the bushel; it shouldn't be this clean and a better name for it would be 'Gathered, Pasteurised, Apples'.

As a child I remember going to apple orchards where you could smell apples the whole way through. Apples and wet wooden crates and baskets and the smell of paper bags. I don't really get these smells. There is a significant apple note that carries through and does smell very fresh and very real. It doesn't smell like candied or sugared or super sweet apples. Just the smell of wet apples and a lil musty smell that, I imagine is the wood!?!?

I agree with the second of the preceding reviews completely, plus the apple had not sweetness to it, so it didn't make me feel like I smelled nice at all. It just smelled like an apple does when you bite into it and smell the juice. Too plain.

Just received 4 samples from CB. Gathering Apples turned out to be my favorite of the 4. I put Burning Leaves on one arm and Gathering Apples on the other.My Wife and I proceeded to the local nursery to buy some trees. The female salesperon we were talking to smelled so good I was getting ready to ask her what she was wearing and I realized it was me.This is the perfect fresh summer scent without smelling so typically citrus. I don't think most people will realize your wearing cologne, just only you smell good. Ya gotta love that aspect.It doesn't smell cheap like Caltha says or I wouldn't like it for sure. It's extremely classy. I'm ordering a full bottle to enjoy this summer. Burning Leaves was great too. Have to keep that one in mind for next winter. Spend a day with Gathering Apples and I'm sure it will win your appreciation.