Indie brand CB I Hate Perfume celebrates their 10th anniversary this year, and is launching The Box, a coffret with all 40 of the brand's perfumes:
The year 2014 marks the 10th year of CB I Hate Perfume. This is a very exciting milestone in the history of the company and I’ve chosen to mark it with the introduction of a very special edition simply called “The Box”. The Box is an elegant cloth-bound box resembling a coffee table book that houses a complete collection of ALL my perfumes to date. The Box is made-to-order, assembled by hand and each box is numbered and signed by me, making it a very special item for serious perfume devotees.
The Box contains the entire collection of CB perfumes – even those that are available only in the gallery. Each perfume is in a special 15 ML bottle designed especially for The Box and each perfume comes with a beautifully printed sheet with its story and scent description. Every box is numbered and signed by me and will come with a certificate of authenticity. Those who register The Box with us will receive advance notice of every new perfume I introduce in future and will be eligible to receive special editions of the new perfumes to add to their collection.
CB I Hate Perfume The Box is $6500, or $10,500 if you include the Rare Flowers collection. Also included: a booklet "summarizing the mission and history of I Hate Perfume", and a "custom bound portfolio containing the stories and descriptions of each CB perfume".
Damn! I was gonna say “What a fun new toy!” but then as I read the whole individually signed, numbered, exclusive, yadda, yadda, and $6500!!!!!
Nope. Not that fun.
I am too lazy to figure out if it would be cheaper to buy all 40 without the box, but yeah, it’s expensive. But would be lovely to have!
Yeah! Maybe you should repost it for the luxury Christmas posting at the end of the year? Would be a lovely gift!
Although with that kind of money, I’m thinking I’d still rather be in Bora Bora!
Hey, ditto.
But, think of how long it took a team of math-magicians to develop a Coffret Caculator that came up with the figure of $6,500!
I spend a fair amount of time looking at art–walking galleries, art fairs, museums, coffee shops, etc.–and while I *do* believe in fair pricing for the arts, I still sometimes balk at the figures. And I dated a very talented illustrator last year who I always felt undervalued his own work–could take him a week or two to finish an illustration, and he felt sheepish considering it worth more than a few hundred dollars.
It does make me wonder how one quantifies the value of a painting or a box full of fragrances or what-have-you! I think you’re right that there’s some magic involved.
I had the exact same response! I haven’t tried any of these perfumes but I’ve heard about them (the majority of it good) all over perfume blogs and what-have-you, and I thought this would be a fantastic way to just experience the whole line. Right up until the price tag! If only money grew on trees!
Okay, I will admit that I have not tried any of his scents and I know many perfumistas love them. But he certainly sounds full of himself: “each box is numbered and signed by me, making it a very special item for serious perfume devotees.”
C’mon, lots of brands do numbered signed additions. It’s not something I care about personally, but don’t think it necessarily means he’s full of himself.
But adding later: hope that did not sound dismissive of your opinion! I don’t agree but didn’t mean to sound unfriendly about it 🙂
I balked a little at the wording of that as well. I very much treasure Andy Tauer’s signature with each of his perfumes, and I don’t object to the collector value of numbering – but the wording, ‘and signed by me, making it a very special item’, is a little precious.
That being said – and with regard to Majorie Rose’s comment above – I think a bit of egotism may be required to get much recognition in any of the arts!
Ok then, point taken. The wording could be better.
Usually when I see the fancily-packaged, limited edition stuff on NST I don’t even think about it, let alone look twice. I know I will never buy anything like this, and I know it is probably absurdly overpriced, but I want it!
Me too! This is the only one of its ilk that I decided to read more about, hoping against hope that somehow it would be within reach. Silly me. 🙂
I did the same thing! I usually avoid “special editions”, but all 40 of CB I Hate Perfume’s scents??? I was so excited, until i saw the price…
AA I Hate CB’s Prices
AA, you made my day! LOL! I nominate you to receive The Box deluxe edition inclusive of the Rare Flowers collection … gratis, courtesy of CB. He should even create a fragrance in honor of you, and you will select the name.
Thanks, Holly! Will let you know the *second* the Box arrives…
Perhaps you can start a brand called I hate CB Perfume Prices. Lol!
I salivated over this until I got to the end and saw the price. Sigh…a girl can only dream….
Exactly!
can’t they do 1,5ml vials in a box for $650?
I’d be down for that…kind of..
I’m sorry. I know I am missing the point. Or at least the important point. But I have to do the math. So… at 46 (40 plus the 6 in the Rare Flowers collection) flasks at $10,500–that is $228.26 per 15 ml flask. If you can pass on the Rare Flowers, and settle for the 40 fragrances at $6,500–that is $162.50 per 15 ml flask. If you are someone for whom money is no object, then this is a totally irrelevant exercise… and far more important is the question of whether you’d like to explore 40-46 fragrances by one person… or perhaps you just like the cool box. And if money is an issue, then whether the cost is $6K or $10K, it doesn’t really make much of a difference. I personally fall into the “if I had to ask, the then I couldn’t afford it….” group. So I suppose doing the math is the analytic equivalent of scrambling for the moral high ground! Here I am… yoohoo… CH I Hate Perfume free. High and dry. 🙂