diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 24c07ed..2ab73f0 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ method, annotate ``__init__`` and access the value via `self`.
 Collects dependencies and reads annotations to inject them.
 
 
-``Injector.__init__(self, provide_self=True)``
-----------------------------------------------
+``Injector.__init__(self, *dicts, **values)``
+---------------------------------------------
 
 A subclass could take arguments, but should pass keywords to super.
 
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ The injector provides itself as the `'injector'` service::
     with Injector() as injector:
         injector.get('injector')
 
+Local values can be provided when constructing the injector::
+
+    with RequestInjector(request=request) as injector:
+        injector.get('form:username')
+
 
 ``Injector.sub(cls, *mixins_and_dicts, **values)``
 --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/jeni.py b/jeni.py
index 113a767..a0c5997 100644
--- a/jeni.py
+++ b/jeni.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import functools
 import inspect
 import re
-import warnings
 import sys
 
 import six
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ class Injector(object):
     generator_provider = GeneratorProvider
     re_note = re.compile(r'^(.*?)(?::(.*))?$') # annotation is 'object:name'
 
-    def __init__(self, provide_self=True):
+    def __init__(self, *dicts, **values):
         """A subclass could take arguments, but should pass keywords to super.
 
         An Injector subclass inherits the provider registry of its base
@@ -399,6 +398,12 @@ class Injector(BaseInjector):
 
             with Injector() as injector:
                 injector.get('injector')
+
+        Local values can be provided when constructing the injector::
+
+            with RequestInjector(request=request) as injector:
+                injector.get('form:username')
+
         """
 
         self.annotator = self.annotator_class()
@@ -406,6 +411,10 @@ class Injector(BaseInjector):
         self.closed = False
         self.instances = {}
         self.values = {}
+        for d in dicts:
+            self.values.update(d)
+        self.values.update(values)
+        self.values['injector'] = self
 
         self.finalizers = []
 
@@ -417,12 +426,6 @@ class Injector(BaseInjector):
         #: This allows for dependency cycle checks.
         self.instantiating = []
 
-        if provide_self:
-            self.values['injector'] = self
-        else:
-            warnings.warn(
-                    DeprecationWarning('provide_self=False is not supported'))
-
     @classmethod
     def provider(cls, note, provider=None, name=False):
         """Register a provider, either a Provider class or a generator.
@@ -802,15 +805,8 @@ class SubInjector(cls):
             SubInjector.__bases__ = tuple(mixins) + SubInjector.__bases__
 
         dicts = [ x for x in mixins_and_dicts if not isinstance(x, type) ]
-        for d in reversed(dicts):
-            for k,v in d.items():
-                if k not in values:
-                    values[k] = v
-
-        for k,v in values.items():
-            SubInjector.value(k, v)
 
-        return SubInjector()
+        return SubInjector(*dicts, **values)
 
 
 class InjectorProxy(object):
diff --git a/test_jeni.py b/test_jeni.py
index a75601b..e598911 100644
--- a/test_jeni.py
+++ b/test_jeni.py
@@ -153,25 +153,44 @@ class SubInjector(BasicInjector):
 
 
 class InjectSelfTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_provide_self_default(self):
+    def test_injector_is_self(self):
         self.injector = jeni.Injector()
         self.assertEqual(self.injector, self.injector.get('injector'))
 
-    def test_provide_self_true(self):
-        self.injector = jeni.Injector(provide_self=True)
-        self.assertEqual(self.injector, self.injector.get('injector'))
-
-    def test_provide_self_false(self):
-        self.injector = jeni.Injector(provide_self=False)
-        self.assertRaises(LookupError, self.injector.get, 'injector')
-
-    def test_provide_self_is_self(self):
-        injector1 = jeni.Injector(provide_self=True)
-        injector2 = jeni.Injector(provide_self=True)
+    def test_injector_is_local(self):
+        injector1 = jeni.Injector()
+        injector2 = jeni.Injector()
         self.assertEqual(injector1, injector1.get('injector'))
         self.assertEqual(injector2, injector2.get('injector'))
 
 
+class InjectorLocals(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_ctor_kwargs(self):
+        injector = jeni.Injector(flavor='banana')
+        self.assertEqual('banana', injector.get('flavor'))
+
+    def test_ctor_args(self):
+        injector = jeni.Injector(dict(flavor='banana'))
+        self.assertEqual('banana', injector.get('flavor'))
+
+    def test_ctor_overrides(self):
+        class SubInjector(jeni.Injector): pass
+        SubInjector.value('flavor', 'banana')
+        injector = jeni.Injector(flavor='triangle')
+        self.assertEqual('triangle', injector.get('flavor'))
+
+    def test_ctor_priority(self):
+        injector = jeni.Injector(dict(flavor='banana'), flavor='triangle')
+        self.assertEqual('triangle', injector.get('flavor'))
+
+    def test_isolation(self):
+        injector1 = jeni.Injector(flavor='banana')
+        injector2 = jeni.Injector()
+        injector3 = injector1.sub()
+        self.assertRaises(LookupError, injector2.get, 'flavor')
+        self.assertRaises(LookupError, injector3.get, 'flavor')
+
+
 class SubInjectorTestCase(BasicInjectorTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.injector = SubInjector()