Good day gents! I know, I know.... this is like the 10th time I pretend to suggest I'll catch up with reviewing tested fragrances... 😅 It's been a very difficult last couple of months for me. But I'm thinking that's exactly why I should come back to these write-ups. Take my mind off everything, for at least a few minutes. I'll give it a try. Even though discontinued and very difficult to find, I decided to order a decant of this one, as I'm a huge fan of the Bottled line. Was to try it, knowing that if I'd like it, I'd never find or pay the asking prices for a bottle of this. This is an extremely coconut-forward fragrance, more than I expected. However, it's a very welcoming coconut note. Many coconut fragrances come up way to sunscreeny for me, which I don't appreciate. That was my main issue with French Riviera OG. This one however, is a smooth, creamy and fresh coconut, that does smell like the real thing, not that suncreen vibe. It opens directly with that coconut accord, by far the most prominent note. The citrus on it acts as a support actor really, not very prominent. I wish it was stronger to better accompany the coconut, but alas. To my nose, it's a rather linear fragrance, the coconut welcoming the rest of the notes throughout the dry down as supporting notes only. Eventually it does feel greener and saltier, but never in a way that suggests an evolution of the scent throughout dry-down. The sole exception is the woody notes (sandalwood in this case) after about an hour. The fragrance does feel considerably woodier, but the creaminess of the sandalwood seems to just merge with the creaminess of the coconut Performance of the fragrance is average. I do get some decent longevity for a 1. summer freshie and 2. Bottled. About 5 hours is fair, with it projecting and having an average sillage for about 1-1.5 hours, before it starts getting closer to the skin. Funnily enough, I ended up getting a bottle out of sheer destiny. Browsing at my local retailer, they had just received a random, forgotten bottle on their last shipment, and they had it stacked shyily along with the Bottled Infinites. Have bought something so quick out of sheer impulse very few times!

If there is one fragrance house that has impressed me so much with how they offer their products, it's Commodity Fragrances. I continue to be in awe of the concept Scent Space allowing me to indulge in the different strengths of Velvet or Milk. While I do vibe with most of their hits, there are a few fouls I'm not a fan of such as Juice and Bergamot. The way to make those fouls work in my favor is engage in my love for layering fragrances; with this technique, I get to enjoy the two. The other is knowing while they've built on their Scent Space as their preeminent offering, they didn't ignore what came before. The Commodity Archive with its tried and true fanbase, continues selling out on their originals such as Tonka and Rain. The simplicity of the Archived fragrances wasn't something that they could get rid of and I get excited when one of their 2 ml sizes is offered with my orders. Their docuseries is something I also really enjoy, with getting a behind the scenes look at what Commodity is. I know of a few other fragrance house who do this; documenting the inner workings and thoughts on their product, but I saw it first with the Re-founder Vicken Arslanian. I do wish they'd do more, but they're busy and I appreciate their work. So, this is my love letter to Commodity, my "thank you" for their products; for the last two weekends, I've spent close to $300 with them. With that, I've now become VIP member after joining two years ago which allows me early sales access and new product releases, as well as 3 points to every $1 spent, and birthday points. I've never offered a referral code for discounts to friends, but it's not stopped me from hyping them up. So this admiration post is for the fragrance house that gets me- Commodity Fragrances. Is there anyone else who has a story or experience to share about Commodity?