Milk

This starts off savory sugared with some spice and becomes powdery, soapy, colder and fresher while retaining some of that initial oatmeal spice. The milk is initially sweet as influenced from the sugared notes, but quickly becomes more and more powdery, fresh-watery and soapy. It's like a hybrid, maybe that's why I love it so much. The opening is like toasted oats: soft spicy like oatmeal sugar cookies fresh out of the oven dipped in milk. It is a spicy scent like the cookie spicy scent in Clinique's Cookies and Kisses, but a lot softer - not peppery, no pink pepper here. It also has a smooth vanilla-effect from the 'sugared oats' note blending with the milk, so nice. It is an intense grain scent, that of the oats, similar to the scent of rice in Kenzo Amour, just not in an earthy way. At the same time it is also lactonic and creamy right away, from the 'whipped milk' note which is not like spoiled milk, just sweeter from the sugar at first, but also deep and powdery from the oats' rich grainy aroma. The unexpected twist is that the deep powdery milk note becomes less gourmand and more watery with a soapy quality to it. The milk is not sickly sweet, but crude, cold and fresh, like raw milk is which is rather watery compared to the pasteurized kind. There is an ozonic element to the milk note that develops quickly along with the toasted-oats spicy opening, like a cold contrast to that gourmand warm spicy sugared scent. It dominates the fragrance progressively in the drydown, while the gourmand, spicy oats note becomes softer. It is a deeper blue-ish powdery, soapy undertone into the white sugared sweeter-milky component, similar to the Fresh Coconut Cotton's ozonic refreshing element. It makes the scent calming, bright and fresh rather than cozy, overly warm and gourmand, so not like a plain vanilla-oatmeal cookies and sweet milk scent. It's like doing laundry and having some oatmeal dipped in raw milk and sugar at the nearby kitchen table. It is overall a pure clean deep scent like Fresh Coconut and Cotton, minus the coconut or sour effect of that one, and with some amber-y undertone cuz at the projection I am getting some Sweet Whiskey vibes, that similar sweet amber-y balsamic feel, only much colder-soapy and milky here. I suppose the oatmeal spice blending into the milk gives this deeper, balsamic nuance and like I said, powdery. I am not surprised that Commodity's Milk has been compared to BBW Sweet Whiskey; it must be the case with some milky scents having that deep ambery feel. The toasted sugared oatmeal-cookies spice of the opening is savory and sadly doesn't last long, but fades into this soapy, balsamic milky powdery blue scent, yes all of that. So yea to me this is not a cozy gourmand scent throughout. I am in LOVE with this scent due to its unexpected contrasts. Lovers of fresh, soapy, powdery blue-white scents like Fresh Coconut Cotton, which is more sour and it's coconut-based instead of milk/cream-based, will appreciate this, and those who love sweet but somewhat cold lactonic scents, or balsamic deep scents like Sweet Whiskey. It can trigger nausea for those who can't stand powdery-fresh cold lactonic scents paired with a warm, sweet-spicy contrast. Also it's same league as kenzo amour due to the rice and lactonic feel, but no heady cherry blossom floral notes here or super powdery almond-y heliotrope effect, but rather a soapy, fresh and ozonic powdery undertone.

at first spray on my skin it was a very sharp, cold milk smell. very much lactonic, but also had an acidity and almost sourness to it that i didn’t really enjoy. i saw a user describe it as aquatic too, which i can see. its not sweet at all at first- mainly oats and milk. however, after a few hours later on my skin, the sharpness has worn down and its become sweeter, cozier and warmer. i do smell a bit of vanilla too, but i think the notes were just oats and milk! i don’t know if i would purchase it, just because the first hour or so of wear are a little unpleasant, but i really do like the dry down after a little bit of time. i’m torn! i really wanted to love her 💔 i think if you can pick it up during one of their flash sales for a huge discount, then it would be worth it. i wonder if it also will macerate with time maybe? i don't know! it would be good for layering with something that needs some warmth/milkiness. EDIT/UPDATE: i've done a full 360 on this perfume since snatching it up on sale for 5$! the initial smell is no longer as sharp to me, as maybe i've gotten used to it. it is very oat-y, but warms up quicker to me now i think.... i wear it after i've showered around bedtime <3 such a comforting but soft/subtle scent. the warmth/lactonic-ness is almost savoury in a way (maybe there's another word to describe it...), that smells like a worn-in wool sweater or your cat's fur. it fades quite a bit after 5-6 hours though, becomes a skin scent very quick. but that is my jam in fragrances so i love it! there's really nothing like her out there ! 9/10

I compulsively did a blind buy of the entire collection (perfume mist, body lotion, body cream, body wash, soap bar, and hand cream) without knowing about all the previous hype behind it. I was intrigued solely by its description and took a chance despite not really knowing what to expect because though most reviews were positive there were several that shared the common opinion that it smelled like breast milk or baby spit. Thankfully I can pick up on the sugary oat notes so many were raving about, and glad it's as soft and cozy as they claimed. I don't have much experience with lactonic scents as I tend to gravitate toward florals, woods, and more recently gourmands, so this was a nice introduction to the distinctive note. I love that it isn't overly sweet or powdery, though I can pick up hints of both. But that's what makes this scent great for layering if that's your thing. I can't wait to try it with a few different frags of varying qualities in my collection and see if I find a new favorite combo. I agree with another reviewer that said it smells similar to Philosophy's Amazing Grace, but much lighter and less powdery (which is a great thing because I loatheee powder and is the only reason why AG just sits on my shelf lol).

So FREAKING good! This is legitimately one of the fewest lactonic scents that is true to what it’s supposed to be. Someone recommended me Commodity Milk after I asked for a pure milk fragrance, and it literally smells like toasted s’mores...it’s not creamy and it doesn’t smell like milk. This? This literally smells like everything I was told Commodity smelled like and more. It’s like when you’ve finished a bowl of frosted flakes and there’s still milk left in the bowl. It’s so clean and perfect. I wore this mist with my Fenty Salted Caramel body cream and omg...I’m almost sure this’ll be my signature scent over the Fall. I ended up buying a few more bottles as backups, the cream, and body wash 🫠 If I had anything negative to say, it would probably be that it doesn’t seem to last super long, but I’m hoping that using the cream and body wash will help a bit. Seriously, if you’re looking for a legit milk fragrance, this is it. Do NOT listen to anyone recommending you Commodity’s Milk, which is far, faaaaar from it.

this opens as a clean, slightly powdery scent, which i'm not usually the biggest fan of. for whatever reason though, i enjoy this, even in the opening (maybe because it smells clean but not soapy). however, the drydown is where this really shines--it transforms into this lactonic, nutty fragrance that reminds me of cold oat milk. cozy, delicious goodness without being sugary or heavy. i personally don't see the similarity to fresh cream warm cashmere, but i do think they would layer beautifully for a cozy bedtime scent. these perfume mists are on the weaker side even for b&bw, but the longevity is there. i do wish it was stronger, but i think this scent works with a softer projection because it has such a cozy, intimate vibe. i think this would be gorgeous year-round, day or night since it's clean but still warm and sweet, and soft but in a cozy way. an absolute love for me.