Bergamot

Bergamot by Commodity Reviewed from 10ml travel sprayer Summary: a fragrance that effectively uses a citrusy theme for something darker and more charismatic than the usual summery, bright blasts of freshness Commodity’s Bergamot opens with the same sterile and blandly citrusy bergamot note present in most citrus-forward scents available commercially. Within a very short time, however, it dries down into something much heavier and more evenly balanced where the titular bergamot stands back and in harmony with its surrounding notes. The effect at this point and for the rest of its duration is one of bold darkness and masculinity, one that suits autumn and winter evenings more aptly than the summery brightness of common neroli and mandarin-based fragrances. Also, it does not ride the freshness theme the majority of citrusy scents do – while it is a fresh scent, the freshness comes from its cold demeanor. Bergamot is a scent for someone self-assured, someone occupied; it is not seductive or something very suitable for date night. Technical: Bergamot is not terribly long-lasting and never has a monstrous projection but is pleasantly assertive for about three hours on skin. The opening, as mentioned, is very typical of bergamot-based perfumes but balances out very quickly as the initial citruses burn off. Colors evoked: a shiny, dark purple and green surface, the two colors swirling together in a hard marbling. Musical accompaniment: George Michael - “Older;” Mega Drive - “NARC;” Osvaldo Fresedo - “Plegaria;” Portishead - “Numb” Timing: very versatile and not out of place in any season or time of day although it does conjure a serious, nocturnal and cold vibe in its full drydown stage

Very good fragrance. To me the opening smells like a lemonade with a perfect balance of sourness without being sweet. It's one of those fragrances that makes me wish I could drink it. Light vetiver comes out in the drydown. I really like it and it's a favorite of one of my female friends. Performance isn't phenomenal but it's a green citrus fragrance so you shouldn't expect all day performance. It's decent enough for what it is. A picture perfect daytime spring/summer scent. Picked it up for $30 at TJ Maxx a while back; it's a steal if you can still find it a rack stores around that price. Highly recommended at that price. I also own 78 Vintage Green, and I agree with The Wolf further down that they really don't smell that similar. In a broad sense they're both fresh green fragrances, but 78 Vintage Green is brighter and juicier from the fig and tea notes while Commodity Bergamot is sort of drier, more sour, and leans more into the vetiver. I mean, if you like one chances are you'll like the other, just as I do, but they're nowhere near identical.

Today I went went and did some niche testing and got couple samples of bergamot 22 which I tested against commodity. Opening and mid are very similar on skin. They are both very green and tangy. Both carry the green to the base and at that point the le labo becomes less green and has a mild warm amber. Commodity goes violet and vetiver in the the base while still maintaining some green. Mint is not prominent in commodity, it's blended to the point where it just smells green. I thought this was interesting because they're pretty darn similar. Both have great openings, I prefer the opening and mid of commodity, and the drydown of le labo. However, Le Labo drydown fades faster. So if you like Le Labo Bergamote 22, you can have something very close and equal for 30 dollars from the rack stores. Scent 8/10 Performance 4/10 P.S. I also own D&G light blue and banana republic green 78 which these are compared with in the "smells like" section. Commodity doesn't smell like either of them, and is much better than both of them.

To me, this smells VERY similar to Creed Original Vetiver and Mugler Cologne. I love it, but since I already have Creed Original Vetiver, I can't really justify getting it, as it would a redundant frag in my collection. I'd highly recommend Commodity Bergamot if you don't want to pay the high price of Creed Original Vetiver or the high price of Mugler Cologne on eBay (since it was discontinued years ago).

Nice scent. Opens with bright citruses that are almost all gone within 30 minutes. Then it dries down to a light airy vetiver, fluffy musk, and smooth kinda creamy woods. Past the standard cologney citrus opening it becomes a much more unique scent. You do have to go heavy with the sprays, at least 10+ to get projection and longevity. But if you do this has great performance and will last past 6 hours.