Book -

The opening of Book (-) reminds me of Bowmakers by DS&D. Both begin with a very soft woody scent which I believe to be the cedarwood. After a few minutes the sandalwood in Book- melts into the cedar, and then you smell the tea. The musk sneaks in, and dances with the sandalwood, adding just a hint of warmth. It is a soft, clean wood, with just a pinch of tea to give it a little more complexity. The musk is not animalistic, and adds just a little bit of powder to the wood. If you like sandalwood, you will enjoy this scent. It's quite a beautiful yet simple fragrance. I'm surprised at people who say this doesn't remind them of a book; it does to me right away! It's the smell of a fresh paperback that's sitting on a dusty, naked wood bookshelf. And just like the intimate scent of a paperback and the words typed within it's pages, this perfume is just for you. This is not a fragrance you wear on a date, or one that others will notice and compliment (maybe only if they hug you)! I personally enjoy wearing this while I read (oh, the irony!), and at night. I find it to be a very personal, gentle, calming sandalwood scent that lives up to its name. The only downside about this perfume is that it doesn't last as long as I would like . :)

I am obsessed with this. I will say that when I first smelled Book expressive I hated it, and it took months for me to pick up my sample again and give it another go. I fell in love with Book expressive and it was the skin scent that I wanted JHAG Not a Perfume or Another 13 to be. I love Glossier You and these are in the same ballpark, but where You is peppery and effervescent in an uplifting way, Book and Book- are woody and soft in a calming way. I actually prefer Book Personal to the expressive only because it tones down the Sandalwood a bit and so that ‘sous-bois’ scent is a bit tamer and lifted up by the tea note. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that this is a fresh scent due to the tea, but it’s definitely not as dusty as the Expressive can feel. TLDR; Where people compare Book expressive to be like an old leather-bound tome you read in a corner of a library, Book Personal is a fresh paperback you crack open at a picnic on a sunny day.

Reminds me of: Walking through the top floor of the Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles in the middle of summer. I’m reading the back of a detective novel as a handsome stranger passes close enough for their scent to linger in the thick summer air, blending with the smells of the old building, the book pages and dust. This is definitely one of my favourites in the personal scent space samples I have tried, even though it’s hard to choose as they have all been delicious. Commodity has really hit the nail on the head with Book-. It’s soft, sensual, personal; like curling up with a good book or a lover. This is definitely something I would want to reach for on a date night. I like it more than Velvet- as a sensual scent because I do lean more towards wood notes than florals these days. It’s a very personal skin musk scent but with depth. I could not gush about this one more. Just try it, I promise you’ll love it.

Beautiful, beautiful woody scent. To my nose, it is very similar to Santal 33, it has the same sandalwood note. But this one is more creamy and not so loud (Personal). Perfect. It is my first time experiencing Commodity scents, I have Exploration Kit and for now, I love it! I was kind of interested in this -+ lasting thing, but mostly, I wanted to try the scents cuz I thought I'd like it. And I was right! Found couple of favourites :) The interesting thing is that I always wanted my perfumes to be bold and long lasting and was kind of insulted if the scent just disappeared. But this Exploration Kit taught me how to admire softer scents. Because I was already expecting bad projection with Personals, in the end, I was impressed by the scents!

My absolute favourite fresh/woody perfume! The opening is a sparkly “green” scent, very sandalwood but so so fresh. My friend could only smell dill pickle, which made me so sad because it only got better in the dry down! The dry down smells like hang dried linen in the late spring, no florals - just this beautiful outdoor scent that made me addicted to the test strip. On skin it was just as stunning, and significantly stronger than I expected being the personal version - I could smell it on myself for 6 hours until it slowly faded into a lingering skin scent. I wouldn’t recommend this if you pick up dill notes in other fragrances such as Ariana Grande’s. But this one is a definite winner for me, could easily be my summer/spring signature.