Milk +

For those who don't know, Commodity has recently relaunched all of their fragrances in 3 levels of intensities; Personal, Expressive and Bold. This gives the consumer the option to choose how strong or soft they want their fragrance. They refer to it as their "Scent Space" project. As soon as i received my sample, i immediately sprayed Milk+(Bold) because i LOVE a powerful scent. Milk+(Bold) contains notes of Skin Musk, Tonka Bean, Mahogany Wood, Firewood and Amber. Upon first spray, i was madly in love. It wasn't the creamy and Milky fragrance i imagined, but it smelled like creamy, spicy woods. As odd as it sounds, it's really divine. It smells like a spicy woody dessert. Now i know you're thinking "That would taste so disgusting", and you're probably right lol. But the smell alone is delicious! Milk-(Personal) and Milk(Expressive) aren't as spicy, but you get more of that creamy and milky marshmallow. I had to give the personal and expressive Milk fragrance multiple wears because Milk+ was so bold, the other two almost smelled like nothing to my nose. But speaking of Milk+, the performance was PHENOMENAL! I got 9 hours on my skin with up to 4 feet of sillage in the first 5 hours of wear. It is my favorite and definitely a must have for the fall/ winter season. I had recently cancelled my order for the Milk(Expressive) full bottle, and I'm glad i did because Milk+ has my name written all over it. Scent: 10/10 Packaging: 7/10 Performance: 9/10

Sweet, powdery, warm spicy, woody, with minimal lactonic facets. Very pretty and interesting for a marshmallow/milk dominant perfume and totally different from other marshmallow perfumes that I have tried so far! I will give it that, it has the most dull bottle designs and colouring, but Milk + might be my favourite marshmallow scent. I have bought a travel size to try and I like what I am smelling. Obviously, before stating things like that I will have to compare it against my Sintra and Oriana samples, but this is strong, it’s nice from opening to dry down and it’s fairly affordable compared to the offerings from the other two brands. A woodsy, spicy marshmallows! For me, this scent is leaning towards feminine side, but it might work well for men who use unisex scents, on the sweet, creamy side of perfumes. The woody facets are prominent, as well as the amber and a spicy accent. Don’t know what creates this, but I am really tempted ( personal speculation) to say Milk + has cardamom in the mid or base notes... Beautiful and cozy, warm and soft ( but not in performance) and the type of perfume that I would wear during a rainy, fall/spring day. If you like scents like Gris Charnel or Crystal Noir by Versace, give this Commodity scent a sniff. You might discover something really comparable but creamier and less fruity/floral! From my experience, these three fragrances coexist closely in the same universe..

It's sweet smoky marshmallows and campfire woods for the most part. I think it's more feminine than Milk Expressive, since mahogany has always struck me as more of a masculine wood, and the creamy firewood in this is more intensive. It's not overly feminine tho, this would suit a man quite well too. I'm so glad this isn't just a woodsy scent, this works perfectly fine as a winter/fall gourmand as well, which is why I picked it up. It smells like sitting by the campfire, roasting marshmallows and looking up at a clear starry sky while the northern lights are out. It's also one of those perfumes that you still get whiffs of on your hair even after a shower. Insanely strong and long lasting, as intended given Milk+ Bold is meant to be the stronger version of Milk Expressive. I love me my head turners, but if you hate those, I'd recommended Milk- Personal or the original Expressive. Edit: I think they fixed the website and made it more consistent with the paper that comes with the fragrance. Top notes are sesame seed, middle are milk and marshmallow, and base are firewood, tonka bean, and mahogany wood. Deleted my guess on the notes.

i love it. sweet, smoky, woody, and lactonic. out of the entire milk line, this is my favorite. in NO WAY is this scent cloying or overly smoky. the perfect balance of everything. initial spray was giving, as my boyfriend described it, the smell of auntie anne's when you're walking in the mall. quite literally heaven. as it dries down the firewood accord and amber come through and completely evolve this scent into a campfire setting. NOT in that awful, campfire smoke blowing in your face kind of way, but rather slightly over-toasting your marshmallow and seeing it have that perfect golden brown with a few darker spots. -- this stuff STICKS to clothing in the best way possible. i sprayed myself in sephora and my hoodie still smells like it even after 3 days (i did laundry today and could smell it wafting up as i was putting it into the washing machine). on skin it lasts over 8 hours with GREAT projection then it becomes more of personal scent bubble after that then down to a skin scent. 10/10 i literally have no quarrel with this scent. i applaud you commodity, for your contribution to the fragrance world and to my collection.

Milk+ is almost identical to the original, "Expressive" Milk. Of all of COMModity's scents, I think Milk is my favorite. A truly lactonic, warm, creamy and sweet fragrance with decent lasting power. Unique and truly mouth-wateringly gourmand. There's a light, sweet, almost cherry opening in this + "Bold" version that the original doesn't have, and there is a bit more woodiness and smokiness. As a result, the projection is slightly larger, but not by much. You can read my full thoughts on the "Scent Space" concept on my review for Book- "Personal" edition, but overall I just don't find the difference between the 3 versions to be big enough. On paper there's a noticeable difference in strength, but on skin they all smell and project nearly exactly the same. You would expect, with the marketing, that the + "Bold" versions would be bombs. But with the exception of Velvet+ (which TRULY fills a room) none of the Bold scents are markedly different from their original counterparts. And with the difference in price, I would save the $20 and just buy the original "Expressive" version.