Moss +

listen. this scent changed my life. i'd been a fan of commodity from the moment i smelled Milk+ in a sephora. i ordered the bold discovery set excited for scents Gold+ (very mature, sickly sweet; a little disappointed) and Paper+ (delicious, but not as much depth or longevity as i was hoping). i'd been considering how i'd love to experiment with more herbal/spiced fragrances; reading the Moss+ description as "a masculine-leaning citrus", i wasn't excited. but i have never been proven more wrong in my life. immediately jaw on the floor, had to stand up and walk away out of disbelief. how did they do it??? it smells like the color hunter green. the citrus only serves to balance the depth of the oakmoss and patchoulli, not to be the star of the show, which i greatly respect, and juniper berry fits so perfectly in the middle like a puzzle piece. every time i smelled the tester paper again it got better. had me moaning like a wh*re. it smells like the sexiest person you know put a fresh houseplant on the kitchen windowsill with the window open on a drizzly day. how they managed to extract this memory i've never had into this bottle is beyond me, and frankly i would not care any less. i want to bathe in this. i would sell my soul to commodity for this incredible experience. it changed the way approach citrus scents, and it's one i compare all other herbal scents to. i would DIE to experience it again for the first time again. technically it fits the spring-daytime category, but i would wear this throughout the year, any time, 24/7. Moss+, i love you more than i can say. thank you, commodity <3

dude i love this idk what the hate is about. best masculine fragrance from the line IMO and develops beautifully. Beautiful modern take on a herbal barbershop style fragrance that develops into an uplifting yet dense woody spicy scent. Something powdery about it. Sits closer to my skin personally but just enough lift to get noticed by those around you and lasts 12+hrs on me. When I say barbershop, let me clarify this does NOT smell too mature or old but definitely not for teenagers or young bachelors in your early 20s. Imagine a man who has grown up beyond the youthful sweet/blue/woody designer colognes and graduated to something less loud and more classy that still leaves an impression. You just smell like a man that has your stuff together. You got something going on and you got places to be. FYI—If the opening puts you off, give the dry down an honest review. All these scents seem to develop quite well but this one is particularly alluring. I wasn't crazy for this at first but came around from the overall wearing experience. I'll be pickin up a full bottle unless I have a change of heart and end up liking another fragrance from the line more.. from the "bold" line of scents this is my personal favorite as a 25 y/o male.

Love love love this scent. It’s unique and fresh and woodsy. It even smells a little clean. If it smelled a tad more crisp and fresh it would be perfect, that would pust it more into the unisex category rather than the masculine scent it is. It’s still a great complex woodsy scent. You get the crushed branches and juniper berry in there the most clearly. Patchouli comes through in the drydown. But even though it’s the “strongest” of the scent family the lasting power is terrible (like 2 hours max) and the silage is average, this seems to be an issue with all the Commodity fragrances.

A freshie, easy, clean scent that performs well. Perfect warm weather fragrance. To my nose, this does feel like a unique, masculine leaning fragrance that is year round friendly. I get the citrus blast up front and the more earthy oakmoss and patchouli as it dries down. Like all commodity fragrances, it also layers well. I like to layer this with TF Oud Minerale on days I want more of an aquatic vibe and have also layered it with Electimuss Perephone's Patchouli for a more grounded, earthy vibe.

It's in the vein of the million other Aventus style fragrances out there but this is darker, earthier and greener, more focused on the oakmoss and patchouli. The bergamot gives it the citrus pop in the opening but is carried throughout by the oakmoss, musk and patchouli through the life of the fragrance. Better than the oakmoss dominant Hawas Black, not nearly as powerful but I like that its different than the others. Good quality. Recommend trying at least unless you are aventus-ed out.

I fell in love with this fragrance immediately from my friend's discovery set and I keep mooching it off of him because it's not really in his taste. This is such an appealing, fresh yet really deep and aromatic scent. The citrusy note in this one compared to the other moss variants is perfectly subtle but just refreshing enough. This is what i want every summer day to smell like. I'm getting my hands on a full bottle some day TRUST.

I LOVE this scent. It leans a bit more masculine than I typically prefer, but I could see layering it with a simple floral scent to balance it out and bring it back to unisex. What I did instead, however, was give it to my partner - and he loves it! It's earthy, it's fresh, it's bright - reminds me of foggy walks in the forests of the Northeast. It's definitely more cologne than earthy, but it still smells amazing.

smells like Irish Springs bodywash mixed with men's Brut aftershave. fresh, clean, safe, inoffensive fragrance. it's definitely on the masculine side so i don't find it particularly unisex, but i say wear whatever you like. can easily be layered to soften it up a bit but on its own it gives barbershoppy vibes to me.

Reminds me of CK Obsession. Not saying it’s the same, but that’s what it reminds me of. I absolutely adore this. Warm, spicy, fresh and mildly sweet. This pleased me with addictive wafts for 10 hours. I love it on its own, and also layered with Rebecca Minkoff’s namesake fragrance mist. Pure love.

Fresh from the bottle it has a lot of green notes but on my skin it dries down to musk and juniper with just a little of the patchouli. I wish it lasted a bit longer though. I sprayed it before going out and it's basically gone after 3 hours. I can smell it only where I applied it to my skin.

It’s hard to put my finger on what I love about this scent, as it smells very unique. It smells earthy, mossy, but not in an unpleasant way. It smells more masculine than unisex, but not inappropriate for women to wear (not that I care). Very nice!

Wore it for my outdoor wedding, height of summed, but maybe it's more of an autumn. Not overly complex. I don't know all the fragrance words.

All the good reviews are right. Stuff is amazing. Would be great on a man, but I love it on me. Layered this with Milk Bold. Holy smokes.

Fiance has to fight me off when he wears this <3. It's more bright green than moss smelling FYI

Green, earthy and deep. Smells a bit like celery but for some reason I really like it.

Smells like Creed Aventus drydown with a citrus note.

Obsessed with wearing this in summer.

Given how Commodity is doing the whole personal (-), expressive, and bold (+) thing, it makes sense to compare them side by side and provide one review for all three. While I prefer to test blind it's hard not to notice the names, but I haven't looked up the suggested notes or read any of their literature. With MOSS the expectation is green and earthy. I find all three to have less of an earthy feel, and more or a damp green plant feel with a bit of morning dew coolness. Minus opens up more sweet and citrusy, with a mild coolness. The expressive has an element of citrusy but not as bright with a tinge of herbaceousness. And the plus shifts to an ambery opening with a hint of wood. All three are lovely and the green element is like a fresh tea leaf. This makes me think of bright green moss in the morning, where water droplets coat the vegetation. Moving through them in sequence you do very much get the sense of approaching, walking into, and walking deeper into a moist forest. Looking at the notes now the bergamot in the minus stands out the most with the green laying underneath. For the expressive, it is the orange blossom and eucalyptus that add some nice layering that is not (as) present in the minus and plus. Similarity, woodsy tones are added but they are not obvious. The plus clearly adds a resinous bass, a bit more wood, but stays within its roots. The oakmoss is clearly the scent keeping all three tied together. Their overall effect providing a more clean and fresh damp forest vibe that is pleasant and unisex. You could argue the plus begins to lean a bit masculine, but only such. The longevity was ok. Not bad but not as expected. Only plus hung around a bit longer. As much as I like MOSS, I can't decide if I just like the fragrance for myself or just want to smell it around me or where I live.

Each Commodity scent exists in three iterations, depending on sillage, denoted by minus and plus symbols, with the medium version having no demarcation. I have a discovery set of six Commodity perfumes, all distinct scents, so I cannot compare the different versions. Moss+ is my first "bold" Commodity scent to try, though I genuinely don't find much difference in sillage between the various scents from each category I've tried. I was particularly keen to try Moss+, being a lover of chypres and a good oakmoss note. It is one of the better Commodities, though is more masculine than I expected. Moss+ is an aromatic, fresh scent, mossy, woody and herbal throughout. It opens with a bright, refreshing juniper note, evocative of a G&T on a hot day, with the mossy base slowly developing in the background from the early stages. The oakmoss note is synthetic, like evernyl or similar, but is still pleasant and effective in giving a mossy effect. The petitgrain follows, adding its distinctive green woodiness, and there is a citrus quality up top as well thanks to the bergamot. Some patchouli emerges as it develops, adding to the mossiness, a predictable but pleasant inclusion. It remains earthy, woody and aromatic throughout, with soft, clean musk blurring the edges as it fades. Sillage and longevity are moderate. It is a masculine-leaning scent, somewhat fougère-like, and is a transeasonal daytime scent. A simple, pleasant aromatic masculine scent, Moss+ is nicely-composed and well-blended, an easy reach for everyday use. It is made with synthetic materials, as is the case with Commodity in general, but Moss+ is one of the better Commodities. 3.5/5.

It's striking how dramatically different this smells when compared to the original, "Expressive", Moss by Commodity. In this version of Moss, there has been an addition of patchouli and juniper berries which takes fragrance in a slightly darker direction. The opening is very juniper berry forward. But an earthy juniper berry backed with the patchouli. After the initial burst of juniper, the bergamot starts to pick up and smell more like the Expressive version of Moss. As it dries down it takes on a robust woody aroma from the oakmoss. I have seen a comparison to Aventus on here. In the opening, this is nothing like Aventus. But in the dry down, the combination of citrus with oakmoss does lend itself to being in the same family as Aventus so I can see why the similar is being drawn. That said, they are worlds apart and have completely different scents. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I can see this being worn in both a casual and semi-formal situation. While I think this could smell great just running errands throughout the day, it could also work well at the office or for a romantic dinner with a loved one. It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it is so different than what I was expecting from the Expressive Moss version as a slightly darker and woodier take. I'm definitely enjoying it and can't wait to give it a couple of wears this spring/summer to see if my thoughts change on it.