Vetiver

commodity, oh commodity, my dearest muse... i loved the bold discovery set so much i fell down a rabbithole of their history and became intrigued by their archived fragrances. got the archive discovery set and, honestly...some of these fragrances needed to be archived. i wont name names...but i enjoyed the experience and moved on. i gave my fiance some of the samples as a gift and forgot about it. then he came to pick me up for a date. i get in the car and i am SPEECHLESS by how good he smells. "WHAT are you WEARING" "um, a...shirt?" "no, your--the--you...SMELL" "oh, one of the little colognes you gave me! vetiver?...uh, commodity vetiver?" sweeter words have never rung so beautiful. i couldn't stop inhaling. i wished my lungs were four times the size. i'm suddenly more in love with this man than i've ever been before this moment. how fortunate i am for his skin's chemistry. it's bright. it's deep. it's herbal. it's musky. it's layered. it's interesting. it's the sexiest man you've ever seen. it's what these luxury Masculine Colognes wish they were. the fragrances from commodity's archive collection are limited edition and only sold for a few days out of the year. however, they are always in stock at their NYC store, and they're happy to ship directly to those brave enough to send a polite email (thank you, bryson <3). planning on giving my partner a full-size as a christmas gift, but, lets be real: this is a christmas gift to me.

What an interesting, incredible and unique combination. This is the antithesis to Encre Noir; If EN is dark, gloomy and macabre, Commodity’s Vetiver is tart, hopeful and full of life. I absolutely love this. The BlackBerry dominates the opening. It’s tart, sweet and so inviting. I can almost taste the seeds in it. It leads gracefully into a perfect balance of woods, mostly the sour Vetiver, giving this fragrance the fresh satisfaction of a lush forest. It’s damp and fulfilled by an abundant rainy, spring morning. Jasmine blooms effervescently, happily and full of life. The dry down leans favorably into that sour, inky Vetiver that we love so much in Encre Noir. A sense of mystery, and masculinity. It’s the drydown that really leans this fragrance away from Unisex and more into more Masculine territory. The Vetiver and Blackberry find a common ground that is such a pleasant and somewhat obvious combination. And talk about versatility. While it’s preferable for Spring through Fall, this can most certainly be appreciated on hot Summer nights, thanks to the sweet, tart berries in the initial blast. Performance is right where it should be. 6-8 hours, with a solid hour of projection. I found myself with good fortune when I came across Vetiver. A fragrance that retails for $100+, marked down to $29.99. If you’re as lucky as I was, pull the damn trigger. It’s creative, pleasant and forges it’s own path, all in one. 8.5/10

I blind bought a bottle of Commodity Vetiver from TJ Maxx couple days ago for around $30. I also heard it’s been discontinued but I'm glad its still available. It’s not a bright vetiver. It has this dark earthy undertone probably because of the patchouli and I could understand why some folks has this morbid reaction to it. They are different but to my nose, this one kind of reminds me of Gucci Guilty Absolut which I own and a polarizing scent as well. I would say that this is an acquired scent. If you’re not a hobbyists or collector, this frag may not appeal to you instantly like some blue aquatic or green aromatic citrusy mass appealing fragrances out there. It’s a love or hate kind of scent but I was drawn into it’s interesting and yet unique scent profile. Apparently this scent has its own character and personality that I really like. Overall, this is worthy for my modest men’s frag collection but I’m gonna wear this only at home or just to sniff and smell from time to time. Great buy for me though 👍 “Let us spread the scents of peace and kindness. The two most beautiful fragrance in the world that will cost you nothing and will get you a totally different kind of compliments” 🙏

What a nice surprise to find this at Ross for $29.99 [when I know this is still retailing on the website for $134]. I didn’t have my phone with me to research when I blind bought this, the only notes I had were vetiver, patchouli and jasmine [from the box] to go off of. I was hoping the jasmine was going to make this feminine enough for me to wear. I love the dark, smoky twang that is vetiver (but by itself I think of it as masculine). I don’t shy away from patchouli anymore, bring it on!! I am SO glad I got it and was pleasantly surprised by the fruity top notes. I love blackberry! I also noted this has petalia in it, and while I can’t differentiate that note out of it - one of my favorite perfumes Dylan Blue has it (and I noticed this perfume reminds me of it - does not smell like it). The patchouli in this is a little dirty, it’s prominent in here - but I like it!! Like other reviewers are saying, there is a medicinal quality to it with initial spray - and the dry down is more on the masculine side with the woods and grasses coming out. Chef’s kiss! The daytime, winter perfume I never knew I needed!

For months I looked for a fresh scent that wasn't overly sweet or aquatic and worked in South Florida weather, and I finally found it with this one! This is actually my first vetiver-based scent, and I find it to be fresh, green, floral, and very clean. Two sprays gave me good longevity--I was getting whiffs of it at my desk around 5pm after having sprayed it on at 8:45am, and my mother could smell it on me at 6pm from about 8-10 inches away from where I sprayed it (shoulder). It's a sophisticated scent without being too mature, and as others have said, it's subtle but still very present. I could see this working for nighttime especially if it's hot out, but I wouldn't use for clubbing (try commodity's book for that). Otherwise, daytime/office/casual/formal are all appropriate for this. Definitely for ages 21+ In my opinion, but still a modern, aromatic and unique fragrance that's bound to garner complements.