Milky Way

The main reason people dislike this is because the other flankers are super sweet gourmands and people expected a sweet milky perfume like Sweet Tooth or Nebras Elixir, so I get it. However this is a beautiful "niche" smelling fragrance. It is lactonic but the milky note is very balanced with the wood and the florals which I also understand why it disappoints people when they get a perfume with the word "Milky" in it but the milk is not that prominent. That being said, I must say the following: upon spraying the first thing i get is a green plum with milk and then immediately i get the orris which gives to the fragrance a weird bitter/mushroomy smell but that doesn't last long on my skin. After that you get woodiness and I can tell you there is a slight animalic feeling to it that makes the perfume feel bitter and sour. And here is where the perfume will vary for everyone. Based on your skin chemistry and brain wiring you will either think this fragrance stinks because it will pull too sour or you will like it because your skin will start letting the milk evolve. I am in the second category. After that weird bitter oris note fades away, this transforms into a milky woody slightly spicy scent with a touch of floral. Yes, on some skins this CAN have similarities to Her Confession, it depends on skin chemistry!!! On my skin this does have a vibe (VIBE, not the same thing, not close) of Her Confession mixed with Musamam White Intense and Petra. What I can also tell you is that you will never pick up on that Caramel note that is mentioned. On my skin this lasts all day but it's soft, you have to put your nose close to your hand to feel it, and on clothes you have to overspray a little but then you feel it all day. For me it is very comforting but it is NOT a safe blind buy. I haven't tried any of the Commodity fragrances to tell you if it's inspired by any of them. I was lucky to get a decant first and I have ordered a full bottle.

I received this yesterday! I was so excited because Vanilla Voyage is That Girl so I thought it would be fun to try more fragrances from them. This is honestly not what I was expecting but I do like it!! When I got it, I sprayed it on the box and on my arm. I admit, it smelled awful on the box. I was worried! Then I smelled my arm. I had a little bit of Vanilla Voyage on from earlier in the day, and this smells exactly like Commodity Gold was probably supposed to smell like! It’s woody and sweet and milky, and with the addition of the tiny bit of vanilla, it was amazing! I couldn’t even smell commodity gold for more than a few minutes, it dried down to nothing but this is the “beast mode” version of that! I could smell it all night and I still smell it this morning after sleeping all night! The key here is to layer it with Vanilla Voyage in my opinion, it’s a winning combination and what Commodity Gold was probably supposed to be but better!!! Don’t spend $$$ on that when you can get both of these, Milky Way and Vanilla Voyage, for less! I don’t mind spending $$$ for a good perfume but I’ve been honestly amazed by this brand!! I can’t say enough about Vanilla Voyage, it’s become a staple for me in layering and if you want Milky Way to be sweeter, it’s a winning combination!

This is a mix between a softer Artisan Ethnique by Lattafa and Taskeen Lactea Divina. I think the cashmere wood and caramel are causing the sharp sweet woodiness that it has in common with artisan ethnique although this perfume is much softer while maybe the milk and tonka it has in common with lactea divina cause it to be so spot on to that. It's like a happy mix! I really love both perfumes so I'm kinda pretty happy with this revelation. Lactea is quickly becoming one of my favorite perfumes ever and I was thinking about buying a backup but now I'll hold off on it until I decide which I like better. It did take like 15 to 20 minutes to soften up and the lactea-ness to come out, so wait for the drydown! It was a bit too sharp after spraying, but after settling I'm huffing my wrist its so nice. Mine is new so hoping it will get stronger because this is probably the 3rd softest perfume I have right now, and I want people to know I freaking smell good. Crossing my fingers for the beast mode everyone else is talking about!

Let this one sit for at leats two weeks. I liked it already in the beginning but it was too woody for my taste and somewhat all over the place. Now? Love the scent! And I have the feeling it’s going to get even better. Smooth, delicate dense yet airy sweet warm goodness. I don’t get the flowers much, the woods calmed down as well. It’s like a warm steamy sweet milk bath with a pinch of something like gingerbread spice (not sure where that comes from) Sooo relaxing.. almost reminds me of the far deep drydown of Vanilla Voyage but toned down a lot, mixed with Phlurs Cashmere Skin. Got a backup bottle already! Edit: Almost 2 months later and I am utterly and officially obsessed 😀 I don’t need to be in a mood for it, this has been my everyday go-to for the last couple of weeks. The longevity is superb (over 8 hours), wonderful projection (by no means intimate). Layered sweetness with a spicy ambery warm vanilla base. It’s got depth but still stays airy. Loooove!

This smells so good! I was afraid I wouldn't like it considering it is woody and has floral notes but I adore it. I also detect a few florals in it but not too much. It's mainly the caramel and plum with a hint of vanilla, plus tonka. All those make it sweet and combined with the woody notes it feels comforting. I don't detect the milk though, and I have seen others say they detect a bit of marshmallow but I do not detect that either. It's a fruity, sweet, and woody perfume to my nose and on my skin, just a tiiiiny bit floral. BTW for any of you who love this DNA, I strongly recommend using Mon Tresor Beauty Care's perfume oil in Musk B Marshmallow. I believe it's inspired by Milk. I have it and wow, as soon as I sniffed this it reminded me so much of that. Now I got a perfume oil to layer it with!

This took me a minute to appreciate. At first I wasn't sure I really liked it. So i put it down for a bit was a fool and bought Commodity Milk and they are so close it's insane. You'd think with the notes they'd be nothing alike. I don't know how they did it but it's a sweeter version of Commodity Milk and I love it. It's what I wanted Milk to be as it has marshmallow but no sweetness on me. This gives me that sweet woody lactonic vibe. So I'm really happy with this one. I use this more than the inspiration which I know sounds crazy with the notes but if you have them both you are like ooh. They do smell so similar. This is very strong and lasts for hours and hours on my skin. Even when I wash i can still smell it sometimes. I personally love this fragrance.

When I first got this I was a bit unsure but liked it well enough, today I sprayed it again and after sitting a few months it’s honestly amazing!! It’s sooo much better than when I first got it, it’s very true that you need to spray these kind of middle eastern perfumes a bit at first to get the oxygenation going or whatever and then let it sit for a bit. I love this now and will definitely be going back to it. I’m wearing it to bed and it’s perfect for that! If you don’t immediately like it, I would try to let it sit for a while, seriously!! Mine smells like a milky, creamy light vanilla. I also get the smell of real banana which is kind of amazing and probably the ylang ylang. It’s woddy at first but not when it dried down!!

Sampled in store and fell in love. Soft, feminine,woodsy, powdery, lactonic scent. Gave it a full wear test before buying. It's still beautiful, but it's much more lactonic than when I sampled. Wonder if it needs to sit more or, the sample was new and that's what it smelled like before sitting. Either way, I still adore it. On the dry down it's a slightly powdery wood. Longevity is definitely 12+ hours. Interesting as people describe it as baby vomit, I can totally see it. I never liked commodity milk cause it was too milky for me. Now that I'm smelling the milk note more prominent in my bottle, might be a closer match. (I never got the woodsy from commodity, hence I still enjoy this much more). DEFINITELY not blind buy safe.

This is heaven to my nose! I am big fan of sandalwood prominent perfumes and this one is so sweet and lactonic, a bit powdery, a bit creamy and musky. It doesn't smell like milky smooth sandalwood perfume like Santal Austral, it smells like milky gourmand with nice, smooth sandalwood musky base. I know it's not most natural smelling perfume, I get some ambroxan, but this smells so wonderful. It does remind me of Artisan ethnic and Tiramisu caramel, but this has sandalwood base which I prefer and performs better. I'm officially in love! 💕 Hope it doesn't change in time and becomes milder because this is a beast .

This is in the same family as Milk+ , whereas Milk+ is more nutty and Milky Way is more woody and more lactonic. Another thing Milky Way has better longevity than Milk+. It also reminds me of Intimate Silhouette but less nutty. This scent is so delicious and only slightly sweet which puts it into unisex category. It's a super lactonic warm woody vanilla. You have to like woods to appreciate this 1. This is a cozy hug in a bottle and the bottle presentation matches that vibe perfectly and when you flip the bottle upside down you can see the juice color is milky white too! Love.

This is a love for me. I have not smelled Commodity Milk so I do not intend to review this as a dupe. This for me presents a creamy, milky caramel, vanilla, and soft powdery warmth. It is softer than heavy gourmands. The slight woody base makes it not fully edible dessert, more “perfume-like". This perfume is more cozy and comforting than loud.

The longer it sits, the better it gets. When I first received this, I didn’t know what I was smelling at all! The only note I could clearly smell was the wood orris part. No plum or creaminess 😩to my nose. Fast forward 6 months (now) the notes are finally coming all together in harmony . The Sillage is intoxicating I’ve been told ❤️

Im not familiar with Commodity Milk so cant compare them, so I am reviewing Milky Way as it is. This was not what I was expecting at all, but not in a bad way. It smells very incensey when you first spray, but dries down to a very woody, milky scent. Its gorgeous, but my goodness its strong! The longevity and silage is beastly.

People were bashing this and I was expecting it to be awful, but to my nose this smells like Commodity Milk and I love it. Aroma Concepts and the brands they push are dubious, at best, and they are fairly judged as sketch and having low quality at times, but sometimes they produce amazing scents and this is one of those times.

I tried it because I loved vanilla voyage especially the longevity and smell of it for it's price. That's the perfume that caught my attention to maison asrar. And this perfume, milky way gives the same vibe and last just as long. very surprising for its price. powdery, and milky that smells fresh.

I thought I'd like this just from the notes so got a sample and I was right. It's exactly what I was looking for to layer with other stronger perfumes but actually enjoy it on its own so much I'm in love with this scent! Soft, cosy, milky goodness. Warm in a non-spicy way? Like a hug

It’s been a week since I bought this fragrance. So far I’m in love with this. I usually don’t like milk perfumes but this is something else. It’s blind pay because of Vanilla voyage and I don’t regret it. Bty I am on my 3rd bottle of VV and it’s a dream perfume.

The longer I smell this fregrance the more I like it. I dont think the name does it justice because it smells nothing like a Milky way. The woody and smoky notes make this fregrance worth it. The caramel gives it a bit of sweetness. I really like this.

This was love at first sniff for me. I don't get the divisiveness about this scent, but everyone's nose is different. It's milky sweet wood. It absolutely reminds me of Commodity but lasts much longer.

OMG!!!! This is sooo good!!! I’m obsessed!! What I truly love though is the initial spray it’s so good! Dry down is amazing .... But if it was the initial spray omg 😳 it would be insane !!