In Comodity We Trust! Range with Scents like Gold, Paper & Cloth

"Help us change the industry" is the adroit motto, new fragrance company Commodity (Goods) use in the hope of whipping internet surfers and social media habitués into action. Taking a closer look at their selling concept, you see that they really want you to have more latitude to play with perfume. So, for instance, they came up with this idea to tie up your word with their nascent company: commit to buying a full size fragrance and they'll send you a range of 10 samples to choose from, the one you love most or the 3 best ones for you can be converted either in a 100 ml bottle of a set of 3 x 10 ml roll-ons...

Next, looking at their collections of perfumes either for Him or Her, you get it. How much simpler could it get than buying a perfume pretending to smell of Paper or Cloth? The concept is easy to grasp giving you the impression that you know what those scents probably smell like, approximately, even if they take poetic licence.

In case you don't want to smell like your favorite brunch cocktail, you can opt for more subtle scents such as Book, Gold, Ivy, and Oak. If you're still not sure, Commodity will send you five to sample, based on your scent profile. Who knows, maybe you're a Gin and Whiskey kind of girl. Just remember: Don't mix, or you'll regret it in the morning

The collection for Her comprises Mimosa, Ivy, Tea, Wool, Magnolia, Moss, Pinot, Gold, Dew and Paper. The corresponding library of scents for Him includes Cloth, Whiskey, Gin, Wool, Cane, Moss, Book, Gold, Oak, and Paper.

As we can see, some of the compositions are gender-coded; there is a Moss for Her and a Moss for Him. On the other hand, it does seem unfair to have a Book for Him but not for Her although Paper is either more feminine or more masculine. Hmmm, interesting, what could be the smell of sexually-oriented paper, we ask?

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3 Tips for Buying Great Inexpensive Perfume

You do not have to spend a fortune to smell good! Sure, some nice and famous scents are pricey, but you really do not have to chase brands for a good scent.  Here are few tips to help you smell your finest on a show string budget.

1. Pay attention to the smell, not the price tag. A perfume's quality should be judged by its smell and its smell alone. Put another way, a perfume doesn't necessarily smell bad just because it contains inexpensive ingredients; bad perfumes smell bad (think: chemical-y, alcohol-y, or just stale) because they contain poor quality ingredients. And conversely, you can throw a zillion expensive ingredients into a perfume, but that doesn't mean it's going to smell fantastic, either. So force yourself not to consider packaging, price, or anything but the scent as you sniff.
2. Revisit the oldies but goodies: Old Spice, Love's Baby Soft, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Jovan Musk. Maybe you associate these with your dad, your babysitter, your mom. But I promise you, they're not as old-fashioned-smelling as you think. Jovan Musk in particular: Based on a long-ago memory, I thought that this smelled like a sweaty taxicab. But I recently got a bottle, and it's not like that at all. It's warm, sexy, and very, very light —not overpowering like it was in my memory. I've been wearing it regularly ever since.
3. Don't be a snob. The same perfumers who create blockbuster scents for celebs like Justin Bieber, Halle Berry, and Lady Gaga also create amazing fragrances for high-end companies like Bulgari, Marc Jacobs, and Tom Ford. You may not love the Biebs's music, but thanks to the perfumer, his fragrances are worth a spritz.

M. Asam Eau de Parfum No. 1 German By The Way Of France

Looking for an exotic and high-spirited fragrance? Very fresh and aromatic, M. Asam's No. 1 scent is sure to turn heads wherever you go. An animating blend of citrus, spice and floral, No. 1 is the fragrance used in the VINO GOLD skin care line. Spritz this eau de parfum on your neck, wrists and wherever skin is the warmest. Lovely!

M. Asam is not you typical "perfumey" fragrances but rather clean smells. It's a refreshing clean scent, almost like fresh mowed grass. The scent is very mild and stays with you, although since mine was an Eau de Toilette it was lost after much of the day.

"Looking for an exotic and high-spirited fragrance? Very fresh and aromatic, M. Asam's No. 1 scent is sure to turn heads wherever you go. An animating blend of citrus, spice and floral, No. 1 is the fragrance used in the VINO GOLD skin care line. Spritz this eau de parfum on your neck, wrists and wherever skin is the warmest. Lovely!"

What You Get

3.38 fl. oz. Eau de Parfum No. 1

Beauty fiends can take note that German beauty brand M. Asam, which base their creed on the rejuvenating properties of grapeseed oil in particular, released last year a fine perfume directly inspired by the scent of their cosmetics...

Top Notes: Bergamot, rosewood, lemon, grapefruit, green tea and mandarin
Mid Notes: Lily of the valley, violet, rose, nutmeg, peach, thyme, cardamom, plum and cassis
Base Notes: Musk, white cedarwood, amber and oakmoss