Commodity Perfume: A Review

I found Commodity Perfume at the end of last fall when I was trying to keep an eye out for any perfumes or sprays that weren’t formulated with parabens and phthalates. Unfortunately, there just aren’t many options out there for good, clean, non-toxic perfumes.One of the best things about this brand is that it’s available through Sephora. This makes it very easy to order and reorder items if you find something you like. While I really do love ordering directly through individual small companies, sometimes the convenience of Sephora or Amazon is worth it.This brand has structured their products differently than normal. To start off, you purchase their starter kit which is basically trial sizes of all the perfumes they offer. You then can try each perfume with your skin and see which scents really work for you. You can also try layering them for a more complex scent. You then go back, with the knowledge from the test kit, and can purchase travel or full-size products of the scents that worked best for you.They have a large array of smells that will appeal to almost anyone. While they are structured with the black scents being a little heavier and the white scents being a little lighter there is really no "men" or "women" feel to any of them. I could easily see wearing any of the scents in the kit and I think a lot of men would like to wear most of the white scents too. You can even layer the different scents to make a fragrance blend completely unique to you. (I suggest layering Rain and Wool, it smells like a thunderstorm in the country!)The one downside to this brand, in my opinion, it the fact they are very pricey. You will pay $99 for a full size (100ml) jar of perfume. As you can probably see this can get expensive quickly if you like more than one scent. However, since they are formulated without parabens or other nasty chemicals it really is a tradeoff. The travel size vials of the perfume have lasted me several months each so you can decide if this is the right type of brand for you to try.While I don’t have any plans to purchase additional items from this brand I may change my mind in the future if I got a gift card or good coupon to Sephora. The scents are luxurious and I have absolutely fallen in love with several of them. My favorites (the ones I own) are Rain and Wool. However, I’m also crazy about Gold, Tea, and Paper.  If you’re in the market for some green beauty/non-toxic perfume this would definitely be one to try.