Description
“This green floral fragrance is the start of a great love story, sure to attract romance with its big personality. A carefree duet of crisp greens and soft florals, notably magnolia and waterlily, are anchored by an alluring musk base.
Commodity Magnolia is part of the White Collection which includes bright, fresh and uplifting fragrances for him, for her and for you.” – a note from the brand.
“I drew inspiration from the majestic beauty of southern charm when magnolias are in full bloom. From trips to Charleston, Savannah and New Orleans, seeing for the first time the beauty of the magnolia tree in full bloom left a lasting impression from its striking character and distinct fragrance. The sun-soaked petals of blooming magnolias left a magnificent memory of how the sweet smell of spring lingers through the air from dawn to dusk evoking a clean freshness.”—Donna Ramanauskus, Master Perfumer.
Magnolia was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Donna Ramanauskas.
drovamimavord – :
Commodity is a new to me as a brand. I bought 15 samples and will try them all.
I started with Magnolia – and yes, I find it unisex. A bit dark flowernotes with green notes and musk. Really nice. I don’t like sugarsweet/flowersweet scents – this one is thumb up, perfect on my skin. I can absolutely se a man wear Magnolia, the green notes and the musk does not make this scent a typical flowery scent. And a really good scent for a woman, maybe not for a teenager.
elinnyshilm – :
For me, one of the scrubbers from Storybook. I may have no business adding my $.02 to a review page of something floral, yet here I am.
It could be because I love the way magnolias smell. I went to college in Tallahassee, FL, and in the spring, the magnolia trees made everything smell lemony and alive.
This is just so very loud.
I’ve read people complain about Gold lacking in sillage or longevity, this has quite the opposite issue on me.
I am, however, beginning to wonder if how we observe sillage/longevity could be a function of liking or disliking the scent.
I love Black Orchid, for example, but if I didn’t, I would imagine even the smallest amount of that would be torture. It’s one of my only florals though.
DelLitt – :
I do not know why this is called “Magnolia,” because it does not smell like the blossoms of a magnolia tree–which are floral and slightly lemony. Magnolia by Commodity is not a bad fragrance–just not what I was looking for. The eau de parfum has moderate longevity. I will continue my quest for the perfect, realistic magnolia fragrance.
sianvictor – :
Wow, this stuff is STRONG. I applied one spritz from the Storybook sampler set. (I wonder whether samples are often more concentrated.)
At first sniff I was pleased; I love Demeter’s Magnolia but it’s way too light, and I’ve been looking for a stronger Magnolia. But then this one kept growing… and growing. Then it began to take on almost masculine overtones. (Almost. It’s still more feminine than masculine, but I think this could be a unisex.) With Commodity’s, it’s not that the magnolia itself is too strong, it’s just that the whole blend is too much. The eucalyptus in particular is bothering me.
Now I’ve attempted to wash it off, and I think it’s still going to be with me the rest of the day. Though it does smell nicer now, I feel my allergies stirring up. I honestly don’t think I’d object to smelling this on someone else, but my daughter won’t stand next to me while I’m wearing this.
Wear this one with caution.
UPDATE: Layering with Mimosa helps. Transforms it into a nice floral soap. I can deal with this.
ZesteJalsefer – :
Jasmine green tea and grapefruit to open. Then watery magnolia and sweey ylang ylang. Last up a light musk and rose comes to the party. No eucalyp, moss or caraml to me. I like white floral best of the florals so I will for sure use the rest of tge sample but not buy a bottle
⛤⛤⛤
devas123 – :
A very light, clean, slightly powdery floral. Very pleasant, might buy for a friend, but not me.
herhealfMex – :
White floral, especially lily of the valley, combined with citrus. It is pleasant but not unique.
ехидна – :
This is a gorgeous, well-designed floral. It’s rich, lush, and long-lasting.
That being said, I don’t really like florals. But if you love florals, you could hardly do better than this. It’s magnificent.
hlamregos – :
Absolutely beautiful scent, one of my favourites from the house. Gorgeous green/aquatic floral, and contrary to other Commodity scents I’ve tried, this stuff lasts quite awhile (12hrs+ on me) with moderate sillage. I might have to get the travel size of this to see if I like it enough for a full bottle.
malikov – :
Stunning scent. The best from the line
choophema – :
This is my first Commodity scent.. I was drawn to its purity. It’s so lush and beautiful. Gives a watery that smells so clean. I’m drawn to it!
orlyk_vova – :
This smells like a lot of other fragrances to me. Pretty run of the mill scent. It’s a sharp magnolia floral, with a hint of grapefruit. It often struck me as nostalgic and then I realized that it was a bit like my dish soap. It was very linear on me, with very low silage.
grihon93 – :
Just saw them at Sephora. I was wondering how much Magnolia is inside since the scent is so complex.
It deep, sweet, with a big chuck of jasmine, and lilly of th valley in it.
Good staying power. I can smell several notes even hours later. Beautiful fragrance. Not so strong initially, and when it just keeps growing.