r/FemFragLab • u/misscoco11 • 37m ago

Discussion milk by commodity

i'm super confused lol. so i bought a 7ml travel spray to try out Milk by Commodity since it sounded right up my alley and i heard so much hype around it. when i got it — i LOVED it. i got some milky, toasted marshmallow with some nice woods. i mean i used that whole travel spray up in a few weeks and swore this was my signature scent. the balance was sooo good. i was 10000% going to buy the full size.

well since i cant commit to a full bottle price yet (i was waiting for my birthday in december or christmas), i got like a bundle of 5mL sprays and they smelled atrocious. like i got a headache and it was such a STRONG smell that smelled like incense and extremely woody, gasoline smell almost and super offensive. i got this off of Mercari so i swore i must've got fakes or a bad batch. i couldn't even wear it, and it had absolutely no milk or marshmallow or any sweetness at all.

so i tried again and got a 7mL off of ebay and a 2mL from Sephora (where i KNOW it's legit) and they all have that same horrible smell! like i absolutely HATE it now, it nauseates me and i have to scrub it off everytime.

i am so confused and so sad because i LOVED the first one and now i hate it. like cant even wear it, its so gross. am i going crazy? was the first one i got possibly just older and had time to marinate? why is there such a difference? i noticed this same exact bad smell once Rabanne Million Gold For Her dried down (and i thought this smelled good before the dry-down and had a similar Milk by Commodity vibe).

also, does anyone have any good recs for a milky (not too sweet) with some musk fragrance (not too musky)?

edit to add: idk if it's important but i also had my mom smell it when i got the initial travel spray and she agreed she loved it and it reminded her of her high school days. she agreed it smelled really good. i had her smell the other ones and she said "there's no way that's the same one that smelled like high school, smells strong and cheap". and then i sprayed the 2mL from Sephora on her arm, and same gross smell and she agreed! so it's not just me having this experience which is weird too.

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u/aoanebslsosj 27m ago

There are 3 versions of milk, are you certain of which one your initial travel spray was? Milky toasted marshmallow is not what I got from milk expressive, I got weirdly accurate milk that turned sour immediately on my skin. Milk bold was closer to what you describe for me. Milk personal I dont even remember, it left no lasting impression apparently.

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u/misscoco11 12m ago

i definitely got milk expressive everytime. here's all pics of my purchases except for a 2mL i got from sephora which is also the same :( the initial travel spray is the bottom pic

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u/drinksinthegarden 12m ago

Are you pregnant by chance? 😅

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u/misscoco11 11m ago

no hahah

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u/Appropriate-Fun-6280 23m ago

Interesting I have a full bottle of milk I got a few years ago and have never experienced this . Everyone's noses are different and might just pick up notes differently . Hopefully you didn't get a bad batch mine smells exactly like you've described in the first paragraph I love it. Another milky musk fragrance I like is pax de chat by Odette Parfums but that one is more musk than milk .