Velvet's deep notes of vanilla, rose and amber are made even darker with a dense overdose of patchouli and labdanum. Opulent and rich.
This is the Bold version of Velvet — a powerful, room-filling rendition of its Balanced counterpart, infused with deep, dark notes that’ll make your presence known. Also try Velvet | Personal and Velvet | Balanced & Expressive.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of entering a dim room already carrying warmth and attention, where the air seems to hold onto your trail. It suits close, low-lit settings and confident social spaces where smoky leather and spice feel deliberate rather than loud.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening wear, when its smoky leather and amber can open slowly without feeling heavy. Apply sparingly at first; a few sprays are enough for strong diffusion, and the scent will settle into a warm, dark trail that lasts well on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like dense, textured fragrances with a smoky-spicy core and a plush, ambery finish. It will appeal to those drawn to leather, patchouli and labdanum, and to people who prefer a bold, unisex scent with presence and depth.
Release year
2021
The nose
Jerome Epinette is a prolific contemporary perfumer known for building clear, modern compositions with strong texture and easy readability. His portfolio spans niche and fashion houses alike, including work for Byredo, Atelier Cologne, Vilhelm Parfumerie and Floral Street. For Velvet | Bold, Epinette pushes Commodity’s original Velvet into a denser, more dramatic register: Turkish rose is darkened with saffron, vanilla, labdanum and amber, while patchouli and smoky facets give the fragrance its plush, shadowed character.
Collaborators
Commodity’s re-founder Vicken Arslanian shaped the Scent Space concept that frames this fragrance, defining the Bold concentration as the most amplified, room-filling expression of a scent. The result is a tailored intensity system rather than a single fixed formula, with Velvet | Bold positioned as the strongest take on the Velvet idea.
Commodity’s story
Commodity is built around the idea of scent as a personal language, expressed through its Scent Space system: Personal, Expressive and Bold. The house favors transparent composition, unisex wearability and a clear distinction between intimate, balanced and amplified fragrance profiles.
Velvet | Bold’s concept
Velvet | Bold is the amplified 2021 version of Commodity’s original Velvet, first introduced in 2018. The concept takes the softness of velvet and turns it darker and more expansive, using rose, vanilla, amber, patchouli and labdanum to create a richer, more assertive interpretation.
Extra info
Velvet | Bold is part of Commodity’s Scent Space system, where Bold is the most amplified version of a fragrance. It was created as a darker take on the original Velvet and is positioned as a room-filling interpretation of the scent.
Velvet's deep notes of vanilla, rose and amber are made even darker with a dense overdose of patchouli and labdanum. Opulent and rich.
This is the Bold version of Velvet — a powerful, room-filling rendition of its Balanced counterpart, infused with deep, dark notes that’ll make your presence known. Also try Velvet | Personal and Velvet | Balanced & Expressive.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of entering a dim room already carrying warmth and attention, where the air seems to hold onto your trail. It suits close, low-lit settings and confident social spaces where smoky leather and spice feel deliberate rather than loud.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening wear, when its smoky leather and amber can open slowly without feeling heavy. Apply sparingly at first; a few sprays are enough for strong diffusion, and the scent will settle into a warm, dark trail that lasts well on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like dense, textured fragrances with a smoky-spicy core and a plush, ambery finish. It will appeal to those drawn to leather, patchouli and labdanum, and to people who prefer a bold, unisex scent with presence and depth.
Release year
2021
The nose
Jerome Epinette is a prolific contemporary perfumer known for building clear, modern compositions with strong texture and easy readability. His portfolio spans niche and fashion houses alike, including work for Byredo, Atelier Cologne, Vilhelm Parfumerie and Floral Street. For Velvet | Bold, Epinette pushes Commodity’s original Velvet into a denser, more dramatic register: Turkish rose is darkened with saffron, vanilla, labdanum and amber, while patchouli and smoky facets give the fragrance its plush, shadowed character.
Collaborators
Commodity’s re-founder Vicken Arslanian shaped the Scent Space concept that frames this fragrance, defining the Bold concentration as the most amplified, room-filling expression of a scent. The result is a tailored intensity system rather than a single fixed formula, with Velvet | Bold positioned as the strongest take on the Velvet idea.
Commodity’s story
Commodity is built around the idea of scent as a personal language, expressed through its Scent Space system: Personal, Expressive and Bold. The house favors transparent composition, unisex wearability and a clear distinction between intimate, balanced and amplified fragrance profiles.
Velvet | Bold’s concept
Velvet | Bold is the amplified 2021 version of Commodity’s original Velvet, first introduced in 2018. The concept takes the softness of velvet and turns it darker and more expansive, using rose, vanilla, amber, patchouli and labdanum to create a richer, more assertive interpretation.
Extra info
Velvet | Bold is part of Commodity’s Scent Space system, where Bold is the most amplified version of a fragrance. It was created as a darker take on the original Velvet and is positioned as a room-filling interpretation of the scent.