20 community ratings

Tong Ren

Name: Tong Ren
Brand: Elementals

Perfumer: Alexandre Helwani

2022UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

7.6/ 10

Community score
20 ratings

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Elementals Tong Ren is a unisex scent that opens with blood orange, yuzu and Sichuan pepper, moves into osmanthus and jasmine, and settles on black tea and vanilla.

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How does it perform?

From 17 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.4 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.0 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.1 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

85% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Blood orange

Thai ginger

Nepalese sichuan pepper

Yuzu

Heart notesfirst few hours

Osmanthus absolute Egyptian jasmine absolute

Champaca absolute

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Black tea absolute

Vanilla Oakmoss Benzoin

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery

What does Tong Ren smell like?

Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick it for leisure and daily wear, then evenings; business and nights out follow close behind. It reads equally well on men and women.

The opening is bright citrus with a sharp edge from ginger and pepper. The heart of osmanthus, jasmine and champaca adds a sweet, slightly fruity floral note. In the base, black tea, vanilla, benzoin and oakmoss turn it powdery, resinous and woody. Duftanker MGO Oriental Selection and Laboratorio Olfattivo Kashnoir have a close profile.

How it changes through the day

First minutes
- Blood orange
- Thai ginger
- Nepalese sichuan pepper
First hours
- Osmanthus absolute
- Egyptian jasmine absolute
- Champaca absolute
Towards evening
- Black tea absolute
- Vanilla
- Oakmoss