13 community ratings

Tonkin Dream

2024UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

9.2/ 10

Community score
13 ratings

House of Heartistry Tonkin Dream is a unisex scent with a woody, sweet character, shaded by earthy and resinous tones; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 11 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.7 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

7.8 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% 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

Tonkin musk Sri Lankan oud Thai oud Oud Vanilla Chinese oud Borneo oud Mysore sandalwood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Powdery
Creamy

What does Tonkin Dream smell like?

The notes have no top, heart and base split, so the scent reads as one piece from start to finish. Chinese, Thai, Sri Lankan and Borneo oud sit alongside Tonkin musk and lead, while vanilla and Mysore sandalwood soften that weight with a creamy, powdery sweetness. Floral, fruity and spicy accents stay in the background.

Longevity is rated strong and sillage good, though few people have voted, so those ratings are tentative. It suits anyone who likes dense oud with sweet vanilla, whether masculine or feminine in taste. Two perfumes with a close profile are House of Heartistry Tonkin Dream V2 and Xerjoff Richwood.