192 community ratings

Vanille Tonka

1997WomenClassic

7.6/ 10

Community score
192 ratings

Nicolaï Vanille Tonka opens with citrus and spice before settling into vanilla, tonka bean and tobacco, a sweet, gourmand scent with a faintly smoky edge.

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How does it perform?

From 150 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.0 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.3 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.2 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

77% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

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

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Floral
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery

What does Vanille Tonka smell like?

Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out, though it also gets worn at leisure. It reads mostly feminine, with a fair number of voters calling it masculine.

Black pepper, aniseed, mandarin orange and lemon give a fresh, spicy first impression. In the heart, orange blossom absolute, frankincense, carnation and cinnamon keep the floral side wrapped in spice. The base of tonka bean absolute, vanilla absolute and tobacco absolute dries down sweet, powdery and smoky. La Maison de la Vanille Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar and Nicolaï Ambre Cashmere Intense have a close profile.