Tonka Impériale
Tonka Impériale by Guerlain is an unisex eau de toilette from 2010 in the luxury price tier. It opens with bergamot and almond, moves into tonka bean, jasmine and honey and dries down to tobacco, vanilla and hay. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Almond Marzipan and cherry-stone. Sweet with a bitter undertone.
Heart
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Honey Sweet, waxy and slightly animalic. Can smell dirty in large doses.
Dry-down
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Hay Sun-dried grass and tonka. Warm, rustic and comforting.
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