Tobacco & Tonka Bean

Well, my first proper review and I've not got a trained nose or anything so I'm really not sure what use this is to anyone but I'm really getting into fragrances and here are my impressions as a complete novice!! :) I used 5 sprays onto moisturised skin. 2 on the neck/upper chest area, 1 behind both ears, 1 back of the neck. I wasn't especially won over by the first sprays. I'm guessing it was the plum/pear combination that I didn't quite love? There was nothing particularly wrong with it and the fruitiness was nice but for 2 minutes it just seemed a bit too loud. Speaking of the fruitiness I could only really pick out the plum and didn't detect any pear but I'm early into fragrance journey so that is probably my nose. After the first 20-30 minutes I don't really detect the plum anymore and the scent has settled into what seems to be tonka/vanilla/tobacco combo. The tonka and vanilla is what seems to shine the most, the tobacco is definitely there but I only pick it up a bit closer to the skin. It seems to pick up a slightly creamy smell to my nose as well, I have no idea if it is the coconut that is giving it that creaminess? If not, then I do not detect the coconut at all. For 3-4 hours I had a good scent bubble around myself and could smell the scent pretty much constantly during this time. I'm not sure if I was leaving trails or not but since I wear perfume for myself only this really isn't a concern for me. Between hours 4-8 I can still smell the scent occasionally especially when I am walking around, pretty much just the tonka and vanilla combo though but again if I dig my nose right in then I can still detect the tobacco. There is definitely no evolving of the scent, after the first 20-30 minutes what you smell will be it until the end. If you are not a fan of sweet fragrances then I would say stay clear of this one, especially if it is the tobacco leaf note you are chasing as it very much plays second fiddle to that sweet tonka/vanilla combo. I loved this perfume and was surprised that it lasted so long, and it kept my mood up on such a cold damp miserable day and at £20 I think was a steal.

So, to my nose this smells way more like Cherry than Banana Rrepublic Dark Cherry & Amber does. I suppose that this may be a "Cherry Tobacco & Tonka??:, bc Im getting strong cherry vibes and to my nose it even smells a bit like like Lost Cherry by Tom Ford or Maison Alhambra's Lovely Cherry just with a bit more powdery amber bc of the Tonka Bean. Anyone else get that at all? Also, I see many folks are saying they get very poor projection/longevity, but I sprayed 3 sprays of this on my hand to try it, went over to my Moms about an hour later and she said it was "too strong" and "Why'd you put so much on", and after that it lasted on my hand 5 -6 hours with pretty good projection for about 2 hours sooo... idk whats goin' on with folk's noses, and Im a smoker who's VERRRY picky when it comes to performance and Fragrances, so idk what to say except I get good performance from this, so I definately agree with @chelfett who left similar comments regarding the performance a couple comments down from me. This may be one of the better performing scents in this line actually, although 78 Vintage Green is my fave, it cant touch this in performance (sadly). Now, what I will say is that when I initially sprayed this on my hand, and put my hand up to my nose for a whiff, I couldn't really smell much of anything, but after it heated up on my skin for a few minutes, it DEFINATELY started projecting quite well. Now, since I LOOOOVE cherry ANYTHING, and consider this a Cherry Tobacco fragrance, its a very strong like from me, although maybe a tad redundant bc I own Lovely Cherry as well. Anyways, Great fragrance with pretty darn good performance ta' boot. Definately Recommended ESPECIALLY if you can find it at a rack store like did for freakin' $19.99! To whomever took the time to read my thoughts on Tobacco & Tonka Bean.. TY!😉

Sweet fruity plum, that dries down to a creamy vanilla tobacco scent. I think the sweetness may be the tonka beans, but I don't detect any coconut or pear. I've seen some reviews saying they don't detect tobacco; idk what their expectation is, but I have a few tobacco dominant fragrances and have smelled a number of other fragrances with a tobacco note, and I definitely smell the tobacco in this one. I really love the smell. It's quite unique, dare I say niche quality? It's very smooth and well blended, no hint of anything synthetic, does not have a designer vibe to it, and develops as it dries down. If it was sold in a fancier bottle for hundreds, people wouldn't hesitate to call it niche. So, I really love this scent. However, there are a couple of caveats. First, the elephant in the room: the performance is dogsh!t. You'd have to be intimately close to the wearer to detect it. Also, the whole thing becomes a skin scent in a couple of hours and is completely gone by 4-5 hours time. Second, although this is a unisex fragrance, it is better suited for females in my opinion. I enjoy wearing this at home for myself, I'll spray some on my arm, so that I can take whiffs of it (while it lasts). But I would never wear this and go outside. But I am crazy for the scent! One more W for this fragrance: you can find these at discount stores for days! Usually circling the $20 pricetag.

I picked up this fragrance yesterday at Burlington for only $19.99. I don't think i ever owned a fragrance with a Tobacco note in it. I usually stay away from fragrances that may seem to harsh. But Tonka Bean & Tobacco sounded too interesting not to try. Upon first spray, I get a warm blend of sweet Plum and Tobacco. I was immediately in love. I've never smelled something so beautiful and uniquely done. Maybe I've been depriving myself of Tobacco fragrances all along lol. But as this fragrance settles, the Plum softens and it's joined by Tonka Bean. That Tonka Bean and Tobacco combo takes you on a nice ride for a few hours until the dry down, where the Tobacco fades and you're left with Tonka Bean and a hint of Vanilla. I could not smell the Coconut or Pear, which i was looking forward to. But this fragrance is so beautifully done, i could care less about what i couldn't smell. Gino Percontino deserves all of the accolades for creating this masterpiece. This lasted for a good 4 and a half hours and has a good 3 feet of sillage in the first 2 hours of wearing this fragrance. Overall, i am highly satisfied with this purchase and i encourage all fragrance lovers/enthusiasts to give this a sniff. It's beyond worthy of what you'll pay for it. Scent: 10/10 Packaging: 7/10 Performance: 7/10

Because I am both a hater of sweet, fruity, vanilla scents and a psychopath, I blind bought this. But I've learned that BR fragrances are never fairly represented by the notes, in my defense. This is no different. It has a touch more vanilla when first sprayed, but that mostly goes away in the dry down. The plum and tobacco really shine for me, with a little sweetness from tonka (not so much vanilla) that enhances the overall scent instead of overpowering it. I also really dislike coconut (see earlier psychopath comment) but I don't get much of that here. It may contribute a slight creaminess to the final scent, but I wouldn't have known it was there unless I read the notes. The accords on this one are baffling. But nevertheless, I truly recommend trying this, even if the listed notes would normally scare you off. For the record, this is what I wanted from Decadence and Good Girl, but was thoroughly denied. The sillage is standard for a tonka/vanilla heavy fragrance. The lasting is good on me - not eternal - but lasting 6-8 at a minimum. In a weird way, it reminds me of Kayali's Invite Only Amber 23. The notes are NOT the same, but they both have just enough sweetness to make the other notes shine, while not being so sickeningly sweet and making sweetness it's entire personality.