Ombre Tonka

I'm enjoying this. At first blush, it reminds me of cola with that spicy tonka bite backed by a vanilla sweetness. Dries down a bit more woody. The oud is very subdued to my nose (thankfully, as I'm really tired of oud). Doesn't project a lot right now but I can see this fragrance getting stronger over time.

Super sticky, ambery, sweet, oud perfume. I’m so confused by reviews that say there’s not much oud, because it’s so strong for me! I get a classic sweet middle eastern style scent, matched with typical Mancera beast mode performance.

Tonka Cola ile neredeyse aynı. Kalıcılığı daha yüksek. Açılışta fıstıkla biraz daha fresh açılıyor ama drydown aynı. Tonka ve fıstık seviyorsanız düşünmeden tercih edebilirsiniz oud'dan korkmayın. Ben yine de Cola'yı tercih ederim.

heard many good reviews about Ombre Tonka, waiting for this masterpiece to launch in India.

I've been wearing this one for a few days now and ready to share my thoughts. My first impressions was it was similar to Tonka Cola but I think it's shares the amber and tonka as main players initially so I reminds me of parts of TC but it's not the same by a good margin. Whilst Ombre has some sweetness it's nowhere near as sweet as TC for the entire life of the fragrance. On first spray the Bergamot is bright for a few minutes. Then the pistachio and Tonka come to the front coupled with ambery tones. At this point it does smell quite pungent in a good way and almost has a very slight spicy soapiness to it. That lasts about half an hour and then the rose comes in to round it out but never takes over, it's just a supporting note and it's very pleasant. I do get woods throughout the life of the fragrance, I can't say it's oud as there's nothing medicinal or skanky in any way. The pistachio fades away but the Tonka still leaves a nuttiness in the background. This is a smooth fragrance that is mainly amber through the mid I do pick up the Benzoin which also adds a slight balsamic nature and a really nice dusty touch. The amberwood comes out around the 3 to 4 hour mark and stays throughout the dry down making it an amber woody scent with muted sweetness from the Benzoin and Vanilla. I do really like how this one smells, more so in the mid and dry down. Performance wise, it's not beastmode. It's actually quite subtle after the first few hours. I'd say moderate projection for the first 11⁄2 hours then it gradually sits close to the skin. It seems heavy so I think the sillage is ok to the 4 hour mark but then after that it's a long lasting skin scent. Total longevity around 10 hours of subtle wear. Id be surprised if anyone will smell you from a distance after 5 hours. They're going to have to be in your personal space to detect. For me this one is a date night scent, it's quite a sexy and sensual fragrance and I think it was designed for this purpose. Not too strong but strong enough to reach across a table and draw a them in closer. It's perfect for close encounters. It will be interesting to see how the perfume develops with time sat in the bottle. I'm sure the longevity will improve but I'm not sure about the projection. I think this one will be more about sillage than projection.