Tonka bean and vetiver
Tonka bean combines soft almond, dried hay, vanilla-like warmth and a gently toasted sweetness. Vetiver combines dry wood and earthy roots with grapefruit-like brightness, grass and sometimes smoky or leathery facets.
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Tonka bean
Tonka bean combines soft almond, dried hay, vanilla-like warmth and a gently toasted sweetness. It can feel powdery, nutty or tobacco-like rather than simply sugary.
vetiver
Vetiver combines dry wood and earthy roots with grapefruit-like brightness, grass and sometimes smoky or leathery facets. It can feel cool and mineral or warmer and more rugged.
How it works in a fragrance
The gourmand facets give the accord an edible association, while the surrounding notes set its texture. It can remain dry and restrained or become creamier, sweeter and more enveloping, depending on the proportions.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
This name describes an accord: several scent ideas combined into a shared impression. The listed notes are an olfactory guide, while the exact materials and their proportions belong to each perfume’s formula.
Related notes to explore
Tonka bean →
Tonka bean combines soft almond, dried hay, vanilla-like warmth and a gently toasted sweetness
vetiver →
Vetiver combines dry wood and earthy roots with grapefruit-like brightness, grass and sometimes smoky or leathery facets
Vanilla →
Vanilla is warm and softly sweet, with creamy, balsamic, woody and sometimes tobacco-like facets
Lavender →
Lavender combines floral softness with fresh herbs, a little camphor and a dry hay-like sweetness
Material references
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