Tonka
Tonka opens with a crisp petitgrain brightness that quickly gives way to the perfume's namesake ingredient.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Sweet45
- Vanilla
The note pyramid
- Tonka Bean
- Petitgrain
- Amber
- Vanilla
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readTonka opens with a crisp petitgrain brightness that quickly gives way to the perfume's namesake ingredient. The tonka bean here is soft and hay-like, more natural than the caramelized sweetness some interpretations lean into. It's rounded but never cloying, with a gentle warmth that feels almost skin-like from the start.
As it settles, amber and vanilla blend seamlessly with the tonka, creating a smooth, pillowy texture. The musk underneath adds a subtle clean quality that keeps everything grounded. There's no dramatic evolution—this is a linear, comforting scent that stays close to the skin.
The overall effect is straightforward and wearable, like a soft cashmere sweater. It works well for those who want something uncomplicated and gently sweet without veering gourmand. A good choice for layering or for anyone seeking an easy, everyday warmth.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
