Collection Matières

Tonka Réminiscence 2013

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7.9 / 10 336 Ratings

A popular perfume by Réminiscence for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is sweet-gourmand. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Spicy

Powdery

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aniseed

Clove

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Honey

Almond

Jasmine sambac

Base Notes

Vanilla

Tonka bean

White musk

Perfumers

Fabrice Pellegrin, Firmenich

Ratings

Scent

7.9336 Ratings

Longevity

7.9270 Ratings

Sillage

7.0275 Ratings

Bottle

7.4255 Ratings

Value for money

8.583 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 28.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection "Collection Matières".

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/23/2021

8
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

FrauMieze
71 Reviews

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FrauMieze

Top Review 31

Ambrosia - Jelly Syrup

Tonka was a real surprise for me.
With a name like "Tonka" I expect actually Tonka full... is here but definitely not so. One smells the tonka bean already, but for the naming that is not enough, in my opinion.
Yes how does the fragrance smell the then?
That's actually quite easy.
Honey....Ambrosia -Gods Syrup!
More specifically, it smells like aniseed honey. I love anise, I love to eat it and I love to smell it incredibly. Anise is really special.
The honey is quite thick, viscous but not oversweet, but full-bodied, great tasting, slightly smoky, strongly spicy, warm and creamy.
Tonka smells like a Christmas spice pudding with tonka vanilla sauce, drizzled with aniseed honey. DELICIOUS.
It starts off really lightly fresh though, bergamot is only very briefly smelled.
Very slight sprinkles of jasmine I also detect, but not present. Clove shimmers through every now and then, but not obtrusive.
The fragrance has a great progression and turns into a slightly smoky scent after hours.
Who loves Gourmands, drives with Tonka 100% well.
The bottle is very pretty, in the latest edition without stars, clean lines, slightly curved bottle.
The price is hot and the durability is bomb, silage is in the upper third for me.
This warm gourmand has done it to me and will certainly accompany me often in autumn / winter.

01/04/2020

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Parfümlein
119 Reviews

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Parfümlein

Top Review 15

Like a warming alpaca scarf

The tonka bean must be a pretty spicy fruit. Because "Tonka" is sooo spicy, so wonderfully sweet. However, the other ingredients also make you happy: fine spices from the gingerbread bakery, a little citrus splash to go with it, the indispensable marzipan-almond touch, sweet, golden yellow honey, which is also part of the gingerbread bakery, and of course vanilla. The whole thing is finely accompanied by strong musk and powdery-creamy jasmine, so that the matter does not become too sweet and not too gourmand.
I believe that this objective has been perfectly achieved. "Tonka" is an unbelievably pleasant winter scent that can be worn anywhere in moderation, but I think it's best for an extended stroll around town. On the one hand, its durability is fabulous, and on the other hand, it is enveloped in a complex, finely spiced fragrance whose numerous facets, especially those of musk and jasmine, make the sweet gourmand scent also very suitable for the public. And because of these bitter, unsweet components, you won't get tired of the fragrance even during a long day, because it is sweet, spicy and a little bit tart at the same time, unlike pure gourmet fragrances.
How he compares with "Fève Délicieuse", I have already spoken about that at that point: I just like him better. For me, this is due to its creaminess, which sets in just seconds after the order. It is soft and gentle, but not volatile, but warms you all day long with a balanced abundance of individual spices, none of which would be unpleasantly dominant, at least in my case. "Fève", on the other hand, seems much, much more ethereal, lighter. It is not less durable, but more a breath of air that spicy over you, more a fluffy silk scarf than a thick alpaca scarf. The scents seem to me more like airy echoes of their material counterparts - is this what the head-space process does? Anyway, reminiscences can also be found in "Tonka" by Réminiscence, but I find them more down to earth and somehow more tangible. That's why I prefer the latter in winter, even though I like the other one almost as much

01/16/2020

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 7
Scent

RedVanilla
36 Reviews

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RedVanilla

Very helpful Review 8

Honey bath in Lake Tonka!

Attention diabetics, it gets dangerous from here. The honey is spread on the neck and sugar-coated with tonka. For sweet-mouths a feast for the senses, but everyone else please keep your hands off. Here no calories are counted but a sugar orgy is celebrated.

I have to say that this honey scent at the beginning is very tempting, but when after a few minutes these masses of sugar appear, I am literally out. This kills every nose, even in severe colds.

So maybe this scent is just right for a winter holiday in appropriate conditions (20 degrees minus, snow, glaciers, icebergs). But unfortunately no fragrance companion for me.

11/24/2023

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Lilacampari
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Lilacampari

4

Snacking at the Christmas market

I have to admit, I love buying perfumes blind. However, I must also confess that I have had to experience one or two completely bad purchases when I have bought a perfume solely on the basis of its description and any reviews in the usual online perfume shops.

Fortunately, this has never happened to me on this platform. I have now purchased fragrances via the Souk several times where the reviews and descriptions appealed to me so much that I felt I absolutely had to have the fragrance in question. And so far, every single Souk has been a complete hit.

This was also the case with Tonka. After a brief tart, sour and aniseed start, a heavenly honey scent quickly takes over. I detect a hint of floral, but it is so subliminal that I can't really identify it.

At some point, the golden, sugary-sweet honey fades a little and is joined by vanilla, tonka and a little musk. What remains in the end is a really beautiful, warm, soft and round gourmand, very sweet indeed, but by no means too sweet for my gourmand nose. This is ensured by the subtle hint of astringency from the musk.

I find the longevity and sillage completely sufficient for such a rather subtle, unobtrusive fragrance.

I liked the sample so much that I immediately got hold of a whole bottle. A wonderfully warm and spicy honey-tonka-vanilla treat, as delicious as the tastiest sweets from the Christmas market!

10/21/2022

10
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 6
Longevity 10
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Loulou31
89 Reviews

Loulou31

2

Adoration

Ce parfum j en ai toujours des bouteilles d avance car je l aime vraiment beaucoup.
Cela fait des années que je le porte, c est un mainstream mais il mérite sa place dans ma collection.
Un voile d anis se pose sur l amande amère,je suis déjà conquise c est absolument superbe et assez rare comme combo.
Le miel, la tonka arrivent pour se poser.de.maniere subtile.
J ai souvent du mal quand la tonka est trop sucrée et lourde ici elle est carrément allégée par l anis.
C est vraiment un parfum délicieux, qu on trouve pour une trentaine d euros pourquoi se priver d.un tel bijou

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