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Spepttemdub – :
I am in love with this one! Around Christmas, I came across Byredo’s Bal d’Afrique in Paris. While I loved it at the time, €150 for an impulse buy was a bit steep. When I read on fragrantica this is basically the cheaper copy, I went ahead blind bought one of Zara’s website. I wasn’t sure what to expect, as I’ve had some hits and misses with Zara perfumes in the past, but the Home collection was new to me.
Tonka Wood smells like a summer morning, when you’re wrapped in warm sheets, and a ray of sunlight hits the bed. There is a very slight men’s perfume scent to it, but it is not too masculine for a woman to wear. It reminds me of the faint mix of aftershave and deodorant on your boyfriend’s shirt he wore yesterday. The praline and vetiver definitely come through, but in a zingy, non-sweet way. As I am typing this, I definitely get a hint of warm mandarines or tangerines, but maybe that is the lily-of-the-valley?
Tonka Wood smells warm and deep, and would be most suited for the evenings or colder seasons. I get a very vintage vibe from it, it wouldn’t be out of place in a library, a living room with leather club seats. It is elegant and refined, and smells far more expensive than it actually is. If you are hesitating or curious I can highly recommend buying Tonka Wood.
malec78 – :
Meh. To my nose, smells like a nice woody shaving cream. Would smell cozy in a man, not sexy, just cozy. I cannot wear it as I just think of shaving cream.
Brovei – :
Zara continues its strategy of copying popular fragrances for their own lineup, which seems to serve them pretty well. Here they even got the original perfumer, Jerome Epinette, and told him to (by)redo his best-selling Bal d’Afrique on the cheap. Tonka Wood is less fruity and features a prominent tonka note that’s absent from Bal, but overall I’d say they’re 75% the same. Due to its shoestring formula budget, Tonka Wood can’t help but smell cheaply synthetic, and longevity is lacking – but considering the price, you can’t complain.
chufa – :
Most proeminent notes on me: definitely tonka, vetiver and praline. A little bit fresh with the lemon. Definitely the same vibe as Angel Muse.
guardv72 – :
I love Bal D’Afrique, but it doesn’t last on my skin at all, and for 150€ is too much for such weak performance. I was looking for another scent similar, like Atelier Cologne Vetiver Fatale and Amyris from MFK (not similar but same style) then I heard this was similar and only 30€ for 100ml, I went to a Zara Home store and yup, pretty much Bal D’Afrique, bought it in the spot, I have a sample of that one and will try them side by side, from memory they are not exactly the same but pretty close.
Zara Home Tonka Wood is just lovely, the only downside it’s the performance, like the Byredo one, not very long but i don’t care for this price. Will test this one further in summer and update the review.
Do-om – :
I think I need more time to process this. I have wore it twice and I felt it completely different but never did I feel it as a vetiver based fragrance. I also think this is extremely well blended and maybe this is the reason I cannot point out any clearly dominant note.
It has a sweet side and a clean side definitely and I find it very pleasant but I am still unable to say if this is just one of the crowd or true genius.
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GFvvg32354fcbv – :
My favorite fragrance from Zara Home line. Is very seductive and smooth. Unisex leaning slightly to feminine side, IMO.
Is reminds me of Byredo Bal D’Afrique and Pal Zileri Viaggio D’Africa, especially in the dry down. Medium performances on my skin.
Texazzz – :
Besically, Jerome Epinette, who’s also the nose behind Byredo’s Bal d’Afrique, decided to make nearly identical scent for Zara Home
maykoch – :
Yesterday i smell this in a Zara Home and for me smell líke Ambre Narguille in the drydown.