Description
“Created with and for Timmy Vangtan, Toukka Ta Tao sweeps the wearer to a tropical island half a world away with enticing aromas of exotic fruits, narcotic flowers and sandy beaches.
Inspired by Ko Tao, (Turtle Island) an island in Thailand famous for its surrounding coral reef, perfect scuba diving/snorkeling conditions and pristine beaches, Toukka transports the wearer with a “tropical getaway” vibe and unique note arrangement featuring rarely used notes of plai, kava kava and sesame.
When Timmy and our Perfumer Christi Meshell began working on the concept for this fragrance, a secret was exchanged – the secret of the “turtle doll”. Protector of the flower garden and guardian of the threshold of the “HoM”, the turtle doll has been a totem for our Perfumer’s maternal family since childhood.” – a note from the brand.
Toukka Ta Tao was launched in 2017.
groorpuse – :
Although I appreciate most of HOM offerings this one is one of the least appealing to me personally.
For me I get a musky banana fragrance with some coconut blended in well and some supporting florals. It must be marigolds, but I am not familiar with the smell.
I get a little but a popuri vibe , which can smell like floral patchouli and i don’t like that smell as much.
With all respect ,a elegant and senior lady might love this.
4 to 5 hours longevity, fair projection.
I am not sure, because some tropical notes like Aventus’s pineapple make me go nose blind quickly.
Xeroxjgcbw – :
Let me start off by saying that the house I grew up in had several marigold flowers planted around the front step. So that is definitely the first note that my nose picked up, but I imagine a lot of people might not know what marigold smells like so this might smell strange to them. This fragrance reminds me of being a kid and chewing Juicy Fruit gum and sitting on my front steps. Did I ever actually do that? No.. but this scent definitely gives me false memories. So I dig it… buuuuuttt I asked 4 different girls if they liked it and all four were a resounding no unfortunately.
moisha450 – :
@arodarmt OMG I HAD THAT WATCH!! LOL I wish man, all the nostalgia. I don’t get any banana though. I can’t believe you’d remember that though. Just goes to show how strong scent memories can be.
semennikov79 – :
In 1998 The Rugrats Movie was released to theaters nation wide. Various promotional items were released including a very special item sold at Burger King for $1.99 when you purchased a tasty Value Meal.
A Scratch-and-Sniff Chuckie’s Bananarama watch.
This scent is a combination of that banana scratch-and-sniff watch mixed with incense. While i realize neither of those notes are a part of this composition I find them to be the most dominant. Chased by a hint of Marigold.
Sochneves – :
I have only tried black no1 or something like that and wasn’t that impressed considering the price. I have just tried to purchase a 2ml sample of this one at a total cost of $33 and that’s with a 25% discount. The prices are roughly on line with roja and am sorry but it’s just not worth it. They charge 15 dollars for a package which will only have a 2ml sample in it and also takes nearly 3 weeks to arrive! I order a lot of sample from luckyscent who only charge 8 dollar for heavier packinging? Why 15 dollars? It’s ridiculous and I just think some perfumers out there take the piss! I have always wanted to try more frags from Christi meshell but come on! At least lower your prices on the samples so more people can at least try your fragrances!
Kiryxa – :
Masterpiece. Such a unique and complex fragrance! I never smelled anything near or similar to it. The description and its title are so just. Aroma of tropical fruits and warm breeze – are all day through on my skin and around me. Love it.
xed781Bessinepome – :
This, Albatross and sacre noir is the best I have tried from the house. The other are too weird and to my nose many simply does not smell good.
I have been travelling a lot in Thailand and its my second home. This scent really capture the romantic tourist image of the contry. The tropical vibe. I imagine walking barefoot in the green grass. I smell the frangipani flowers on the tree. I enjoy a coconut mango shake in the sunshine. This is life as it should be, I think, and putting the frangipani flower behind my ear.
The scent envoke happy memories. I love it.
Edit: some thai friends smelled this. Their image of thailand did not correspond with this scent. Toukka ta tao is the romantic and stereotypical perspective of Thailand.
9,5/10
Edit 2: Its summer and I revisited this scent. Omg its lovely, lovely! I actually think its a happy tropical version of black orchid. Same vibe, but very different of course. Love the note of frangipani in this one.
YurokR – :
Interesting scent. Very sweet, fruity and floral. Leans pretty feminine to me. Not synthetic smelling, which is nice. I’m not sure how a middle-of-the-road YouTube reviewer convinced a house to create a scent just for him (I suspect $$$ as he is very, very young but has deep pockets, it seems, based on the bottles he reviews) but that has no effect on my opinion.
Longevity was far below average on my skin (2-4 hours) with moderate projection.
5.75/10 for me. A major pass for the price but Timmy gets to know a scent is out there with his name on the marketing. That’s something.
igr2012 – :
I don’t think its worth the high price. But this does have a nice soft fruity smell. If it was less money I would buy it. I don’t think it smells anything like gum.
leon s`kenedi – :
Call me wacky but this makes me reminisce of ‘bubble-gum’, strange as that sounds, I’m being dead serious.
That doesn’t mean I don’t like it, all that means is, I think bubble-gum when I wear this.
It’s pretty good, its nice and heavy. You can apply Tao to even cover up o5her fragrances, if you so desired. I get 4 hours, give-or-take, and that’s pretty good.
The worse Matriarch in the longevity field that obe discovered this far, was Future’s Past. Not even 2 hours on that pup. But it smells do divine.
esaaz – :
I get an opening of juicy ripe fruits, a watery like green apple note at first, which isn’t listed..but to me smells like beautiful fresh green apples, maybe it’s actually pineapple? Then thick juicy mango, and a mix of exotic fruits and florals coming together.. the florals come through with Tuberose being the most noticeable, and I get ylang ylang too giving it a creamy smoothness! As it dries down I get a sense of warm sand, not sure which note contributes to this, but it’s gorgeous, makes me feel like I am laying on an exotic beach in the sun! Then a gourmand accord of vanilla mixed with coconut, very creamy, thick and tasty! I feel the Tonka comes through too!
Very unique, and a different style for Matriarch that comes together brilliantly..
I get around 5 hours longevity, with nice projection in the first hour
I am really enjoying it a lot! I think it’s my new favourite summer scent already!! I think it’s completely Unisex, and very much broad appealing, I can see a lot of people really enjoying this one! Very well balanced!
seokulinar – :
I can definitely smell the mango and myrrh. It is not a scent that projects well but it has a nice scent. Wish it pushed out more but maybe that is due to the natural ingredients. Overall nice but pricey for its projection and longevity.