Tonka Bean
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Tonka Bean by Memo Paris is a study in one warm note: sweet, ambery and faintly spiced. Tonka sits at the centre, close to vanilla but a touch drier, with an aromatic lift that stops it turning sticky. Aliénor Massenet keeps the focus narrow, so what you smell at the start is roughly what you smell at the end, only softer. It is unisex and suits anyone who wants amber warmth without heaviness. Voters keep it for autumn and winter, almost entirely in the evening. Longevity and sillage both lean toward long-lasting and strong in the vote, so a light touch carries it through a long evening. A 10ml decant gives you weeks of cold-weather evenings to decide if this is your signature warmth.
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The community verdict
A sweet amber and vanilla blend, Tonka Bean centres on its warm, aromatic namesake note. The largest group finds it long-lasting with strong projection, though others report moderate projection. It feels suited to autumn evenings, with winter and nights working well too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Brand
- Memo Paris
- Perfumer
- Aliénor Massenet
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml
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Memo Paris Tonka Bean, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Tonka and amber in a copper pot on a cold night.
Main accordsvanilla, amber, sweet, aromatic, warm spicy
What you smell
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity346 votes
Most voted: 43%Long lasting
30%Eternal
Sillage330 votes
Most voted: 45%Strong
28%Moderate
Season210 votes
Most voted: 39%Autumn
37%Winter
Time of day180 votes
Most voted: 42%Evening
23%Night out
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Longevity346 votes
- Very weak1%5 votes
- Weak4%14 votes
- Moderate21%72 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)43%150 votes
- Eternal30%105 votes
Sillage330 votes
- Intimate5%18 votes
- Moderate28%92 votes
- Strong (Most voted)45%150 votes
- Enormous21%70 votes
Season210 votes
- Spring17%35 votes
- Summer7%15 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)39%82 votes
- Winter37%78 votes
Time of day180 votes
- Daytime22%40 votes
- Office12%22 votes
- Evening (Most voted)42%76 votes
- Night out23%42 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
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Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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More from Memo Paris
Memo Paris was founded in France in 2007 by Clara Molloy and her husband John, and many of its perfumes are named after places, each one a memory of being somewhere far away. The range moves between leather, spice and soft flowers: saffron and cardamom, rose and jasmine, then musk, sandalwood and vanilla to finish. African Leather is the warm, spiced one, with an aromatic freshness on top. Marfa is creamy tuberose laid over woods. French Leather is softer, closer to rose and musk. Sintra, bright white flowers with a sweet citrus glow, rounds out a first set.
Frequently asked questions
What does Memo Paris Tonka Bean smell like?
Memo Paris Tonka Bean is built on a heart of Tonka Bean. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as vanilla, amber, sweet, aromatic and warm spicy.
Is Memo Paris Tonka Bean long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (43% of votes), and 74% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (45% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Memo Paris Tonka Bean good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 7% of season votes.
Is Memo Paris Tonka Bean good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 37% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Memo Paris Tonka Bean for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 66% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 34% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Memo Paris Tonka Bean to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 12% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Memo Paris Tonka Bean?
Tonka Bean is made by Memo Paris. Its perfumer is Aliénor Massenet.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Memo Paris Tonka Bean?
A 10ml decant of Memo Paris Tonka Bean holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days.
Which other Memo Paris perfumes can I try?
Besides Memo Paris Tonka Bean, 10ML has African Leather, Marfa and French Leather from Memo Paris, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Memo Paris Tonka Bean decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Memo Paris Tonka Bean decant is filled by hand from an original Memo Paris bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.