Tonka Musk Alyssa Ashley 2020
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Getting Lost In A Dream World
It doesn’t seem real to me. I’ve had my eyes on these AA perfumes since they were launched on the market in 2020, but the average 50ml format compared to the slightly higher price has always discouraged the purchase. Until today, when the Tigotà chain of stores put this Tonka Musk on super-promo, at €19.90 the EdP. Without hesitating for a moment, I put it in the cart and now it is in my collection. Meanwhile, I’m waiting for the right time to arrive at Amber Musk and Rose Musk too. Others were added in the following years, but these three represented the first big breakthrough after the original Musk. Before describing the perfume, I would like to point out that Alyssa Ashley's perfumes, despite often being very affordable, are not of poor quality and indeed, often include noble raw materials and ingredients, and the noses that create them are also prestigious.
What to say about it? An unexpected explosion of toasted bitter almonds is what I smell at the opening. Unexpected, because my nose and my mind are calibrated on white musk with hints of blackberry, my instinct expects a variant of this accord, and this bitter almond aftertaste catches me unprepared. It is very strong and inebriating, perhaps the result of the ingenious melange between cinnamon and tonka. I imagine myself spreading a mix of cinnamon sticks and tonka beans on a baking tray, and then baking them at a medium, slow temperature to toast them; throughout the kitchen, and slowly throughout the house, this almond aroma spreads, a little gourmand but very bitter and not nauseating. The cinnamon arrives immediately, warm, and pungent, but not the sweetish cinnamon we are all used to. For example, you don’t feel the cinnamon-like in Potion Eau de Parfum, where the spicy aspect is very marked. Here it is already wrapped in a cloak of toasted tonka, on a sensual background of white musk, what we learned about with #ashley musk.
I let some time pass, and the cinnamon reduces its potency, leaving room for the tonka. Its smell has caramelized facets, with tones of vanilla and almond. Sometimes I also find touches of hay and tobacco. However, tonka produces a smooth, very warm, and balsamic olfactory result. If I smell the box where I sprayed the perfume, I get alcoholic scents, almost reminiscent of the Amaretto di Saronno liqueur. The skin mitigates this nuance, which with its warmth and chemistry highlights the notes of tonka and the slightly animalic and salty notes of amber. Now the essence also takes on sweetish tones, which override the more bitter ones, while always remaining on the border between the masculine and the feminine, never too saccharine or saccharine and not even virile or rude.
Minutes, and hours pass, and the softness of musk and vanilla emerge in all their splendour. The fragrance takes on powdery, powdery and musky nuances. Now it’s a skin scent, but its warmth and delicate sweetness can be perceived if you get close to the places where it was sprayed. Clean and powdery is the last trail.
Tonka Musk is not intrusive, despite having an important character. In its evolution, it touches accords of almonds, coumarins, and caramel, as well as musk. I would say that both the duration and the projection are moderate, and those accustomed to the extraordinary performance of the original might be disappointed. But those who love intimate perfumes will appreciate this essence. If used in the cold seasons, in the autumn and winter months, the perfume can be worn both during the day and in the evening. It is good for going to work, or for dinner or an evening event. Did I like it? Yes, it did not disappoint my expectations, and I have not regretted the purchase.
I wrote the review based on a bottle I have owned since April 2024 (BC 3501268A, PD 2021-09).
-Elysium
What to say about it? An unexpected explosion of toasted bitter almonds is what I smell at the opening. Unexpected, because my nose and my mind are calibrated on white musk with hints of blackberry, my instinct expects a variant of this accord, and this bitter almond aftertaste catches me unprepared. It is very strong and inebriating, perhaps the result of the ingenious melange between cinnamon and tonka. I imagine myself spreading a mix of cinnamon sticks and tonka beans on a baking tray, and then baking them at a medium, slow temperature to toast them; throughout the kitchen, and slowly throughout the house, this almond aroma spreads, a little gourmand but very bitter and not nauseating. The cinnamon arrives immediately, warm, and pungent, but not the sweetish cinnamon we are all used to. For example, you don’t feel the cinnamon-like in Potion Eau de Parfum, where the spicy aspect is very marked. Here it is already wrapped in a cloak of toasted tonka, on a sensual background of white musk, what we learned about with #ashley musk.
I let some time pass, and the cinnamon reduces its potency, leaving room for the tonka. Its smell has caramelized facets, with tones of vanilla and almond. Sometimes I also find touches of hay and tobacco. However, tonka produces a smooth, very warm, and balsamic olfactory result. If I smell the box where I sprayed the perfume, I get alcoholic scents, almost reminiscent of the Amaretto di Saronno liqueur. The skin mitigates this nuance, which with its warmth and chemistry highlights the notes of tonka and the slightly animalic and salty notes of amber. Now the essence also takes on sweetish tones, which override the more bitter ones, while always remaining on the border between the masculine and the feminine, never too saccharine or saccharine and not even virile or rude.
Minutes, and hours pass, and the softness of musk and vanilla emerge in all their splendour. The fragrance takes on powdery, powdery and musky nuances. Now it’s a skin scent, but its warmth and delicate sweetness can be perceived if you get close to the places where it was sprayed. Clean and powdery is the last trail.
Tonka Musk is not intrusive, despite having an important character. In its evolution, it touches accords of almonds, coumarins, and caramel, as well as musk. I would say that both the duration and the projection are moderate, and those accustomed to the extraordinary performance of the original might be disappointed. But those who love intimate perfumes will appreciate this essence. If used in the cold seasons, in the autumn and winter months, the perfume can be worn both during the day and in the evening. It is good for going to work, or for dinner or an evening event. Did I like it? Yes, it did not disappoint my expectations, and I have not regretted the purchase.
I wrote the review based on a bottle I have owned since April 2024 (BC 3501268A, PD 2021-09).
-Elysium
Elysium
