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Tom Yum
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Parfum Prissana 2019

7.9 / 10 57 Ratings

A popular perfume by Parfum Prissana for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is citrusy-green. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Citrus

Green

Spicy

Fresh

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Lemon grass Lime

Lime

Thai ginger

Coriander

Kaffir lime leaf

Jasmine absolute Lemon

Lemon

Patchouli

Grapefruit

Petitgrain Alyxia reinwardtii bark

Perfumer

Prin Lomros

Ratings

Scent

7.957 Ratings

Longevity

6.647 Ratings

Sillage

6.247 Ratings

Bottle

7.548 Ratings

Value for money

6.629 Ratings

Submitted by Maggy4u, last update on 08/13/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/24/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Deliciously fresh and sour

Tom Yum is a thing of beauty! A fantastically fresh and sour take on the classic French eau de cologne, it is something like Eau Sauvage or Ô de Lancôme flushed with the mouth-stripping aroma of lemongrass - half lemon, half rooty grass - and freshly-squeezed limes. These tart, aromatic topnotes are all under-pinned with a gorgeously sweet and dusty galangal note that stands in for musk and serves an a pillowy extension cord for the citruses well into the drydown. Although Tom Yum doesn't smell as authentically hot, sour, or herbaceous as a bowl of Tom Yum itself, and is therefore not nearly as exotic as the notes list wants you to believe, it is still the rare 'update' to the eau de cologne model that actually works (and lasts).

Tom Yum is just sour enough in the topnotes to refresh, herbaceous and soapy enough in the midsection to offer that essential coolness, and sweetly spicy enough in the tailbone to avoid that throat-catching sourness of laundry musk that tires my palate in most modern takes. For me, Tom Yum competes head-to-head with the basil leaf-inflected blast of air conditioning that is the bottle of Paris-Deauville (Chanel) I keep in the door of my fridge as a substitute for, you know, actual air conditioning. If you have the money to spend on an eau de cologne-style perfume and want it to last a fair amount of time without having to choke on nasty woody ambers or oceans of white musk, then I highly recommend Tom Yum.

06/16/2023

EnomisCVD
138 Reviews

EnomisCVD

3

Yummy sweet and sour

Collection "Thammachatr", 100% natural raw materials.
Tom Yum (spicy and savory soup) is inspired by the traditional Thai dish of the same name.
In fact, the ingredients are based on the original recipe (plus a few small additions of white flowers and woods).
Sour citrus scents and coriander for a touch of green are the main characters.
Everything supported by a woody base that ensures the scent performs fairly well.
Really, really well done! The fact that they are all-natural makes me appreciate it so much despite not being a fan of the genre!

03/14/2020

8Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

2

Tom *Yum*...

Tom Yum skips any top notes to speak of, instead moving directly to its highly aromatic heart comprised of a starring herbal-citrus combination of kaffir lime leaf, lemon-like lemongrass and natural smelling, sharp lemon and lime with significant gingery galangal spice support and hints of creamy coconut milk. The composition stays highly linear through its development, with the kaffir lime leaf and lemongrass driven aromatics remaining through most of the composition's lifespan, very gradually giving way to the slightly nutty chalood bark finish. Projection is below average to average, with below average longevity of 4-6 hours on skin.

Tom Yum (the perfume) may not really be a gourmand, but the name based on the highly aromatic Thai Hot and Sour soup dish does do a fabulous mouth watering job of making the wearer crave the soup, while being equally successful as a fine, natural smelling Eau de Cologne style composition that is completely wearable and heavenly. It is really hard to describe one of the two key drivers of the composition, kaffir lime leaf, but anyone familiar with Thai food (and certainly Tom Yum) will know what to expect and will find it very believable smelling here. The lemongrass is the other key driver, and when combined with the kaffir lime, the two just seem made for each other. While not listed in the perfume notes, another component of Tom Yum soup, coconut milk, makes a subtle appearance to further strengthen the believably of the "dish." Alas, as fine as the composition smells, its 100% natural ingredient strength from a believability perspective is its performance downfall. If I had one wish, it would be that the perfumer would have added just a bit of synthetics to the mix to aid performance. As is, the composition is fantastic smelling, just short-lived. The bottom line is the $140 per 30ml bottle Tom Yum is an "excellent" 4 stars out of 5 rated composition that is as mouth watering to wear, as is its Thai soup namesake to consume, earning it a strong recommendation to lovers of the soup, or just superb smelling aromatic Eau de Cologne style compositions in general.

10/28/2019

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Maggy4u
369 Reviews

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Maggy4u

Very helpful Review 9

Short Trip to Thailand

Three of the four new 100% natural Prissanas are citrus scents. Each one is at home in a different, unique theme. While Tiwa shines with tangerine and aldehydes in a rather powdery-citrus way, Natsumeku heralds summer in Japan with yuzu and incense.

Tom Yum, on the other hand, is inspired by the ingredients of the famous, eponymous Thai soup. But don’t worry, the scent does not evoke any food associations at all. Rather, this fragrance is beautifully fresh with ginger and lemongrass and delightfully bright green-yellow with herbs.

In this, the chalood bark plays a crucial role throughout the scent journey. It is woody, but also brings the smoky component of real vanilla. Thus, the fragrance comes across as exotic, fresh, and yet somehow very friendly-bright and familiar. Whether it reminds one of a visit to Thailand or just a meal at a Thai restaurant hardly matters.

It is a symbol of a short vacation in the nose.
Fresh and radiant with good longevity and sillage.