Tonkin Dream by House of Heartistry / Heartistry Perfumery
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9.2 / 10 12 Ratings
A new and limited perfume by House of Heartistry / Heartistry Perfumery for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is sweet-fruity. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Sweet
Fruity
Animal
Woody
Floral

Fragrance Notes

Borneo oudBorneo oud Chinese oudChinese oud Mysore sandalwoodMysore sandalwood OudOud Sri Lankan oudSri Lankan oud Thai oudThai oud Tonkin muskTonkin musk VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent
9.212 Ratings
Longevity
8.810 Ratings
Sillage
7.910 Ratings
Bottle
8.69 Ratings
Submitted by TheBasti, last update on 05/17/2025.
Interesting Facts
14 bottles were made.

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What the fragrance is similar to
Tonkin Dream V2 by House of Heartistry / Heartistry Perfumery
Tonkin Dream V2

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Bottle
10
Sillage
9
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Christscents

38 Reviews
Christscents
Christscents
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For all love I give was it all just a dream?
For all we give, for all we suffer, we all dont get enough time on this earth to get out what we all wish we could. Some want to make something, do something, this scent wants to be something, something worthy of the love we all can give, but nevertheless, it's forgotten, all of its love is stripped away, its pulled from the parts of eternity we never should have seen, but it was all just a dream, a Tonkin dream even. Dreams come and go, most only last for seconds but in our minds they can take hours, thats the art of the human mind, it can experience a hundred lifetimes in the time of one, and this scent is that, the idea of not being able to do everything we want, the scent of one lifetime. What we give is what we will receive, but when you can give something so immense, there isnt anything to receive in return. I tell you what you get instead, you get a scent, a scent filled with ouds and musks of the purest kind. This scent is one we dont deserve, we cant see pureness like this, we are only placed on this earth for one lifetime, but these scents makes me want to experience that over and over again! Enough thinking, lets dive into what this scent has to offer us.

A start of a century is now, we spray the scent and open our minds and senses to what we can get from this scent, and I tell you what that is: musk. Musk in the most beautiful sense, Tonkin Musk, the finest musk grain we can ever have, the most gorgeous and beautiful musk we will ever have in our lifetimes. Youre hit with a blast of musk, the musk is not animalic but pure and light, its creamy and a bit spicy, but it has this undertone of what i assume is all the different ouds blending together in this, its magical, its pure and its something you wont experience often in your lifetime, and im amazed by this scent in every way!

Now when you dive deeper, its oud, a lot of oud, I read someone called it "purple oud" and thats just the perfect way to describe this. Its warm and spicy oud, but with a hint of something that gives it that purple feeling; maybe it's the musk hugging around the oud to give it a pure feeling. Maybe the oud is a journey we only experience once in our lifetime, the journey we seek to find what's within our souls, what we can find in our dreams, and that is the perfect representation of this scent, what we find in our millions of different lifetimes that we experience in our dreams!

When dawn has settled, a new day always rises again, another chance at what we forgot the day before, time and time again, all over, but something sticks out. Now when the musk has shown, the oud has shown, and the spices have shown, we are left with berries and vanilla, and I find that very interesting to see! We forget in a world full of strong ouds and musk what we can also have is something light. these red berries mixed with vanilla shows something blissful, something pure and we wished we could do yesterday, and im all for it! These berries still have a slight animalic musky feeling to them and thats something I stand for! This scent isnt only what you smell, its what you wished to do the day before and tomorrow, and i can say Eric made art out of this scent!
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bhanna

11 Reviews
bhanna
bhanna
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Purple oud impressions
This scent is a powerful testament to the depth and complexity of oud and the full potential of natural fragrance.

On the surface it wears as you'd expect... A thick oily base-heavy spray built of musk, sandalwood, and loads of oud oil, with moderate projection and great longevity. However the real wonder is in how many facets emerge in the opening and heart of such a simple composition.

You can find grapes, huckleberry, champaca, incense, smoke, spice, and more, all wrapped in a warm blanket of musk and sandalwood. The scent is unmistakably purple, and all this from carefully selected and blended oud creating a chord that can never quite be repeated.

I consider this Heartistry's masterpiece, along with a couple others like Merciful Heart.

My favorite comment I got about this fragrance is "it smells familiar." There's something really comforting and nostalgic about it. It's perfect for an intimate occasion with someone you love.

Though it's become quite rare, if you're fortunate enough to find a bottle at a fair price I wouldn't hesitate to buy it. I'll be savoring it myself.
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TheBasti

16 Reviews
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TheBasti
TheBasti
Very helpful Review 16  
A warm welcome to you! Would you like a sniff of pure bliss?
Today I would like to introduce the next fragrance to this illustrious group, which I have been eagerly awaiting. Firstly, because I have to confess that I'm an absolute sucker for Tonkin Musk, true to the motto: "Shut up and take my money! and secondly, because the good man from House of Heartistry has spared no effort to make the fragrance tastier and tastier for weeks.
Was it worth it? Definitely for me, I love the stuff! :D

I could actually let this review end here, but since we're here, let's spray it on and "let's talk business!"

At the beginning, wow! You are literally overrun by a wave of Musk! Quite animalistic, but very subtle, it gets into every last corner of your nose. Very enjoyable, stimulating, compact, you could almost cut it. Everything is interwoven with a subtle creaminess from the vanilla, which also comes across as somehow supportive, providing Tonkin with a certain carpet pad. For me at least, I just can't stop smelling it.

After this musk solo, the fragrance has room for a tropical melange. I'm getting light melon, banana, something that reminds me of cherries, fresh berries, even a very subtle citrus. In general, this part reminds me a little of the tropical echoes of Sandalver Dragon, but here without the echoes of EO's Tahitians, which I found very strong in Sandalver. The Tonkin seems, at least to me, a little more independent in the "exoticism" it projects. In the background, the whole melange is supported by an interesting minty, slightly smoky note, which adds a little extra depth to the fragrance. Musk forms a certain framework around the whole, is definitely perceptible, but is somewhat removed from the action.

Slowly but steadily, the fragrance literally seeps a little deeper, becoming more relaxed. Now lilac and berry notes come to the fore, it becomes a little creamier again and I find small traces of powdery notes. The other fruits have done their bit, now it's the turn of berries, which literally sweep you into a whirlpool of frugality and meditation. For me, the fragrance really does have something Zen-like about it. Wonderful oudy-woody notes caress the nose, inviting you to linger. The fragrance slowly comes to a close, becoming a little sweeter once again, with beautiful sandalwood vibrating undisturbed in the background. Tonkin Musk envelops the fragrance from beginning to end, like a warm, cozy blanket. Very delicious :D

Fine (end)

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Conclusion: Once again, House of Heartistry has done a fantastic job.
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OnewontdoOnewontdo 8 months ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
How can oud and musk come together to create an unmistakable familiarity of grapes and champaca flowers? This scent is an enigmatic wonder.
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