Tonka bean in Velixir perfumes

Tonka bean owes its smell to coumarin, a molecule that smells of fresh hay and almond. It is a common base note and a natural partner of vanilla and lavender, where it adds a dry, warm sweetness.

Velixir perfumes with tonka bean

Four of the 28 perfumes list it: Adonis, Apollo, Galatea and Helios.

By layer: heart in one, base in three.

Heart notes

• GalateaEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlbiscuit, caramel and white musk

Base notes

• AdonisEau de Parfum35 and 100 mllavender, bergamot and amber
• ApolloEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlgreen apple, ginger and amberwood
• HeliosEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlcoconut, mint and woody notes

Notes that go with tonka bean

The notes that most often share a list with tonka bean are bergamot, mint, vanilla, amber and vetiver, and the families of this guide that hold most of these perfumes are woody and amber, sweet and vanilla and aromatic and spicy.