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the one you wantBDK Parfums Velvet TonkaUSD 290, 100 ml
smells like it, for lessSwiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Tonkaprice varies, 75 ml

Smells like BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka.

3 bottles the community rates close to Velvet Tonka, 88 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. sweet, vanilla, amber, unisex.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka5 accords
3of 6 accords shared, 50%
Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Tonka4 accords
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Notes of Velvet Tonka

What BDK Parfums publishes. Black means Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Tonka shares the note.

Top

  • almond
  • orange blossom

Heart

  • tobacco
  • rose

Base

  • tonka bean
  • bourbon vanilla
  • amberwood
  • amyris

Notes of Shaghaf Oud Tonka

What Swiss Arabian publishes. Black means Velvet Tonka shares the note.

Top

  • almond

Heart

  • cinnamon
  • orange blossom
  • rose

Base

  • tonka bean
  • vanilla
  • amberwood

The 3 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
Shaghaf Oud Tonka
Swiss Arabian, EDP, 75 ml
87similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 5 of 8 notes
price varies
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Where it differs: Shaghaf Oud Tonka adds a mild cinnamon and skips the tobacco, so it smells sweeter and smoother than Velvet Tonka, and owners report it lasts noticeably longer.

Buy Velvet Tonka ifChoose Velvet Tonka if you want its tobacco and rose undertone.
Buy Shaghaf Oud Tonka ifChoose Shaghaf Oud Tonka if you want a sweeter almond that lasts longer.
No. 2
Velvety Tonka
Dua Fragrances, Extrait, 34 ml
85similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
shares 8 of 8 notes
USD 36290
88% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Velvety Tonka follows the almond, orange blossom, tobacco, rose and tonka list in a small 34 ml extrait, so expect a denser, oilier wear than Velvet Tonka's eau de parfum.

Buy Velvet Tonka ifGet Velvet Tonka if you want the smooth, airy original.
Buy Velvety Tonka ifGet Velvety Tonka if you want the same note list in a small bottle.
No. 3
Silky Seed 0505
Perfume Parlour
78similar, reported by a few owners, inspired by it
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: Silky Seed 0505 is a UK impression of Velvet Tonka's almond-tonka profile; the sweet tonka core is promised, but the maker does not publish its rose and tobacco details.

Buy Velvet Tonka ifPick Velvet Tonka if you want the full tobacco-rose nuance.
Buy Silky Seed 0505 ifPick Silky Seed 0505 if you mainly want sweet tonka cheaply.

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Similarity figures come from owner ratings and published notes, never from a lab, and no bottle here is a copy of another. Brand names appear only to say what a scent is similar to.

Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Tonka
BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka
USD 290, 100 ml
Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Tonka
price varies, 75 ml
87 similar. Shaghaf Oud Tonka adds a mild cinnamon and skips the tobacco, so it smells sweeter and smoother than Velvet Tonka, and owners report it lasts noticeably longer.

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