Jo Malone - Myrrh & Tonka

Myrrh & Tonka opens on a brief lift of cool lavender before the resin takes hold, pulling everything toward a dense, sweetened darkness built on myrrh, tonka bean, vanilla, and almond.

The Nose

Composed by Mathilde Bijaoui for Jo Malone, also behind BDK Parfums Gris Charnel, État Libre d'Orange Like This and Poppy & Barley.

Fragrance Character

The lavender clears quickly, leaving myrrh at the center: smoky, slightly medicinal, grounded in something almost devotional. Tonka and vanilla round its edges with a warm, powdery sweetness, while almond gives the base a faint marzipan softness. It starts with real presence, projecting that resinous warmth into the air around you, then draws closer to skin as the hours pass, becoming a quiet, enveloping second layer.

Best Worn

A fragrance for cold evenings and dressed-up rooms, where its resinous warmth reads as intentional rather than heavy.

Why the Myrrh & Tonka Decant

Its sweetness is richer and more insistent than Jo Malone's usual register, and a decant lets you gauge how that depth wears through a full evening before committing to a bottle.

Official Notes

Lavender · Myrrh · Tonka Bean · Vanilla · Almond

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