Soft Tension

The first time I smelled this, I had a visceral scent memory of a violet-scented bath powder puff I had when I was a teenager. This fragrance is very powdery to me and a little mature, but not in a bad way if you don't mind either of those profiles. It's a well-done powder that's not too chalky or dense, with a white musk undertone. Smells like a nice after-bath body powder, if a bit generic. I get mostly fluffy powder, what I would call violet, and musk. I don't get any mate or cedar, though it is a bit "fresh spicy" in a way I can't pinpoint. Performance isn't amazing, but not horrible for how soft it is. There isn't much development, at least on me - it smells the same all the way through. 6.5/10.

It's a really elusive scent, like a mist. But I really like it. It's such a soft scent that you won't even notice it if you're not paying attention. Would you like to wear it to bed

A really lovely skin scent. One of the fragrances that got me into musks.

A soft, pretty, skin scent, somehow both floral and gently cosmopolitan, and cushioned with a mossy green note that’s pure joy. I’m personally finding a lot of reminders here of other fragrances I love -- a white musk similar to that in Musc Infini, a mate absolute very much like the wild mint in Skandinavisk’s Hygge candle -- which just increases the happiness.

The description above is accurate. This is foggy, hazy, soft, and lovely. As opposed to Coven, this has round edges. It's floral, but not sweet. The musc and cedarwood round everything out and make it mellow and soothing. So far, this line is really distinct and unique. I don't have anything else quite like Andrea Maack's perfumes. I've been to Iceland and I can smell the elemental pull of the fragrances. There's really no place else quite like it. Also, the bottles are incredibly well engineered. The spay nozzle emits the finest mist of any bottle I've ever experienced. That's good because a giant spray blast would be just too much.