Soft Tension – Eau de Parfum

Andrea Maack – Icelandic niche perfumery from the visual artist of the same name, who has been bringing art, fashion and fragrance together since her first scent exhibition in 2010.

Soft Tension is soft, quiet and powdery – cashmere on warm skin, wrapped in mist. Freesia and moss open delicate and slightly green, an earthy mate absolute lies at the heart, before velvety musk and cedarwood settle into a gentle, skin-close base.

Soft Tension works all year and above all by day – for quiet moments, the office, situations in which a fragrance is meant just for you. Gender-neutral and a quiet signature scent.

The name says it all: Soft Tension is soft, but not harmless. Aliénor Massenet sets freesia and mate, Andrea Maack's central raw materials for this scent, against each other – floral versus earthy – and that small friction turns a musk scent into something you keep smelling on your own skin.

THE SNUD SCENT GUIDE

Everything you want to know about this fragrance.

What does Soft Tension smell like?

Soft and powdery: freesia and moss to open, mate absolute at the heart, musk and cedarwood in the base.

How does Soft Tension feel?

Like a mysterious veil – skin-close, calm and enveloping, with a slight earthy tension underneath. A true skin scent.

When do you wear Soft Tension?

All year round and mainly by day – a gender-neutral fragrance for anyone who loves musk and quiet elegance.

Which fragrance might I like if I like Soft Tension?

If the soft, powdery musk is what you love about Soft Tension, try The Musc by Essential Parfums – an equally skin-close musk with lavender, red ginger and sandalwood.

Still unsure? Discover Soft Tension as a sample first – the sample price is credited toward the full-size purchase.