Soft Tension by Andrea Maack
Bottle Design:
Maddalena Casadei
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Soft Tension 2016

7.7 / 10 50 Ratings
A popular perfume by Andrea Maack for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is fresh-powdery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh
Powdery
Woody
Floral
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FreesiaFreesia MossMoss
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CedarwoodCedarwood
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk Maté absoluteMaté absolute

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Ratings
Scent
7.750 Ratings
Longevity
7.040 Ratings
Sillage
6.139 Ratings
Bottle
7.240 Ratings
Value for money
5.917 Ratings
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itscoraline

173 Reviews
itscoraline
itscoraline
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Floating through the forest
Immediate impression after spraying is freesia (gently sweet and juicy, like fresh fruit) cushioned by powdery musk. It’s a hug of an opening, soft and welcoming.

Woody notes start to creep in after about an hour, and eventually settles into a wonderfully soothing skin scent for the next 4-6 hours.

This is the first Andrea Maack fragrance I’ve tried, and I’m impressed at how delicately balanced it is. The freesia lends a natural sweetness (nothing gourmand or cloying here) balanced out by the slight earthiness from the mate, while the cedarwood and musk gently anchor it without bogging it down.

It brings to mind wandering through sun dappled woods in the late spring with small flowers underfoot. A previous review called it “idyllic” and that seems about right — it has an airy, daydreamy quality to it that’s hard to pin down.

I’m not normally into powdery florals (in fact, I generally avoid them) but this is so beautiful that it may very well be going on my full bottle wish list.
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Chlooek

19 Reviews
Chlooek
Chlooek
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Fairy Princess Floral
Soft Tension feels very nostalgic and at the same time very idyllic. It feels a little bit like being in between awake and dreaming. It's that space in between that you choose to stay. Napping mid-day and having vivid fantasies.

It's a beautiful, soft freesia fragrance that is begging to be worn on a warm spring morning. The earthy moss and maté notes ground it despite the floaty florals. It smells like something a fairy would wear.
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Finalgirl

23 Reviews
Finalgirl
Finalgirl
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pink morning fog
Fluffy, transparent, slightly powdery, and floral. Whereas Coven is like this feral vegetal Thing slithering around on the forest floor, Soft Tension is like the foggy cloud of pink morning light that makes the Thing retreat back into the shadows.

As with most of Andrea Maack‘s scents, its essence feels very spacious and cold. I appreciate the way this house can take something like a fresh, powdery freesia and drag it through the primordial Icelandic landscape. A dewdrop on a Giant’s eyelash. Crisp, clean linens hung out to dry on top of a black volcano. Not much tension within the scent itself, but still very lovely.
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Amyris

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Matcha Babe
Super exciting scent, I acquired it on my trip to Iceland, white flowers, fresh laundry, and green tea, with a slightly smoky undertone for me - musk? I also love the design of the bottle, straightforward and minimalistic, it looks wonderful.
A clear unisex fragrance, my friend also enjoys using it :-)
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6 months ago
1
Bright uplifting moss and freesia, that goes musky woody earthy in the drydown. Easy Reach.
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From a blanket of clouds, mysterious musk mist, a disorienting tension of dark mate, cedar & moss to bright freesia, softly releasing!
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8 months ago
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2
A blend of Matcha Meditation/Replica and Fleur Narcotique. Very pleasant, uncomplicated, feminine, and elegant.
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7
1
Dry wood, silver flowers, moss & lightly soiled musk. But the effect is: cold concrete, bound cement dust. For specialists.
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A sweet musky scent, soft-creamy yet fresh. A hint of mortar in the background. For me, it's more feminine.
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Featherlight musk, very subtly floral-woody. Very feminine, minimally powdery. 'Soft' fits well - the proud price adds 'tension'
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6
2
Simply fresh, fresher lovely musk cloud, freshly washed, aired out, and free. Free from any burdens and everyday life....Yay!
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5
2
The typical musk from Andrea Maack, this time fresh and tangy. Subtle, understated, and absolutely unisex.
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7 years ago
5
Masculine & feminine at the same time,
a slightly bitter and androgynous musk scent that doesn't come in a white powdery guise.
Modern and contemporary.
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5
2
Warm-herb mate tea with delicate, sweet flowers + soft musk.
As it developed, I also sensed chamomile. Calming, unobtrusive scent.
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