Soft Pace

Soft Pace opens on a warm, honeyed opoponax - sweet and balsamic, the syrupy heart of the original. A powdery violet leads the middle alongside geranium and a resinous labdanum, soft and slightly retro. The base drifts into smoky incense over vanilla and patchouli for a cosy, balsamic finish. Compared to Byredo Slow Dance, this Perfume Parlour interpretation reads sweeter and simpler: the powdery, honeyed amber comes through clearly while the cognac-tinged opening sparkle and the polished, sophisticated smoky-vanilla drydown that made the niche original distinctive are flattened, and it doesn't linger with the same depth. It remains a warm, comforting balsamic-amber, well suited to cosy cool-weather evenings.