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Soft Stroke For Women

Name: Soft Stroke For Women Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Soft Stroke For Women is an Eau de Parfum. Soft Stroke For Women opens with Tangerine, Rose, and Violet Leaf, settles into a heart of Peony, Freesia, and Peach, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, and Lilac. Perfume Parlour's Soft Stroke For Women carries a Favourite verdict, a green-led wear.

A budget take on Tender Touch. Soft Stroke captures the rich, feminine rose-and-violet bouquet rounded with juicy peach and peony over a soft amber-musk base that defines the original, but Perfume Parlour's version reads a touch flatter and sweeter, with the projection held closer to the skin.

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Romantic
Elegant
Feminine
Sophisticated
Sensual

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Soft Stroke For Women Eau de Parfum bottle

Inspired by

Tender Touch by Burberry

71%

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Tender Touch the original Soft Stroke For Women inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Tangerine36%

Rose33%

Violet Leaf31%

Heartas listed

Peach36%

Peony33%

Freesia31%

Baseas listed

Amber36%

Musk36%

Lilac28%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Fall

Also Works:

Summer

The rose-and-peach floral bouquet over soft amber feels graceful and warm, best across spring and autumn with enough lift for milder summer.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Date Casual

Also Works:

Formal

Its romantic, feminine character works for soft dates, daily wear and the office more than sport.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

Geraniol from Rose

Other declarable allergens

Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Soft Stroke opens on a fresh, green-fruity lift of green tangerine and dewy violet leaves, threaded immediately with the rich rose oil that anchors the whole composition. The heart is a graceful, opulent floral bouquet, juicy peach folded into peony and freesia, lending a soft, rounded femininity. It settles onto a warm, comfortable base of amber and musk with a powdery touch of syringa for a sensual, lingering finish. Set beside the original Tender Touch, the Perfume Parlour interpretation keeps that gracious rose-and-peach floral character recognisable but reads a touch flatter and sweeter, missing some of the seamless polish of the original's drydown. Longevity is moderate for the price, with the projection settling close to the skin after the first hour. For a few pounds it delivers that romantic, feminine floral signature faithfully, an easy elegant pick for spring and autumn days, soft dates and the office.

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