The Saltworks Company 2025 Extrait

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Powder Ballad

The Saltworks Company Powder Ballad is an Extrait de Parfum launched in 2025. Powder Ballad opens with Violet, Powdery, Aldehydes, and Bergamot, settles into a heart of Musk, Rose, and Iris, and dries down to a base of Amber, Oud, Saffron, and Vanilla. The Saltworks Company's Powder Ballad carries a Favourite verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A creamy, soapy powder over damask rose and iris, finished with warm amber, vanilla, and a thread of oud. Powder Ballad is the brand's romantic showpiece for date nights and slow evenings, soft but with backbone. For those who want vintage-leaning powdery floral with modern resin warmth.

Romantic
Sophisticated
Elegant
Warm
Sensual

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Composition

Timeline

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Accords

Powdery

100%

Floral

85%

Amber

70%

Gourmand

55%

Sweet

45%

Soft Spicy

40%

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Performance

Longevity

Long (6-10h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Fall

Also Works:

Winter

The warm and rich notes of amber, vanilla, and oud make Powder Ballad particularly suitable for cooler seasons like fall and winter, while its floral and powdery aspects allow for versatility in spring.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Office Casual

Its balanced projection and sophisticated composition make it appropriate for office settings, while the romantic floral and warm base notes are ideal for date nights and formal events.

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About

Powder Ballad opens on a luminous veil of soapy powder, almond, and white violet, with aldehydes, bergamot, and raspberry floating above the skin to lift the opening into something airy and slightly fizzy. The brand calls this stretch the "head in the heavens", and the analogy fits: it is bright, weightless, and clearly meant to evoke the haze of a wedding veil or a first dance under soft lights. Within minutes the heart settles into a duet of damask rose and iris, sweetened by creamy musk; this is where the powdery warmth deepens and the perfume reveals what the brand calls its magnetic side. The base is the anchor: amber, vanilla, oud, frankincense, and a whisper of saffron, all blended to render the powdery florals of the heart richer and longer-lasting without turning gourmand. Performance is in line with the rest of the Saltworks line: 25% extrait concentration, projection at arm's length, longevity sitting somewhere around five to eight hours per the house standard. Wear it for dates, slow evenings, formal occasions, or any moment that calls for romantic softness with a backbone. Sits next to Frederic Malle Iris Poudre and Chanel No 5 in the powdery-aldehydic-floral lineage, with the modern Saltworks twist of oud and frankincense in the base.