Byredo
Slow Dance
With Slow Dance, Byredo composes an opulent and resinous amber fragrance. It opens on bergamot and cinnamon, reveals orange blossom and opopanax at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, cedar and benzoin.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Cinnamon
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Orange blossom · Opopanax
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · Cedar · Benzoin
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Opopanax: a niche material, declared by only 19 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Amber, citrus, gourmand, floral, spicy and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with amber supplying 2 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Slow Dance by Byredo seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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