Frida vs Smooth Pace
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Smooth Pace takes 3 of 5 categories.
FridaChoose it for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Smooth PaceChoose it for a amber and smoky character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
- Ratings & consensus
- Frida
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Smooth Pace
- Sillage & projection
- Frida
- Value for money
- Smooth Pace
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Smooth Pace
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership splitCommunity sentiment
How voters split from love to hate48 votes
5 votes · too few to score
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scoresLongevitySmooth Pace
SillageFrida
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itMain accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothNote pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNo top / heart / base split published
No top / heart / base split published
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonWho wears it
Gender appeal votesRanking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#30,485
PerfumerEkaterina Siordia
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#22,229
PerfumerCoralie Spicher
Launched—
Reviews11
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotFrida opens like a dark spiced cocktail, tobacco, coffee, rum and smoke pushed forward by peppery warmth and a salty twist. It quickly reads bold, textured and slightly boozy rather than soft or clean. As it settles, the leather, vetiver and vanilla give it more body, while yuzu and florals stop it from feeling flat. …
Reviews →Smooth Pace by Adidas is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Smooth Pace was launched in 2025. The nose behind this fragrance is Coralie Spicher.
Reviews →How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.
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Common questions
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Which is better, Frida or Smooth Pace?
Smooth Pace takes 3 of 5 categories. Frida is rated 4.00/5 from 48 votes; Smooth Pace is rated 3.50/5 from 14 votes. Choose Frida for a warm spicy and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Smooth Pace for a amber and smoky character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Frida or Smooth Pace?
Smooth Pace lasts longest (Smooth Pace 80/100, Frida 70/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Frida or Smooth Pace?
Frida projects furthest (Frida 74/100, Smooth Pace 65/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Frida and Smooth Pace smell similar?
Some overlap: a 39% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy, warm spicy and smoky accords. Common notes include Smoke, Fenugreek and Salt.
Is Frida or Smooth Pace better for summer or winter?
Frida suits evening wear; Smooth Pace suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Frida and Smooth Pace?
Frida features Tobacco, Coffee, Rum, Smoke and Black Pepper. Smooth Pace features Smoke, Olibanum, Immortelle, Cashmeran and Fenugreek.
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