more slowly

The opening bursts with a crisp, fizzy blast of aldehydes combined with sharp black currant leaf and sweet litchi. Expect a thirty-second solvent lift before the bubbly citrus-like effervescence settles into tart green fruit. It feels refreshing, brisk, and invigorating like stepping into an ice-cold floral shower on a humid summer morning.

The tart green opening softens within thirty minutes into a powdery bouquet of dewy pink rose and clean iris. As the sparkling aldehydes recede, the fragrance adopts a luxurious, high-end bath soap texture with subtle violet undertones. The base remains powdery and intimate, clinging close to your skin rather than developing heavy woody or amber notes.

More Slowly lasts between 5 and 7 hours on bare skin, while holding on fabrics for over 14 hours. The effervescent top notes dissipate in about thirty minutes, after which the powdery iris core carries the scent. Spraying directly onto natural cotton or linen significantly extends longevity without altering the fresh, soapy aroma.

This fragrance projects moderately within a one to two-foot personal scent bubble during the first two hours. It creates an airy, clean trail when you walk past others without ever filling or choking a room. After two hours, it pulls closer to the skin, becoming a discreet and intimate cosmetic aroma.

More Slowly performs at its peak during mild spring and warm summer weather between 18°C and 26°C. The crisp aldehydes and chilled litchi cut through warm air cleanly without turning sticky or cloying. In freezing winter weather below 10°C, the delicate floral accords contract and fail to project effectively.

Yes, this perfume is perfectly calibrated for professional offices, meetings, and shared workspaces. Its crisp, soapy profile smells freshly laundered and polite, ensuring you never irritate sensitive colleagues in enclosed conference rooms. Three to four sprays provide a tidy, reliable daytime scent bubble that lasts throughout standard business hours.

While marketed primarily for women, its clean soapy aldehydes and green currant leaf appeal easily to any gender. The rose here is dewy and botanical rather than sugary, while the starchy iris feels like premium grooming soap. Anyone who enjoys clean laundry aesthetics or minimalist floral fragrances will appreciate wearing it.

More Slowly offers a fruitier, greener profile with litchi and currant leaf, whereas Byredo Blanche emphasizes heavy laundry musk. Both fragrances capture an ultra-clean, soapy aesthetic, but More Slowly has a softer iris drydown with less synthetic musk screech. If you prefer dewy petals over detergent powder, More Slowly is the smoother choice.

At full luxury retail price, More Slowly leans slightly expensive considering its moderate five to seven-hour longevity. You are paying for refined niche blending and pristine aldehydic balance rather than powerhouse projection. If you prioritize soft, high-end soapy elegance over beast-mode performance, the investment feels justified, though budget buyers should wait for discounts.

This fragrance layers wonderfully over clean cedarwood, white musk, or crisp citrus colognes to boost longevity. Adding a light woody base gives the delicate rose and iris petals a sturdier foundation to anchor onto. Avoid combining it with heavy gourmands, leather, or smoky oud, which will easily overwhelm its airy aldehydic character.