Prada
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The lavender-juniper pairing arrives already sweetened, as though pre-mixed with simple syrup, whilst ginger flickers briefly like a match struck in a patisserie. The fresh accord exists, but it's filtered through gauze, muffled by the immediate presence of vanilla that seems impatient to dominate.
Hay materialises not as dried grass but as something honeyed and warm, almost like malted cereal, whilst amber creates a soft, glowing backdrop that tempers the sweetness without eliminating it. The powdery aspect intensifies here, lending a talc-like softness that makes the whole composition feel padded and comfortable, if somewhat synthetic in texture.
Tonka and heliotrope form a sweet, almond-adjacent haze on the skin, with musk providing a clean but decidedly artificial base that smells more like fabric softener than skin. The vanilla persists with remarkable tenacity, ensuring that the fragrance's gourmand character remains present until the very end, never allowing the fresh elements to reclaim territory.
Prada's Luna Rossa Sport subverts expectations from the very first spray, delivering what can only be described as a confectionery take on athletic freshness. Daniela Andrier has constructed something peculiar here: the lavender and juniper that should be crisp and bracing arrive suspended in a thick syrup of tonka and vanilla, creating an immediate sweetness that borders on gourmand territory. The ginger provides a fleeting spark of heat before being enveloped by the accord's dominant sugary character, whilst the hay note—often grassy and rustic—reads more like caramelised oats, almost biscuity in texture.
What makes this composition genuinely interesting is how the synthetic element (and it is pronounced) doesn't apologise for itself. There's a plasticky, almost vinyl-like quality to the musk and heliotrope combination that gives the fragrance an unmistakably modern, lab-created signature. The amber glows softly through the middle, providing just enough warmth to prevent this from becoming entirely candyfloss, whilst the powder accord dusts everything in a soft-focus finish that smooths the edges between notes.
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Al Haramain / الحرمين
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