Prada has introduced the Prada Mirages, four new fragrances in the Prada Olfactories luxury range: Miracle of the Rose, Dark Light, Soleil au Zenith and Midnight Train…
Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum ~ new fragrance
Bottega Veneta will launch Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum, a “bolder” variation on 2013’s Bottega Veneta Pour Homme. Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum follows 2015’s Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Extreme…
Miu Miu L’Eau Bleue ~ new fragrance
L’Homme Prada ~ fragrance review, plus a quick poll
L’Homme Prada is a fragrance of pairs, of doubles, of juxtapositions and layers. The classic codes of the male Fougère are all present in Neroli, Geranium and Patchouli. Yet the interchangeable male/female Prada signatures are present, too, in the shape of Iris and Amber, the principal elements. It is a mix that is both airy and yet purposefully, highly sensual.1
So, I didn’t hate La Femme Prada, but I didn’t exactly adore it either. I get another chance with L’Homme Prada, also from perfumer Daniela Andrier, and hey, take a look at the brand’s description above. Doesn’t that sound an awful lot like Prada Amber Pour Homme, maybe with a smidgen of Prada Infusion d’Iris (or Infusion d’Homme) thrown in for good measure? Such a thing would suit me fine: I liked Amber Pour Homme,2 and so did an awful lot of other women…
La Femme Prada ~ perfume review
It’s seemed a long slog through sweet and pink and fruity lately, so I was happy to turn to La Femme Prada even before I actually smelled it. A not-pink fragrance, for grown-ups, from the (mostly) reliable team of Prada and perfumer Daniela Andrier? Even if it didn’t turn out to be a “grand floral that restlessly shakes off the clichés of femininity”, much less “innocence undercut with carnality”, that’s got to beat an awful lot of what we’ve seen on perfume counters this year.
The notes – frangipani, tuberose, ylang ylang, spices, beeswax, vanilla, vetiver — likewise sounded right up my alley, and the advertising, featuring four models generally conducting themselves with dignity, is very Prada and near perfect…