Prada

Prada La Femme L'Eau (La Femme Prada L'Eau) is an eau de toilette for women, a fresh version of the La Femme Prada line. Prada describes it as a deeply feminine fragrance with the youthful freshness of frangipani. The bottle contains 100 ml.

What it smells like

Prada does not divide the notes into layers, but lists them as follows:

• Main notes: frangipani, tangerine essence, ylang-ylang and tuberose.

In the brand's description, frangipani is enriched by tangerine and softened by ylang-ylang. Tuberose completes the bouquet, which Prada calls ethereal, while tangerine makes it even fresher. It is a luminous floral, lighter than La Femme Intense.

How to apply it

1. Spray onto clean skin, optionally after an unscented body lotion.
2. Aim for the neck, wrists and collarbone.
3. Spray from a distance, like a fine mist falling on the skin.
4. Do not spread it with your fingers: let it evaporate on its own.
5. As it is an eau de toilette, you can reapply with another spray later in the day.

Specifications

What else you might need

• Prada La Femme Intense, eau de parfum
• Prada La Femme Water Splash, 150 ml
• Prada Candy, ambered and gourmand
• Prada Candy Night, eau de parfum

ProBeauty tip. La Femme L'Eau is a good first Prada fragrance if you like white flowers but want them light. Keep the golden bottle in the dark, in its box: it looks good on the shelf, but light damages the fragrance.

Prada Candy is an amber and gourmand eau de parfum for women, the one that gives its name to the Prada Candy collection. Prada describes it as a playful and sophisticated fragrance, sweet and built around benzoin, white musk, and caramel. It comes in a 50 ml bottle.

What it smells like

Prada describes the fragrance as a three-step journey:

• Top notes: silky white musk.
• Heart notes: a generous dose of benzoin, a warm resin.
• Base notes: a sweet accord of caramel and vanilla.

Benzoin is the star: Prada describes it as a warm, sweet, and balsamic resin, with hints of vanilla honey. The result is an enveloping fragrance.

When to wear it

Prada recommends it for an evening date and for cooler evenings. Thanks to its warm notes, it is an autumn and winter fragrance.

How to apply it

1. After showering, moisturize your skin well, then apply the fragrance.
2. Spray on your pulse points: wrists, neck, and the inside of your elbows.
3. Hold the bottle slightly further away from your skin so the fragrance lands gently.
4. Do not rub your wrists together, especially with a sweet fragrance like this one.
5. A small dose is enough for such a warm fragrance.

Specifications

What else you might need

• Prada Candy Night, the more mysterious version
• Prada La Femme Intense, eau de parfum
• Prada La Femme L'Eau, eau de toilette
• YSL Black Opium, gourmand with coffee

ProBeauty tip. Candy is a fragrance for those who love sweet and warm notes. If you want something more floral from the same house, try La Femme Intense or La Femme L'Eau.

Prada Candy Night is an eau de parfum for women from the Prada Candy collection. Prada describes it as a more mysterious and seductive version of the original Candy, sensual and addictive. The bottle contains 80 ml.

What it smells like

The fragrance transitions from fresh notes to a warm base in three stages:

• Top notes: neroli and iris, balanced by bitter orange.
• Heart notes: tonka beans and vanilla, reminiscent of the original Candy.
• Base notes: chocolate and patchouli, for a sensual touch.

The opening is vibrant and luminous. As time passes, the fragrance becomes warmer and sweeter, with chocolate and patchouli at the end.

How to apply it

1. Prepare your skin: shower, then apply an unscented body cream.
2. Choose your wrists, the base of your neck, and the area behind your ears.
3. Keep the bottle a short distance from your skin to create a fine mist.
4. Let the fragrance dry naturally without rubbing it in.
5. Start with a light touch and add another spray only if needed.

Specifications

What else you might need

• Prada Candy, 50 ml eau de parfum
• Prada La Femme Intense, eau de parfum
• Prada La Femme L'Eau, eau de toilette

ProBeauty tip. If Prada Candy seems too caramel-like to you, Candy Night offers more contrast: neroli and bitter orange at the beginning, chocolate at the end. Test both on different wrists.

Prada La Femme Intense (La Femme Prada Intense) is an eau de parfum for women from the La Femme Prada line. Prada presents it as a sensual fragrance that reveals the many facets of the Prada woman. The bottle contains 100 ml.

What it smells like

Prada clearly describes the notes, from the opening to the dry-down:

• Top notes: frangipani.
• Heart notes: tuberose, ylang-ylang and patchouli.
• Base notes: vetiver, vanilla and iris.

The official list of notes also includes orange blossom and sambac jasmine. The result is a rich floral fragrance that is settled on a warm base by vetiver, vanilla and iris.

How to apply it

1. Apply it to clean skin after your body cream has fully absorbed.
2. Spray it on your neck and wrists. The fragrance smells different on clothes.
3. Do not hold the spray nozzle against your skin: keep it a few centimeters away.
4. Do not rub your wrists together: white flowers are easily damaged by friction.
5. Start with a light spray and adjust to how it feels on your skin.

Specifications

What else you might need

• Prada La Femme L'Eau, eau de toilette
• Prada Candy, amber and gourmand
• Prada Candy Night, eau de parfum
• L'Homme Prada Intense, the counterpart for him

ProBeauty tip. If you love white flowers but tuberose quickly becomes overwhelming, start with La Femme L'Eau. Intense is the version for those who want a rich floral fragrance with vetiver, vanilla and iris at the end.

Prada La Femme Water Splash is an excellent feminine fragrance for the spring and summer months. It was designed by perfumer Daniela Andrier and launched by Prada in 2019. 

Top note: mandarin orange

Middle note: Ylang-Ylang

Base notes: vanilla, tuberose, vetiver

Prada L'Homme Intense (L'Homme Prada Intense) is an eau de parfum for men from the L'Homme Prada line. Prada says the fragrance expresses the multiple facets of masculine identity. In the L'Homme Prada line, Intense is an eau de parfum, alongside the line's eaux de toilette. The bottle contains 100 ml.

What it smells like

Prada does not publish a layered pyramid for this fragrance, but rather its main notes:

• Main notes: amber, patchouli, iris, sandalwood, and roasted tonka beans.

The brand places amber, patchouli, iris, and tonka beans at the heart of the composition to showcase the multiple facets of the Prada man. The tonka beans are roasted, a detail Prada explicitly mentions in the list of notes.

How to apply it

1. Spray it after a shower, when your skin is clean and dry.
2. Spray it before getting dressed, on your neck and chest.
3. Hold the bottle at a short distance for an even spray.
4. Let the fragrance settle on its own without rubbing it into your skin.
5. A warm fragrance like this needs only a little. Add more only if necessary.

Specifications

What else you might need

• La Femme Prada Intense, the match for her
• Armani Code, eau de toilette for men
• Tom Ford Noir Extreme, amber woody

ProBeauty tip. Iris and amber are best experienced up close, on warm skin. Apply it to your neck and chest, not your clothes, so it remains a personal fragrance.