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L'Homme Prada

L'Homme Prada by Prada is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2016 in the designer price tier. It opens with neroli, black pepper and cardamom, moves into iris, geranium and violet and dries down to amber, patchouli, sandalwood and cedarwood. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
• Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
• Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.

Heart

• Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
• Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
• Violet Powdery, sweet and a bit retro. Parma Violets in flower form.

Dry-down

• Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
• Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
• Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
• Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.

Smells like this

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