Luna Rossa Carbon Eau de Parfum

Not sure why this scent doesn't get more love. I think because people judge it so much based on being a follow up to the EDT version, and it smells so different from it. If it were its own standalone frag, which it could be, I think it would be viewed in a much more positive way. Personally, I absolutely love it! It has become one of, if not my favorite, anytime go to scent. The opening is clean, fresh, mineral, with a bit of spice. As it moves to its heart the mineral scent gets deeper along with a sort of darker sweetness that isn't overly cloying, with a nice clean woodiness coming in behind it. Eventually it dries down into a fresh wood, powdery, amber kinda combo. I find the performance to be very good. 2-3 sprays is plenty. I've worn it in the heat and didn't find it to be a problem at all, though I could see some people maybe not liking it quite as much in high humidity, but personally it didn't bother me. I haven't worn it in any truly cold weather yet, but the scent is strong and seems like it would have no problem cutting through the cold. It lasts a good 8 hours on my skin, and the sillage seems above average. Don't go into this frag with much expectation based on your experience with the EDT, but rather treat it as something completely new and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

A truly great addition to the line, and a balanced, high quality, extremely versatile blend. The naming choice though is odd, as it has nothing to do with the EDT, a different suffix would be much better. In fact, this is basically Luna Rossa Black - Day / Spring Edition. Or Luna Rossa Sport but richer and a bit naughtier. Also, much better and less polarizing than Le Male In Blue which is also anise-centric and multi-use targeted. It's super clean but not "fresh laundry" or "shower gel". It's smooth and classy but not boring. It projects without ever becoming distracting, it lasts long without tiring you out. You could wear it at any time, in any occasion apart from hot days or sports. The liquorice in the mid is fantastic and keeps popping out just enough to make this interesting without ever standing out, the cypress touch is great, everything just fits, I really can't find anything negative to say. And I can't stop sniffing myself. Performance is excellent, as the projection comes and goes for a few hours, and the skin scent is magnificent. A Luna Rossa Black replacement, as it is way more easy to wear and can still cover every scenario where LRB would be worn. Simple but magic. Another Daniela Andrier masterpiece.

The first thing you should know about Prada Luna Rossa Carbon Eau de Parfum is that it shares nothing in common with the Eau de Toilette. Suspiciously similar to Prada Luna Rossa Sport, just not as vibrant and upfront. Instead it unfolds in suspense. There are moments where I detect Armani Code DNA. Some may even say there are similarities to Gaultier Le Male or YSL La Nuit de L'homme Le Parfum and that perception makes sense as well. It doesn't surprise me at all that Sport was discontinued, as this is a much more refined and sophisticated revision of the Luna Rossa Sport scent profile. I am loving this dark, earthy, sweet, spicy aromatic. There is also a fresh facet present. Licorice being both sweet and complex does wonders for this fragrance. As far as I am concerned, performance is a 10, wearability is a 10 and longevity is most certainly a 10. There is nothing negative to report here. Unless of course you are seeking something new and groundbreaking. My only question is, why "Carbon EDP" if it bears no resemblance to the EDT? Final analysis: Luna Rossa Sport is to Luna Rossa Carbon EDP as Robin is to Nightwing. Same guy, more charisma.

Welcome back to Daniela Andrier, again to Prada and especially to the Luna Rossa line, after the horrendous Ocean (opinion and personal taste) you can see the hand and nose of someone who knows the seal of the house and that soapy, clean, neat DNA is here again, the perfume is not the most original thing in the world because at first impressions (buy it today) it is a mix between the first two Luna Rossa and a touch of LR Black, despite having the name Carbon, it is almost nothing or Nothing to the previous edt that was never really one of my favorites because it is a "Sauvage wanna be" although I must admit that I prefer it widely before the Dior, to the accords already mentioned of the previous perfumes(lavender, anis, tonka), here is added regalis that gives it a touch of sweet playful and distances it further from the "Le male" to bring it closer to the "Au Masculin" of Lolita Lempicka, but it really does not resemble either of them perfectly, it maintains the DNA of the line and the DNA of the line. Since Luna Rossa Black, no flakers on the line had liked it to the point of having it, and that one came with me immediately.

I was unsure about this one on release. Initially excited but slightly put off by reviews on here with people saying it's nothing like the original. Ive gone through 200ml of the EDT and it's still pretty much my signature scent. Now having tried the new EDP I have to say Im not disappointed. Like some people have mentioned this does a great job of ticking all the facet boxes, it's fresh, ambery, sweet, woody, spicy and aromatic without it leaning too much one way. This is a great 'hybrid' scent with strong performance and decent projection. The liquorice isn't too dominating either, it nestles nicely within the core scent and just every now and then let's you know it's there. I also feel amongst all that lies the DNA of the EDT and I do find myself picking it up when I smell my wrist. That fresh spicy mineral/industrial nuance that I loved in the original. Carbon EDP gets my approval.