Prada Candy

When I first heard about Prada Candy I was completely turned off by the name. It sounds like a Paris Hilton or Britney Spears scent, and my spontaneous thought was simply "dang, a sellout.. I feel sorry for you Prada". For some reason I got my ass over to the perfume shelves in the store and tried that Hilton sellout on, and oh heavens! It didn't take long before I changed my mind completely. Prada Candy is one of those scents that I've been longing for without knowing that they existed. A mellow, grown up gourmand with dignity. And the fact that you recognize Infusion d'Iris in it makes it even better. I like Id'I, but there's something with it I can't stand on my skin. Candy picked the golden parts of Id'I up and chucked it into a warm irresistible gourmand blend. Could it get any better? I understand why many people dislike it though, the simplicity of this scent makes it a hit or miss. Either you like it or you don't. Also my skin tend to pick gourmand notes up very easily and never let go of them, so on me it smells delicious for hours and hours, even though it's quite close to the skin. The sheerness of it might be a problem if it doesn't fit like a puzzle piece with your skin. My boyfriend has asked me about five times since the day before yesterday what I'm wearing, because I smell unusually good. He almost never tells me that, unless it's Thierry Mugler Angel EdT or Prada Candy. Straight to the top Prada, good work. I'm hooked.

Prada Candy - the OG gourmand! This has been an absolute staple of mine for YEARS. Since college! The caramel comes through so well on this fragrance, but it's blended so nicely that it's not sickenly sweet. There is a warmth to Prada Candy that just emanates so well. In my opinion, this feels like an ambery caramel that's balanced with faint florals in the background. I know that there are no florals listed in the notes, but trust they are there way in the background. The caramel really projects in the first 10 to 30 minutes, and that lovely musky amber comes through in the dry down. This perfume just feels LUXE! If you want a sophisticated, grown-up gourmand, there's a reason this is the OG! I think the projection and sileage are exactly what you'd expect from a designer fragrance. Nothing crazy, but not bad by any means. I will have a bottle of Prada Candy til the day I die!! Rating: 8/10

I am a huge fan of sweet scents. If it smells edible and makes me hungry, I want to smell like it. Prada Candy is that perfume. It smells of creamy caramel and vanilla. On first spray, it is strong and sweet, but the dry down is incredibly yummy. I don't pick up any musky or powdery undertones, like some others have said. Everyone's body chemistry is different though. On me, the caramel becomes more prominent, deeper, and richer. It reminds me of pralines or brittle. If you enjoy sweeter scents, I will say this is a good blind buy. If you are not into sweeter scents, this one is definitely not for you. I recommend trying it on at Sephora or Ulta first. It smells amazing when I layer it with a woody scent. I also have Candy Night. It has notes of chocolate and tonka bean. It's not as sweet as the original. This may be a better option for those who prefer sweet but not overly sweet.

Candy is a blend of soapy musk, white flowers, caramel and benjoin. This might sounds boring but this fragrance is actually remarkably daring. Indeed, Candy exhibits a conscious overdose of soap and caramel. It starts more on the soapy floral edge, with soft notes of buttery caramel. Then the fragrance evolves towards an almost burnt caramel, something less sweet than expected but not quite bitter. What remains in the drydown is chunks of burnt sugar drown in a deep lactonic benjoin. This is the perfect conclusion for a fragrance named Candy : a very addictive and regressive scent. Candy is one of the first perfume that I bought and, even though there are so many fragrances I enjoy more right now, it will remain my guilty pleasure.

A soft embrace of powder and clean musk. I adore this one, but I get every note except caramel, which makes me question whether I actually know what caramel smells like. There's a warmth to it that I attribute to the benzoin, but maybe that's my missing caramel? Like many have said, it isn't very sweet, at least not compared to its contemporaries (the straight up caramel frappuccino that is yum boujee kitty caramel milk comes to mind) better described as soft, comforting, maybe cozy. Becomes muskier and more human in summer, absolutely still wearable. Not at all edible and maybe that's what saves it from being sickening in August. Doesn't project a whole lot, more of a skin scent.