Prada Candy Gloss

This perfume is something a style writer at an up-and-coming magazine would wear while interviewing designers. She’s bold and confident but humble. She’s a vintage leather jacket paired with ballet flats or platform mary janes. She’s typing out a 2,000 word editorial after hitting the clubs. I’m not one to completely disregard negative reviews, especially for perfumes because how they perform is particularly so unique to each individual. I just have to question how this perfume can smell as bad as people are claiming it does?? I mean, play-dough??? I don’t know, feels like there might be just the slightest bit of snootiness going on. I bought a mini/dabber of this off of eBay because I heard it was a really fashionable cherry scent but after seeing the polarizing reviews, I wanted to try it out before committing to a full bottle. First, I just want to say that this bottle is to die for — even in miniature form! It’s so chic and perfectly encapsulates the vibe this fragrance gives off. I would honestly buy a full-size just to have it on my shelf, even if I didn’t like the perfume all that much. But I do! So much, I do. Upon first patting this into my wrists, I get a very fresh cherry. It doesn’t pull medicinal or artificial on me at all until a few minutes in but even then, the fruity cherry is blended so well with the other notes that it still smells very pleasant. After a little bit, all of the notes become indistinguishable from each other to form this overall scent that I can only describe as CHIC. I don’t pick up on a makeup-y note at all, which I quite appreciate. Candy Gloss is so stylish and not too youthful at all (although I am in my early 20s, so that could maybe be my bias showing). It actually reminds me of how my mom smelled when I was really young. It’s surprising to me that this came out relatively recently, as it seems very y2k in its scent profile. The dry down is almost an entirely different fragrance — a very smoky vanilla that is so sexy. Only powdery in the slightest, which is huge for me as I’m not the biggest fan of powder accords. I will say, the very first time I put it on, after 30 minutes I got the briefest and slightest whiff of litter box? I was very confused, especially because it only lasted for about five seconds. I think it was the cassis (cat piss) and orange blossom (animalic) blending in a weird way on my skin for a moment. Haven’t smelled it since. My new fav perfume and I’ll definitely prioritize getting a full bottle!

Some noses may initially pick up the rose way more than the cherry. Especially if you have ever smelled Bvlgari Rose Essentielle, you'll be able to identify serious similarities between the rose and the berry wine-ness of rose essentielle with what many people perceive in candy gloss as the cherry note! They are very similar, it's not a dupe but they share the same essence and intoxicating element. One focuses a little more on the cherry and the other focuses a little more on the rose. The same essence can also be found in the original Bvlgari Pour Femme. This makeupy but rather juicy than dusty powdery scent. It smells absolutely feminine, intoxicating, lovely. It can be worn by a grown woman easily as its feminine and makeup like quality make it appropriate for any age. It is not childish yet a teenager can wear it as well because of its lightness as an edt. It can be worn all year round without turning annoying on neither cold nor warm weather. Okay I feel the need to update to avoid confusion! It does not smell like rose essentielle it has the same vibe and sangria-ness. Having worn this for a while now I can say that : -it's an amazing wear for spring -I've gotten a lot of compliments on this perfume -it smells very feminine -it smells like its color! -it is a very successful take on the lip gloss scent without being overly powdery /makeupy, it's pretty balanced -it's not a perfume that people will smell and recognise it's a cherry perfume because it is well blended. I'm saying this as a good thing because I find that perfumes that focus only on one note which is too prominent usually smell the same on everyone while perfumes that are blending the different notes more equally tend to accentuate different notes on each skin.

It was love at first sniff! A very sweet cherry nutty perfume. So delicious! The longevity is average and the projection average poor, but enough to sniff it and the people close to me. I don't regret my purchase even if the performance doesn't wow me, this is one of my easy grab and most wearing fragrance in my collection. If you are into sugary sweet perfumes, I highly recommend to try it. If I want to smell cotton candy strong forever I go for Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Intense, also a favorite (but no cherries in it). Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire and Lolita Lempicka are more powerful cherry perfumes, but don't have the same vibe of Candy Gloss at all, maybe Lolita Lempicka Sweet a little bit, but not really. Prada Candy Gloss has its own place in my collection. The perfume doesn't have that dark muskiness that some of my other cherry perfumes have, Candy Gloss smells happy and flirty. This is my first Prada Candy perfume, I'm tempted to try other ones (Original, Night, Florale), but I really love the notes of Candy Gloss, I'm glad of my choice. By the way, the bottle looks great, but it's confusing, it seems in some versions you can pull off the cap to have your regular spray nozzle and some you can only push it. I almost break mine by pull off the cap, hopefully I was able to put it back on. This is not a deal breaker, but I also don't like when a perfume bottle has an expose nozzle with no cap, I always have the feeling it evaporates the fragrance faster. And I don't want that! I will repurchase this perfume, I hope it will never be discontinued.

I am not a fan of Prada Candy, too powdery on my skin. Candy L'eau is better, I don't love it but I do like it. It's lighter and fresher than its predecessor, it's a shame that it was discontinued. Prada Candy Gloss is a solid love for me. It's a complete deviation from the other two that I mentioned. It was a blind-buy so I was understandably nervous but after the first spray hit my body and I got a good whiff of it, I breathed a sigh of relief. I recognized the cherry right away, that's the note that stands out to me in the beginning. It settles on the skin quickly and I can smell the almond and vanilla mingling with the cherry and I have to say, I really do get a "cherry lip gloss" feel from this fragrance and I truly enjoy it. If I didn't know what this was and someone told me that it was a unisex niche fragrance, I would believe them. I can't pick out the rest of the notes because they're so well blended but the overall effect is so pleasing. Not the same by any means but certainly in the same vein as Maison Margiela's Lipstick On (which I also have) but true to its name, it's more glossy and less lipsticky. I find this fragrance different, unique and interesting. No one will be able to guess what you're wearing with this one. Staying power on my skin is good. Three sprays in the morning easily lasts me all day. The Fall-like weather we've been getting in Ontario has been perfect for this scent to really shine. I don't think that it's a safe-blind buy for most people so be sure to try before you buy.

"She's my cherry pie" la la la- "I dont care what they say Im in love with you" situation. I hate reading bad reviews of something i love at first sight. Now the rave reviews below me said it all! Im a cherry lover (also love almond) but hated Escada's Cherry in the Air, plastic, synthetic, i had wished it was like this one, it wasnt! Also the new Fantasy in Bloom by Britney, awesome, but not so much cherry. I sprayed Candy Gloss on me, quick stop at Ulta on a hot Saturday evening. I said "Now THATS CHERRY!". The bottle's color is so well done, suits the "gloss" lipstick theme. Almond,Cherry,Benzoin,Orange blossom and Musk = that's heaven to me. Ok Prada came up with something playful & fun to appeal to the young at heart, the sexy & crazy, the forever teenagers. Its youthful but Prada quality is there. I smelled ALOT of fragrances at once and this one I sprayed again and again on me. SO different from what the high end designers offer. Might smell young but does have depth and development. For the first one hour its so flirty and sweet, and then it mellows down. I sprayed it on me at 6pm, its now 6am the next morning and I can still smell it. Im quite a fan of the Florale but its too intense floral to me. Not a fan of the original Candy, but this one Ill def buy.

This is a really nice scent. Undeniably cherry. I bought this because I love the original candy scent and I heard this was a lot sweeter, so I figured I’d give it a try. It’s sweet but not a sugar sweet more like fresh cherries sweet. In my opinion other than the beautiful bottle the and the way the musk compliments the dry down, the two aren’t very similar. I love this scent and after wearing it a few time I don’t understand how people compare it to cough syrup. This is a very light and fruity scent. The sour cherry is what makes it sweet but not candy sweet more of a sweet fresh fruit if that makes sense. Sorbet vibes. During the initial spray I smell a sparkling sour cherry. After a few minutes you start to smell the almond and vanilla notes. Once the dry down is complete that when the musky note is revealed. The musk compliments the sweetness of the fragrance giving it a nice, clean, fruity freshness. Prada Candy Gloss is a very happy, uplifting, playful scent. Not something to take to seriously. Good for spring days. It’s definitely for a younger crowd. I love this but I wouldn’t wear it anywhere important.

Alright I'm not going to beat around the bush. This straight up smells like a mouthwatering sour-cherry marzipan with vanilla. And I'm not mad at it. Actually heck I friggin' love it. First spray on my skin is a juicy sour cherry with cassis (giving it strong blackcurrant vibes). Within the hour, a delectable marzipan develops, not almond, but MARZIPAN!! Probably thanks to the heliotrope/musk addition too! The sour-cherries don't dissappear, thank you perfumers. Paired with the vanilla, it's just sour cherries and bitter-almond cookies 🖤 5 hours has passed and only a soft almond with vanilla is left on my skin. Actually there's still a hint of cherry!!! No powdery undertones. Nothing synthetic or overly sweet/juvenile. I'd say performance is average for an EDT, nothing special. Love this more than the original Prada Candy. This isn't too sweet, nor too powdery, with great depth and ultra-feminine... So pretty & tbh quite seductive too!

I never wrote a review before but this scent is so good I have to! It's my favorite perfume and I'm surprised how underrated it is... It's so much better than the original Prada Candy in my opinion. Bought this because some people said it reminded them of Lost cherry by TF. I tested both and they smell 95% similar on my skin. Smells like the cherry sour patch kids, with a hint of lemon and peach. Very sour, but that's what I love about it. It's delicious and playful, and it has become my new date night scent. For someone who usually wears « young » scents, this one feels quite fancy, but I get that if you prefer more mature scents this one might not be for you. Otherwise, if you love citrus/sour scents that lean toward gourmand, Lush perfumes or Sol the Janeiro, I feel like you would love this. Also, it's quite affordable for a designer perfume if you go on discount websites! I got mine at FragranceNet :)

Wow. This is to me, a very sensual fragrance! I couldn’t ID the cherry at first spray! Tried to think but PINK was flooding my brain. Then I saw cherry in the notes and it made sense. It’s delicious and creamy smooth, deep and dense and very very cherry vanilla. It’s so well done, not juvenile but feels like a grown up who likes to have fun. Yummy gourmand sweet but has a depth I can’t explain, maybe that’s the almond and benzoin in the base? Update: Maybe it’s hormones but this made me kind of sick last time I wore it. The scent was overpoweringly sweet and cloying like I was choking on thick, sweet, cherry syrup. I hope this was a fluke but now I see why some folks don’t like it. Has a short projection life, then becomes a close personal skin scent for many hours afterwards. Forever and a day on clothes! Hope my nose learns to like this again or it’s going into my declutter cabinet!

this was my signature perfume in high school. my best friend bought it for me as a christmas gift and i wore it every single day. even after the bottle ran out, i kept it on my dresser and would smell it occasionally since some of the scent still lingered. it was my favourite scent at the time. very sweet but the vanilla note makes it creamy and delicious. when it dries down it turns more soft and powdery. not my kind of scent anymore but still very yummy. sad to hear it got discontinued! edit: Y’ALL. my friend found this perfume for me for christmas. IM SO HAPPY! i sprayed it right away and i can’t stop smelling myself. such a soft sweet cherry smell, exactly how i remembered it!!! i take back what i said about this not being my kind of scent anymore. i want to drink it!!! this is definitely the most girly scent i own now.

Cherry and peach dominate for sure. I went through my bottle very quickly as it is very light and easy to wear. I got my bottle for Xmas from my husband and now in July I'm already finishing up my bottle. I also got poison girl and lovestruck, the 2 I wanted more than anything. Well now poison girl is only almost half gone and lovestruck has a dent in it! Maybe I was going easier on my 2 favorites but I sure was able to enjoy my candy gloss more regularly. It's an easy going year round anytime perfume. Lovestruck is more for daytime in warmer seasons and poison girl is more for nighttime in cooler seasons. Maybe that's why the candy gloss went so quickly. Wish I'd gone easier on it! Lol. Anyways it definitely worth buying.

This is why you should take fragrance reviews on here with a pinch of salt. I don’t get what all the objections to this darling is about. Perhaps “cherry cough drops” or “cough syrup” type scents sounds like a nightmare to some but I, for one, love perfumes with a realistic-artificial cherry candy note. Oxymoronic, I know. There used to be a red-coloured heart-shape hard candy I loved to eat when I was in primary school. And yes, it’s cherry flavoured. Prada Candy Gloss smells like it. Nevertheless, it is not childish nor insipid. It has enough sophistication for it to be worn by any age group, yet has that playful nostalgic vibe about it that says one is never too old to have fun. Own a bottle now.

Oh my gosh. Prada Candy Gloss is stunning!! I have owned this for three days now and it is definitely a love! On initial spray I can smell the sour cherry and this hangs around on me for about an hour or so, and then it settles down into a sweet vanilla almond that i absolutely adore. I do not get the cough syrup vibe at all from this perfume. And it stays on my skin all day and I can smell that sweet vanilla almond scent on my clothes the next day! This is so nice! I wish I had purchased a bigger bottle as this is discontinued. (Seriously considering a backup...) Edit (02/11/22): Aaaaaand I just bought a backup since this has been discontinued and I love it so much!

One of my favourites. The cherry scent is an absolute love for me and you get that strong powerful burst as soon as you spray it. However, as the scent sits on your skin after around 20 minutes the peach and cassis notes start to become evident. i love how this perfume has such a lovely character and layering to it as i feel as though it has so much depth to it. One downfall would be the lasting power which is average. This is a very summery very sweet perfume and is my personal favourite of the entire prada candy collection. i also own the original prada candy and in my eyes this is the fun sister of the original though i love both dearly. :)

Impulse purchase and what a surprise! I had tested it previously on a tester strip and found it to be very strong artificial cherry. The reviews had me intrigued and I have a terrible sweet tooth so when I found a 30ml bottle in a country pharmacy today, I couldn't help myself. On my skin it is strong cherry initially but then transforms into a soft floral and finally a caramel peach. Longevity is around 3-4 hours which is very good on me. The sillage is amazing. Often I can't smell my fragrances without sticking my arm right under my nose but I keep getting little wafts of scent. Somehow this really works for me. Gorgeous for a warm day.

I did detect that synthetic sweet cherry smell that reminded me of lipstick but I actually love this perfume! Not quite gourmandish on my skin but there is something about the way the cherry, almond, vanilla and musk notes are composed together that smell more sophisticated and the floral notes faintly present. Projection not that great and the longevity sucks for me as it only stayed on my skin no more than an hour. I don’t necessarily think this is for a younger female but both my daughter and I use it and it smells sweeter on her than on me. I read that this was compared to Poison Girl and I feel PG is stronger of the two.

A tart and sour cherry opening, sweet like candy! Then appear fresh fruity notes, definitely the cassis/blackcurrant, making the opening syrupy. After 15mins, slowly noticing it’s switching to cherry-peach, with some rose in the back. Then I get nutty notes and vanilla, with hints of cherry still there. But only 2 hours later, on my skin it just smelled like a fruity shampoo... I think it’s a perfume I’ll just spray a bit on top of another perfume. I just really like the opening, makes me swoon every time! _____ Projection, sillage, longevity : 7/10 Originality, presentation : 6.5/10 Quality, value : 7/10 7/10

The perfect perfume for spring. This smells like the sweetest, juiciest cherry lip gloss. Sweet, sugared cherries on a caramelised vanilla base with just a touch of rose and peach to add a light, carefree aroma while the almond and orange add some depth. I thought this was going to be very syrupy and too much but Prada Gloss is such an effortless, lightweight perfume. I want to put on my prettiest pink dress adorned with a cherry print and frolic around on a date with my partner. It's just so unapologetically feminine and smells sooooo good. Oh, I like this. Maybe even love it. Wow, what a mood-booster!

LOVE LOVE LOVE except... I wish the cherry stayed around for longer!!! The sour cherry for the first minute is tantalizing, I haven't smelt anything like it. This then turns into a straight cherry note for a while which is delicious - but not long enough for me... maybe only 20-30 minutes :( The base notes of Vanilla, Almond and subtle Musk set in after the cherry fades - they also smell fantastic but are pretty basic and could be sought out from other perfumes with heavier sillage. Overall it's easily one of my favourites but I wish the first half of the fragrance was the whole thing.

This is a big love for me. This is a sweet light scent that smells of cherry, almonds and vanilla to me. I was expecting something heavier based on the notes but Prada managed to make a lovely light perfume. Right up my alley! Longevity is not the greatest, about 4 hours, and I need several spritzes in order to have enough scent (maybe I’m partially anosmic?). I’m willing to overlook that though because the scent is utterly delicious. I love wearing this in the daytime - but I think it’s suitable all around. The pink bottle suits the fragrance.