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.

It would seem like this gem has undergone a change. Nearly 10 years ago, this was my first high end fragrance that started my extreme love for benzoin - it was a super sweet, powdery balsamic scent. I recently bought a bottle made 11 months ago, and while it still retains the DNA, it is much less sweet as well as being incredibly heavy on the powder and musk. It's still lovely, but the focus from the vanillic benzoin has shifted drastically. The longevity also seems to have taken quite a dip, now becoming a skin scent within an hour. Even so, this fragrance will always hold a special place in my heart!

I love foodie smells and sweet smells so this was divine for me from the first spray. What I like is that the sweetness of the smell persists after the dry down but the smell still tranforms over time. I couldn't smell the vanilla and yet felt like it's what ties it all together. I noticed that the initial caramel note that I love doesn't last very long and fades out to a more muted combination of smells. This is why I would say that this is more suitable for day wear. If I buy a large bottle, I might just carry this around with me to spray throughout the day. I love the caramel that much.

One of my favorite perfumes of all time. Very sweet, very musky. Maybe a little powdery. It’s warm and clean and beautiful. But I don’t get any caramel notes and it definitely doesn’t smell like candy. Cons: horrible longevity. For as much as this fragrance costs, it doesn’t last near long enough. And the atomizer on the 1.7oz bottle is the worst atomizer I have ever come across. It’s the one that doesn’t have a detachable cap. You press down on the black and gold atomizer and a stream of perfume comes out. I swear it’s like a fire hose lol. One long stream when it needs to be a mist.

💲no idea how much it cost -from Marshalls- back in 2012. One of my first empties, & it took me 12 years! lol. I will say, it never went bad, only the liquid got a bit darker. 👃 The only reason it took me forever to use it up is because I was cherishing, using it sparingly & only on special occasions. The scent was intoxicating from the very first sniff; Sweet, soft, clean, caramelized with just a tiny dusting of powder. Don’t let the name fool you into thinking it is juvenile, it’s not. It’s not the Pink Sugar type of sweet. No, it’s a demure, sophisticated, sugar-free type of sweet.

I can't explain it, but this smells like a memory. Not even of anywhere too specific- maybe a fancy hotel room, or a clean elevator, or a city street at dusk. It kind of smells a little bit like a sweet cigarette, if I'm being honest, which I actually kind of love! It's so nostalgic for some reason. I don't actually own a bottle, but I tried some on my arm in a store and couldn't stop smelling it. Not a conventional scent, but great NONETHELESS. Might buy it!

I don't understand why people are saying it smells sugary. To me, fragrances like Pink Sugar, Fantasy, Manifesto are sugary, even the famous Angel is more sugary (burnt sugar) than Candy. Candy is all about caramel, benzoin and musk. Yes, it's sweet, but not in a syrupy/cotton candy kind of way. If this is a candy, then it's a sophisticated one. Actually, when I smelled it for the first time, I thought - wow this is so similar to EL Sensuous.

Smells like musky and powdery caramel sauce of toffee. Like good old time's english whiskey toffee. I'm not A fan of powdery scents in general, but I don't mind it in this. At first I thought it's just ok, but I guess my taste has changed a bit since 2016 when I first bought this. Because now it's WOW, I looove it <3 I'm now in my early 40's :)

you'll smell like a sweet sugar cookie with warm caramel toping, only for those who lean closer. Too expensive for it silage and longevity, I think this one could have a been a tad more cheap, it would a hit and a best seller. Perfect sweet soft caramel, although no particular character in perfume, I'd say top sweet perfume on the market

I fell in love with this perfume the moment I smelled it. So many people think it is so sweet smelling, and compare it to Pink Sugar (which I happen to like a lot) but to me, Candy is completely unique, and complex, and musky/amber/rich smelling rather than super sweet. For me, this is a special occasion/nighttime scent.

On my skin the middle notes are top and top notes are middle. So on first spray it's really powdery and makeup-y. Then on the dry down I get more caramel. This to me doesn't smell that sweet, I have smelled some of the sweetest frags however. This is more dry to me. It's timeless and I feel confident and sexy wearing it.

This is my all time favorite scent! My only gripe is I wish it lasted longer and had better projection. This is the best in warmer weather. I. The cold it is there but is very light. I work in a cold office but when I have my heater going, it turns into this beautiful mature musky gourmand masterpiece. Love love!!

This smells like the lipsticks my mom wore when I was a child or maybe vintage makeup. I adore this scent, it feels very feminine. My boyfriend has commented that he likes this fragrance. Definitely smells nothing like candy, but more like the beauty section of a late 80s/early 90s department store. Lovely 8.5/10

Sweet, but not too sweet. It's been an everyday grab for me for a couple years now. I've gotten many compliments on it, and it doesn't give my aunt (who is sensitive to smells) a headache if I wear it around her. I've also gotten compliments while working long restaurant shifts without reapplying.

I love this scent so much. Its sweet, buttery, and doesn't dry down to powder like many cake-y scents like this do. It is quite intimate for sillage, making it perfect for daily or office wear. A night event might require something stronger. I love getting a waft of this during the day.

I was expecting a sugar bomb based on the name and packaging but I was so pleasantly surprised to find that Prada Candy is a soft, sweet, lightly musky fragrance that sits close to the skin! It's slightly powdery, sweet without being cloying, a gourmand for the working professional.