Prada L'Homme Intense Eau de Parfum ,100 ml

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And I want to mention, that when I asked at a perfumery if they have some bottles left and if they could look where they are made, the SA told me that the latest regular Prada L'Homme EdT which they've got is also made in France. The powdery iris and the mix of woods, sweet notes, and leather are truly fantastic together. Not a super complicated fragrance in its development, but is definitely enjoyable throughout. Or it could be possible that some ingredient was substituted to another by Givaudan themselves (owners of the formula) due to supply chain issues on raw materials? made in France is more zesty, fresher, zingy, closer to the original L'Homme EdT, not nearly as full in the base - BUT it's projecting off the paper strip like crazy, even hours later and you'll get that slightly dirty, almoast "sweaty" patchouli note in the sillage. Why Prada would end ties to Puig and go to L'Oreal is much harder to determine, but if I had to guess, Miuccia Prada is no longer concerned with overseeing her own perfumes. Miuccia Prada was hands-on with Daniela Andrier on every Prada fragrance to establish a house DNA (amber and iris) that ran through most of their fragrances in one form or another, leading to the reputation on the men's side for a house of soapy office fragrances. Miuccia has since launched her own psuedo-niche label called Miu Miu that she oversees, so the decision to give L'Oreal the license may actually stem from the fact they are autonomous and Prada no longer has to get in there and write briefs or smell potential candidates for new fragrances herself anymore. Just a hunch.

MARLEN: So, along the same lines, John, many folks have become familiar with iris as a main fragrance note since the launch of Dior Homme. How would you say the Pradas compare to other mainstream iris fragrances? I personally thought that it would have been skipped because L'Oreal France (who has taken over the Prada fragrances from Puig Spain) didn't want to produce it anymore.

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Summary: In their search for the ideal iris fragrances, Fragrantica editors Dr. Marlen Elliot Harrison and John Biebel discuss Prada's L'Homme & L'Homme Intense. We hope you enjoy this unique new format! My main man these days is Tom Ford (in defiance of our little lover’s quarrel over FF), but Prada has about 85% of what he gives me for 1/3 the cost, making PLH a cost effective alternative. This really isn’t a primary consideration for me, and I don’t even remember exactly when or where I bought mine. The details that I usually retain about other bottles in my collection seem to have vanished here. I just know I have been wearing it over a year and it was worth the price. Moreover, I don’t want PLH to be anything different than exactly what it is, and that means the flankers don’t work as well for me. My skin is content to hold this fragrance a full day with maybe just one or two tweaks. My bottle is still about 80% full even though I wear this quite often lately. Such observations seem to support a seamless, ethereal fragrance experience. I avoid using numerals to rate fragrances, but this time I am with the majority who feel that PLH is quite good and possibly exceptional. Ironically, even if it were designed in a board room to appeal to as many souls as possible, Prada L’Homme feels like it is not for everyone, and that makes it better for me. I even don't know if a 2019 Puig batch would differ from my 2017 one, I haven't tried and compared both.

We keep on trashing L'Oréal and Coty for being terrible but it's not always true. Burberry left interparfums for coty and the fragrances are EXACTLY the same. There are things that L'Oréal has done with YSl that I don't understand. Body Kouros has been watered down Kouros and opium are on the way out. Yet I have two bottles of M7 made by L'Oréal and they are amazing from the smell to the performance. L’Homme Prada Intense expresses the multiplicity of male identity through intense Amber and Patchouli notes that cross paths with the floral refinement of Iris, while the introduction of Tonka Beans brings an airy, oriental dimension to the top end." Prada.comHere are some photos of my old 2017 made in Spain by Puig bottle which I bought 4 years ago and the new 2021 made in France by L'Oreal bottle:

There was also talk about discontinuation but L'Oreal kept that one and still offers it - now with the new bottle design with that spikey collar (like the Born in Roma bottles). MARLEN: The sweetness is much more pronounced in Intense with the added tonka bean while the sandalwood and leather notes (neither smoky nor buttery) add some substance, albeit in support of the tonka. The scent is bolder with dramatically different longevity and sillage. I think that L'Homme would do well with the Asian market that appreciates subtlety; I think Intense would better suit the Middle Eastern and Western markets thanks to its boldness. I'd think deliberate change to formula requests from L'Oréal to Givaudan to improve marketability would be possible, but unlikely if they had decided they aren't buying more oil. As you may have heard there's a fair bit amount of discussion lately about Prada L'Homme Intense being discontinued. When thinking about the takeover of the Valentino Uomo fragrance line from Puig by L'Oreal I remember that the L'Oreal labeled Valentino Uomo Intense smelled different to me in comparison to older Puig bottles and that was quite noticeable.DESIGNER'S DESCRIPTION: "At the epicenter of the House, La Femme Prada and L’Homme Prada represent a fluid relationship between polar definitions. The family of fragrances draw on both time honored ingredients and surprising compositions, yielding fragrances that defy expectations. JOHN: We've talked about the advantages of flankers in the perfume world. Here you think the original is more successful. What quality in the "Intense" made it go wrong? Why is L'Homme right as it is? What it ultimately dries down to is an incredibly rich blend of mainly the iris and tonka bean. It’s so classy and smooth, with the leather and amber, being the next most powerful notes.