Paradoxe Intense

Paradoxe Intense is the eau de parfum launched by Prada in 2023, one year after Paradoxe. The house amplifies the contrasts of the original around three pillars: a superinfusion of jasmine, an amber accord built on Ambrofix, and a moss accord, signed by Nadège Le Garlantezec, Shyamala Maisondieu and Antoine Maisondieu. The triangular bottle lying on its side, with its coral pink juice and black shield, remains refillable like the entire range.

Brand: Prada
Launch year: 2023
Perfumers: Nadège Le Garlantezec
Shyamala Maisondieu
Antoine Maisondieu
Gender: Unisex
Olfactory family: Floral
Secondary family: Oriental
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
EAN: 3614273961738 (30 ml) · 3614273961752 (50 ml) · 3614273961707 (90 ml) · 3614273961653 (refill 100 ml)

Published September 16, 2026

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Paradoxe Intense is an eau de parfum launched by Prada in 2023, conceived as a flanker of the pillar fragrance Paradoxe, released the previous year. The house places this launch within a collection that has since expanded to other variants, including Paradoxe Radical Essence, Paradoxe Virtual Flower and Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry.

The composition is signed by three perfumers from Givaudan, Nadège Le Garlantezec, Shyamala Maisondieu and Antoine Maisondieu, whose names appear on the house's product sheets. Prada describes them as master perfumers on its official materials.

The house places Paradoxe Intense in the floral amber family, with a woody inflection, and claims an intent to amplify the contrasts already present in the original fragrance. The house's presentation emphasizes a saturation of olfactory sensations achieved from ingredients described as delicate, yet rendered with a new intensity.

The story of the Paradoxe collection remains linked to Emma Watson, actress and UN Women goodwill ambassador, associated from the outset with the 2022 fragrance and whose image continues to accompany Paradoxe Intense.

Olfactory pyramid

Top notesThe first minutes
- Neroli
- Pear
Heart notesThe heart of the perfume
- Jasmine
- Tree moss
Base notesWhat lingers

Composition

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What critics say

One signed reading: in 2023, Eddie Bulliqi sees Paradoxe Intense as a sugared moss soaked in cherry, with the exuberance of an animated film, which he finds charming if slightly derivative, so hard does it chase the Baccarat Rouge 540 effect.

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What the community says

LongevityAll day

Fleeting5 votesAll day

SillageModerate

Intimate4 votesOverpowering

Season

Summer25 %

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Winter25 %

1 vote

Autumn25 %

1 vote

Spring25 %

1 vote

Occasion

Evening80 %

4 votes

Work20 %

1 vote

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The advertising

Emma Watson, the constant face of the paradox

Emma Watson remains the face of Paradoxe Intense, the house reusing the visuals from the original Paradoxe campaign.

The house presents Emma Watson, actress and UN Women goodwill ambassador, as the face of Paradoxe Intense, continuing her role for the Paradoxe fragrance launched in 2022. Some campaign visuals reuse material from the original campaign rather than a new staging.

The original Paradoxe campaign, whose codes Paradoxe Intense reprises, had been directed by Emma Watson herself, who oversaw its staging, writing and narration. The visuals had been photographed by Harley Weir.