Amber by Prada, or Prada by Prada: the Prada woman between past, present and future. When the emblematic Miuccia Prada decided to create perfumes bearing the Prada name, it was clear they would be at least as representative of the venerable Italian house's values as its haute couture creations.
Released in 2006, Amber Pour Homme is Prada's first men's fragrance and embodies the gentleman of the house of Prada. Amber Pour Homme followed the enormous success of Amber Femme. Seemingly classic at first, Amber Pour Homme surprises with its unexpected accents. The fragrance plays on contrasts between amber notes and refreshing notes. A true creative genius, Miuccia Prada, the founder's granddaughter, is a revolutionary within the house. She decided to bring to Prada not only a breath of modernity, but also freshness and boldness. Amber Pour Homme is an ultra masculine fragrance that has retained a classic side.
Danièla Andrier at the helm of Amber Pour Homme
For its first fragrance, Prada chose Danièla Andrier as perfumer. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Danièla Andrier had intended to study literature at the Sorbonne. According to her, perfume is not a luxury, it gives poetry, depth to the past by supporting our memory both olfactorily and emotionally. She first worked at Roure, then became the assistant of Édouard Fléchier (perfumer at Givaudan). Danièla Andrier greatly admires Miuccia Prada, saying of her that she is a very free, courageous woman, who searches, finds, takes risks, does not count the cost, inspires dreams and embodies luxury. If there is one house that represents luxury to me, it is hers. Danièla Andrier is behind such beautiful fragrances as Candy Kiss by Prada, Le Monde est Beau by Kenzo, and Double Dare by Guess.
Amber Homme, an elegant fougère oriental
Here, Danièla Andrier sought to create a fragrance in the image of Miuccia Prada, visionary and elegant. Amber Pour Homme opens on the invigorating freshness of bergamot and mandarin. These combine with the luminosity of neroli, as well as cardamom, which lifts the top notes. The heart remains faithful to a classic fougère accord, yet elegant, blending geranium, vetiver and myrrh, along with orange blossom, which lends oriental, luminous tones. The whole is thus modernized through a musk and amber accord, and also contains labdanum cistus and patchouli. It should be noted that orange blossom is Danièla Andrier's favorite ingredient; she loves using it and exploring all of its facets. For her, orange blossom has facets that are at once precise and multiple, being by turns limpid, luminous, sensual, concentrated, oriental or sun-kissed. On this subject, she has stated that she believes she will never be done with orange blossom.
Amber Pour Homme is a fragrance that proves the modernity and ingenuity of the house of Prada. The fragrance, signed by Danièla Andrier, aims to be visionary, in the image of Miuccia Prada, the granddaughter of the brand's founder.