Candy, the gourmand fragrance signed by Prada. Since the release of Thierry Mugler's Angel, feminine perfumery seems to swear only by gourmand notes. Prada clearly rode this trend by creating, in 2011, a fragrance named Candy. This colorful juice combines ingredients as succulent as candy itself.
A genuine link between gourmand character and perfumery, Prada Candy is a fragrance released in 2011. Thoroughly gourmand, Prada Candy is an unexpected and lively essence. A true ode to joie de vivre, it is an ultra-feminine, colorful and unpredictable fragrance. With a strong character, Prada Candy showcases femininity, reminding us that gourmand character is linked to a certain sensuality. Prada Candy is meant to reflect Miuccia Prada, the granddaughter of the brand's founder—that is, full of audacity!
Perfumer Daniela Andrier signs the Prada Candy fragrance
For 10 years, Daniela Andrier has signed the house of Prada's finest fragrances. The demanding Miuccia Prada likes to entrust her compositions to this perfumer, as innovative as she is talented. Daniela Andrier is regarded as a perfumer as passionate as she is thoughtful, and has worked for the house of Givaudan for 2 years. She is married to Gilles Andrier, who is also the CEO of that same company. With Miuccia Prada, whom she greatly admires, Daniela Andrier says they share a poetic bond. When asked what makes a good fragrance, she explains that it is one that has a soul and the ability to bring us back to lost realms, full of echoes of our own memory. It lies in resonance, and does not speak only of itself. A good fragrance is emotion. The fragrance Prada Candy won the 2012 Audacity Award, given at the International Fragrances Awards. As for Daniela Andrier, she is also responsible for magnificent essences such as L'Homme Prada, Les Infusions de Prada Amande, and Le Monde est Beau by Kenzo.
Prada Candy, a scented gourmand delight full of mischief
The Prada Candy woman is unquestionably a mischievous woman who lives according to her whims and passions. She embodies joie de vivre, and this is mainly what Daniela Andrier translated into her composition. While the composition may seem simple, the audacity lies in the overdosing of certain ingredients. In fact, Prada Candy is built around the combination of a powdery accord with a floral accord. Here, iris offers a very powdery and very feminine accord. Iris is an elegant plant, but also a very noble one. Along with oud, iris is the most expensive ingredient in the perfumer's palette. It is its rhizomes that are used in perfumery. Not only are they delicate, but the extraction process is lengthy. Iris offers tonalities close to those of violet—floral, but also green and very powdery. Here, iris is juxtaposed with Laotian benzoin, exceptionally dosed at 12%, which is particularly rare for this type of ingredient. The sensuality of benzoin is joined by that of a warm, smooth vanilla and a caramel accord, giving the whole its ultra gourmand character.
Once again, Daniela Andrier signs an intense and audacious Prada composition! Prada Candy is at once gourmand and ultra-feminine… A true invitation to happiness!