Prada
Paradoxe Radical Essence Parfum
Paradoxe Radical Essence by Prada is a feminine fragrance launched in 2025, a new signature for the Paradoxe line and its most concentrated version. Neroli and orange blossom absolute open onto a salted pistachio accord, before a creamy sandalwood accord base. Nadège Le Garlantezec, Shyamala and Antoine Maisondieu sign this gourmand and woody floral, presented in the house's refillable triangle bottle.
- Brand
- Prada
- Launch year
- 2025
- Perfumers
- Nadège Le Garlantezec
- Shyamala Maisondieu
- Antoine Maisondieu
- Gender
- Women
- Olfactory family
- Floral
- Concentration
- Parfum
Where to buy
Paradoxe Radical Essence was released in 2025 by Prada, in parfum concentration, a variation on Paradoxe launched in 2022, according to Now Smell This and Wikiparfum.
The composition is signed by three perfumers, Nadège Le Garlantezec, Shyamala Maisondieu and Antoine Maisondieu, brought together to extend the olfactory line initiated by Paradoxe, according to the house.
Prada situates this launch within the Paradoxe collection, which already includes several earlier variations, among them Paradoxe Intense and Paradoxe Virtual Flower, before the range continues in 2026 with a new flanker, Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry, according to Now Smell This.
The house presents Paradoxe Radical Essence as a bold reinterpretation of gourmand tradition, more concentrated and conceived for a multifaceted woman, true to herself in the expression of self.
Prada recalls that the Paradoxe line was born, in 2022, from a collaboration between these three perfumers, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, to reconcile timelessness and avant-garde, nature and innovation.
Olfactory pyramid
- Top notesThe first minutes
- Heart notesThe heart of the perfume
- Base notesWhat lingers
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The advertising
Emma Watson by Harley Weir
Emma Watson, face of the campaign since 2022, photographed by Harley Weir; soundtrack by London Grammar.
Prada reappoints Emma Watson as the face of Paradoxe Radical Essence, the actress and UN Women goodwill ambassador having been the face of the Paradoxe line since its launch in 2022. The campaign is photographed by Harley Weir, according to the trade press.
The soundtrack chosen for the campaign is the track “Lord It's a Feeling” by the band London Grammar. The house also recalls that the campaign for the original Paradoxe, in 2022, saw Emma Watson play the lead role in a short film that she had also directed.