Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry
Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry is an eau de parfum by Prada released in 2026, composed by Nadège Le Garlantezec, Shyamala Maisondieu and Antoine Maisondieu. Floral and fruity, it opens on a blackcurrant syrup accord, lets orange blossom absolute shine in the heart and closes on a neroli milk accord, in the line’s refillable bottle, lacquered in a pinkish purple.

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Prada Beauty launched Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry in 2026, a new eau de parfum in the Paradoxe line, born in 2022. The house presents it as a chemistry of sweetness, a balance between fruit, floral radiance and gourmand creaminess, for a woman who reinvents herself without ever ceasing to be herself.
The American press sees it as the line’s first fruity floral. Sweet Chemistry joins Paradoxe, Paradoxe Intense, Paradoxe Virtual Flower and Paradoxe Radical Essence, all sold in refillable bottles.
The Paradoxe trio
The composition is the work of Nadège Le Garlantezec, Shyamala Maisondieu and Antoine Maisondieu, the three perfumers who created Paradoxe in 2022 with Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons. Paradoxe was then the first Prada fragrance developed by L’Oréal, which operates Prada Beauty under license.
The house sells Sweet Chemistry in 10, 30, 50 and 90 ml, as well as in a 100 ml refill. The launch coincides with the arrival of Zendaya as global ambassador for Paradoxe, following Emma Watson.
Olfactory pyramid
- Top notesThe first minutes
- Heart notesThe heart of the perfume
- Base notesWhat lingers
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The advertising
Zendaya by Barry Jenkins
Zendaya, the new global ambassador of Paradoxe, in a film by Barry Jenkins: never the same, always herself.
Sweet Chemistry arrives with a new face: Zendaya, named global ambassador of Paradoxe in late July 2026, replaces Emma Watson, the face of the line since 2022. The actress says she wore Paradoxe long before Prada approached her.
The campaign film is directed by Barry Jenkins, Oscar winner for Moonlight. Packshotmag reports that it was produced by Phantasm and shot in the streets of Mexico City, where the actress moves from one setting and one persona to another, between black-and-white portraits.
The campaign’s signature line, never the same but always herself, echoes the idea of the line: a woman impossible to confine to a single definition. Rosa Carriço, who heads Prada Beauty worldwide, sees Zendaya as the embodiment of Paradoxe.
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