Reviews of Prada (new) (2004)
by Prada

Smells pleasant enough, but the scent completely disappears on me in about 45 minutes. Very disappointing.

All I can smell in this is GREEN. Fresh green flower stems, with the flowheads cut off, then as it dries down the floral reapprears, but very softly. I find it really hard to catch any notes in this perfume. And overall I dont think I really like it, it's too green and flowery for me. Might just be my chemistry because it does not have a lot of staying power, either.

Prada makes a clean impression on my skin, and I love that when it comes to woody orientals. If one doas not put too much on, this one even works for every-day-wear. It´s a very, very nice fragance! The problem is that only a little too much becomes horrible on my skin! I have tried for so long to use Prada, but finally I have given it up. But I can wear Prada Infusion d´Iris, who has quite a lot of Prada in the drydown. It will be my Prada in the future!

Interesting, pleasant, and capable of popular appeal. Another of the deep sweet + earthy genre pioneered by the likes of Angel, yet more palatable. Transcends gender barriers, coming across as feminine but introducing people to the notes that create crossover: i.e. those which are palatable to both genders and not limited to either.
In Prada, the tonka, patchouli, sandalwood, and labdanum are major components in both the men's and the women's versions. Women's Prada has mimosa, rose, vanilla, and benzoin, but the flowers are hardly discernible, and the sweetness is derived mostly from the tonka, labdanum, and benzoin The more "feminine" scent of vanilla is buried. And benzoin, while sweet, is hardly gender specific. (Look at what Serge Lutens has done with benzoin his men's fragrances.) The Men's Prada has geranium, leather, myrrh and vetiver, which are some of my favoite notes, despite my gender.
I love the trend toward unisex fragrances, so I am tempted to give Prada a thumbs-up. However, I reserve my excitement for more daring fragrances and selective ingredients.
For example, Etro makes wonderful, magical unisex fragrances. For another example, while Prada boasts of its patchouli (and contains far more than many mainstream fragraces) it is still nothing impressive compared to Santa Maria Novella.
So, while I like it alot, I still give it a neutral and recommend anyone who likes Prada, go try some niche houses. You might be surprised by the world of fragrances out there.

I find it a bit deja vu Western Oriental fragrance. However, cannot wait for the male equivalent to arrive.

Already worn by lots of men, this fragrance is presented in a very stylish heavy, rectangular glass-flacon. It is indeed mainly an amber scent, just like Serpent pointed out, but the beginning smells awfully fruity, at least to me. Also I do find it a tad too girlie for personal wear but I'd love to smell it on my girlfriend. It must be said though, that for such a prestige-couture house this launch is somewhat dissapointingly mundane...