Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger (2009)
by Prada

Truly charming, more "fun" than Infusion d'Iris. This is just a flanker, and it is a great pitty! The best of the flankers of Prada Infusion so far IMHO. I have a whole bottle while this one is leaving the stores!

Two tumbs up from me!

10th July, 2011. (Last Edited: 8th October, 2011.)

Not bad, overall.

Immediately, the opening shared by the other Prada "Infusions"-- here one of fizzy and dry citrus, makes this seem a perfume variation on Mandarine Orange Seltzer. Not a bad thing, in my book.

That does persist for an heroic time, I'd say close to an hour. Again, not bad. The dry down period is lovely and persistent, and even in cold weather, this one lasted several hours. Better than not bad.

Is it complex? no. Challenging? nope. Offensive? Hardly. Is it a straightforward orange blossom scent that could be had inexpensively? yes, ma'am. Personally, I own several neroli/ orange blossom scents, and I adore them all. Yet, I do see this as a solid contender in those ranks, if for no other reason than it sticks around long after those other scents have disappeared completely.

12nd December, 2010.

Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger is a beautiful simple fragrance.

I really love the initial experience of the trademark Infusion metallic tang, combined with the orange blossom. Half an hour after spraying on, things calm down a bit, and a somewhat indolic vibe comes into play. 3+ hours afterwards (varies a bit, depending on temperature) IdFd'O becomes a bit powdery, but in a nicely balanced way, IMO, as the tanginess of the top is still present.

This frag is quite long lasting on my skin. I really do not think Fd'O is smartly targeted to women. There is nothing in it that would make men who really appreciates fragrances need some chutzpah to carry wearing this beauty off.

28th August, 2010.

I know when this came out, it did not receive very good reviews and I was surprised because I loved it from first spray. Airy,very orange blossomy and fleshy - quite sexy and addictive. ( Also reminds me somewhat a little of L'heure Bleue for some reason - as does Infusion d'Iris ! ) . I found the longevity to be average - not too bad. My favorite after Infusion d'Iris .

15th July, 2010.

This is beautiful. At first spray you may think that this is just another fruity/floral but the real beauty is in the dry down. After 30 mins or so the neroli gives way to what I can only describe as the most beautifully crafted soap. It does feel like a great deal of naturals are in this composition and the synthetics are of high quality. A simple little fragance with hidden secrets that is most definitely unisex. It puzzles me why so many houses are releasing so many basically "gender free" fragrances aimed at the female market when I'm sure they could increase sales if they left out the gender.

Seriously, give this a try but give it time to settle and I hope you will also be saying to yourself "what IS that beautiful soapy smell!"

14th July, 2010.

I like this. I like what Prada has been doing lately though not wearable by all. If we change the date to 1810 rather than 2010, I think Prada is one of the only frag houses that will be relevant.

That said, the desire to NOT embrace modern times is disturbing. FdO works well year round with the right amount of sprays, but oveall it is boring and one dimensional.

But...maybe that is the point. no fancy ups and downs, just simply, clean neroli heritage goodness. Does what it does well.

16th March, 2010.