Candy by Prada bottle
Prada

Candy

3.8/5 · 16,244 votes Feminine 2011
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity2.9/5
Sillage2.4/5
Day100
Night63
Fall94
Winter87
Spring45
Summer32
Our take

Candy keeps things simple, a caramel and vanilla fragrance for someone who does not want much else competing for attention. Staying power sits in the middle, holding for a fair stretch without lasting exceptionally long, and the sillage stays private, a skin scent that only reveals itself to someone standing close. Caramel opens it warm and sugary from the very first spray.

Powdery notes and musk soften the sweetness slightly, and benzoin and vanilla settle into a warm, amber-toned base that stays close to the initial idea throughout. There is very little movement here from top to bottom, which reads as comforting to some noses and repetitive to others.

Cold weather is where it belongs, worn on cozy days, for casual wear, or anywhere that a warm, sweet scent feels appropriate rather than out of place. Someone who finds gourmand sweetness cloying in general should skip this particular bottle, since caramel carries almost the entire composition from open to close.

That closeness matches the fragrance's whole mood, a warm caramel note kept for the wearer, not broadcast outward, more a personal comfort than a public statement.

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