Infusion de Gingembre by Prada

My mother absolutely loves it; she has a very refined taste, but I simply cannot stand this scent. It literally smells like gunpowder. No joke – I once worked in a factory, and it smells exactly like that.

If you put ginger in the fridge, slice or grate it, the smell left on your fingers is identical to this Prada infusion. It’s spectacular both in the realism of the aroma and its longevity; for a refreshing and sparkling fragrance, it’s madness how long it lasts on skin and clothes. I can’t wait to enjoy it this summer!

As soon as you put it on, it gives you a bit of a fright because it is very spicy (like ginger), but after five minutes it has one of the most interesting dry-downs I have encountered and one I cannot describe in words. The pity is that it doesn’t last long and turns into the traditional soapy, talc-like dry-down of the line. I recommend trying it because it doesn’t smell the same on everyone’s skin. It lasts 3-4 hours, longer on clothes. It is a very peculiar, indescribable scent. I could not find the green mandarin note.

Beautiful. I think I have found my favourite Prada Infusion; it’s rare that most of the ones I’ve tried are of such a high standard. There’s little to say about the review as I haven’t tried every fragrance in the line and wouldn’t consider myself an expert, but I suspect most share the same structure: opening with a photorealistic scent of the named note before evolving into that lovely, characteristic soapy dry-down. Here we have ginger; on its own it is faintly smelling but intensely flavourful. The achievement is recreating that flavour so accurately (don’t worry, it doesn’t sting, haha). Fresh ginger, unlike dry powder, has the magic of being fresh yet possessing enough character for environments that are not strictly summery, just as the recreated scent does here. This fragrance has the revitalising effect of a citrus but with enough character for more formal and less hot situations; we shall see how it fares in full winter, but it is a much more all-rounder than it first appears, apart from the distinctive touch of ginger being a rarely used note. Beyond its functional advantages, it has captivated me personally; it is extremely pleasant and I am likely to buy a bottle for this summer. Best wishes.

The only difference is the opening; after 15 minutes, they are almost identical, so if you already own one, the other is unnecessary. It opens very powerfully, warm and spicy. Those first moments are delicious, then that typical soapy, fresh dry-down of the line emerges.