La Femme L'Eau Prada 2017

.....is the Prada. Not soapy clean, rather cozy clean. Not a typical clean scent, but leaning in that direction, I would say. Like freshly washed and exclusively scented.

For me, la Femme l'eau starts off very similarly to la Femme edp. However, the honey note is noticeably missing. I never really warmed up to that one. I enjoy wearing the edp, but the l'eau aligns more with my taste.
Much fruitier and not as heavy, l'eau accompanies me. After the top notes, it becomes cozy clean, beautifully Prada-like. It lasts for half a day, then unfortunately it disappears. But that's fine. You know what to expect with an l'eau. I just like to spray a bit more. That's not a problem here. It never becomes too much. It adapts and stays rather close to the skin. You can perceive it, but really only if you're close enough.
I love it, unlike before, rather subtle. For that, la Femme l'eau is perfect. It snuck into my heart at the latest moment when my son cuddles up to me before bed and says, "Mom, you smell soooo good."

Since I recently quoted Eichendorff for L'Eau d'hiver, I will do the same for La Femme l'eau fort - for what neologism could possibly describe what distinguishes La Femme l'eau better than "flower shimmer"?
This dew-drop delicate, crystal-clear pearly spring fragrance is my second favorite next to "La Tulipe" by Byredo for those beautiful, icy cold sunny mornings in spring.
La Femme l'eau is incredibly pure, clear, and fresh like the finest dew drops on morning grass. It impresses with a beautiful, fruity freshness right at the beginning, which is so gentle and low in acidity that the round, self-contained, creamy impression is not disturbed. Wonderful flowers are united in La Femme l'eau, each of which seems opulent, Caribbean, and heavy in memory. Here, however, they are bound in an incredibly fine softness to the most delicate floral bouquet imaginable. In my eyes, the tuberose does not play the leading role here, even though the pyramid suggests otherwise. It is rather a harmonious trio that appears here in creamy softness, the three exotic graces, tamed by Europe, lightly enveloping the nose like in "spring winds that have vanished," to quickly quote Rilke.
Overall, a wonderful, fine fragrance for cool spring mornings, to capture the shimmer of dew drops on delicate petals and to fully embrace the freshness of a newly dawned morning: Morning has broken like the first morning...

I had always avoided the Prada fragrances, even though they looked so beautiful on my mom; I had a "lopsided" feeling when wearing them.
It's a shame, really.
Still, I tried L'eau in the store, drawn in by the name.
I was startled by the harshly clean opening and preferred to put the bottle back on the shelf.
But during my rounds through the store, a gentle brightness captivated me, emanating from my wrist.
The biting shock moment was forgotten - instead, the scent was now calm and refreshingly clean.
The detergent note had vanished, and soft tuberose and noble ylang spread out - crowned by frangipani.
Creamy and familiar, it clings to my skin - chasing away the gray autumn weather and my initially gray thoughts.
I'm glad I took a few extra laps through the perfumery, as I was able to quickly rush back to the shelf and take this pleasantly illuminating scent with me.

Pink is my favorite color. I prefer to wear it in the form of blouses with a smart skirt to the office. And exactly this outfit matches Prada La Femme L'Eau. For me, it is a classic office scent that should suit many women.

It is floral, a bit zesty, and lightly sweet. The zestiness probably comes from the mandarin, which I generally enjoy smelling in perfumes. The three flowers are not usually among my absolute favorites (jasmine above all!), but here I surprisingly like them a lot. They are not cloying or unpleasant in any way, but rather fresh and clean. A bit like laundry detergent!

L'Eau means water, but La Femme is not a thin little water. It is expressive, yet it stays in the background. A bit like the color pink - it consists of vibrant red, but also delicate white. When I spray the scent on in the morning before heading to the office, I can still perceive it well in the afternoon after work. It lasts particularly long on clothing; I can even smell it very well in the evening.

Prada La Femme is a feminine scent with a classic touch - in my opinion, it is not for very young girls. They would probably find something more suitable at Chloé, where cleanliness is interpreted more modernly. Hence the contrast to the pink in the bottle - gold always seems a bit heavier to me than, for example, silver.

Through my (just like me) perfume-obsessed daughter, I really became aware of the Prada brand. The hype surrounding the fragrance released in 2022 in the triangular bottle had also reached her, and on vacation, she treated herself to a small size of it. In the perfume shop, she was also given a sample of "La Femme L'Eau | Prada," which she generously passed on to me.

I tested it and have to say: The first impression was actually quite unremarkable. The scent was so different for me, so not "punchy," so barely noticeable at the first sniff. So the sample ended up back in the odds and ends basket.

The last few days at work were quite exhausting. The office building was being renovated, and the smell of paint lingered everywhere for days. I wasn't really in the mood for a perfume scent. And then I remembered the Prada again. Because I didn't want to be completely without a scent - I would have felt somehow "naked."

And hey: I have no idea why, how, or what - but La Femme L'Eau suddenly felt so good. A real soul soother. Not too intrusive but present now and then with a fine touch. Floral/citrusy at the beginning. Then somehow woody. Hmmmm...

The sample was soon finished, and I treated myself to a bottle. Just looking at it already lifts my spirits. It feels good in the hand and looks quite elegant due to the gold and rose tones.

I'm glad I gave the fragrance a second chance.