Luna Rossa Prada 2012 Eau de Toilette

By chance, I came into possession of a sample size of Luna Rossa. The design of the bottle and the fragrance pyramid didn't really inspire me to test it. The promotional material suggests a cheerful aquatic sport scent, which is my least favorite category!

Well, since the sample is there, it will be used.

I sniff at my wrist and am quite surprised. The scent itself has nothing to do with its cool aquatic exterior.

What wafts through my nostrils is something very artificially sweet, warm, and rather cozy. Who would have thought!

At first, there's a light very sweet fruitiness. But I can't identify bitter orange in it. Then the whole thing offers a comfort wrapped in sweetener. Lavender, clary sage? If those notes are really in there, I can't sniff them out. What I can identify is mint, and that gives me an idea.

Luna Rossa vaguely reminds me of Body Kouros! To represent olfactory warmth, camphor has been replaced with mint and a very heavy unnatural sweetness. I would like to know where this massive sweetness comes from. I don't find it too intrusive here, but it is very dominant. Luna Rossa is not an Eau de Toilette for spring or summer for me. It seems more like the previously mentioned Body Kouros, a cozy scent. Unfortunately, just a cheap imitation. When I read the previous reviews, I wonder if my nose is playing tricks on me.

The PR managers at Prada deserve a spanking. To lure someone with the advertising campaign onto such a false trail. But I still won't buy this little water. I already have something better in my collection. Body Kouros!

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Comment slightly revised after another test at 10 PM.