Created by Givaudan’s Daniela Andrier, Luna Rossa (Red Moon) is the brand new men’s fragrance from Prada, named after their boat and racing team competing in the America’s cup. With inspiration drawn from the technological intricacies of the sail boat, the bottle has been designed with strong thick glass, housed inside a rugged yet smoothly brushed, metal frame.
The notes are just delicious, with bitter orange, lavender, musk mallow, mint, clary sage and ISO E Super. If you’re not familiar with ISO E Super, it’s a trademarked synthesised fragrance that its creators define as a “Smooth, woody, amber with unique aspects giving a velvet like sensation. Used to impart fullness and subtle strength to fragrances.” – Yum!
The fragrance starts with a burst of almost metallic lavender and mint – clean, cold and crisp. Immediately it starts to settle, the top notes are reinforced with the sharpness of bitter orange, adding an ever so slightly sweeter dimension. Then as it wears, the sultry warmth of the musk and ISO E allow it to become quite velvety and rich. There’s something almost soapy about it, rendering this fragrance as very classically Prada.
I think this is gorgeous for the day, and as the winter weather starts to fall upon us and we welcome in crisp and freezing mornings, when it’s so cold you can see your breath, this scent will leave you feeling as confidently strong and ice-steel on the inside, as you feel outside.Perfect to wear over a dark, clean-cut, winter jacket with a thick, billowing scarf.
Once you’re indoors and your icy exterior starts to melt away, and as you regain the feeling in your fingers, you’ll be comforted by the warmth of the softer and woodier notes. A perfect winter fragrance, making even the coolest cucumber totally huggable.
Hopefully you’ll find this fragrance as irresistible as I have and if you’re after it, it’s only been about a few weeks, but the best price I found it was here at John Lewis. There’s also a shower gel, deodorant and after shave lotion. I’m thinking Christmas presents?
