Light, clean, uplifting, meditative, spa-like cypress/cedar scent

Mineralic, herbal thyme opening leading directly into a cypress and cedar top. Thyme drops away, to be replaced with olibanum in the mid, adding a slight smoky depth. Dries down to have a sweetish, softer cashmeran in the base.

A nice, dense, slightly bitter, almost milky black tea with bergamot and orange. Like an Earl Gray. Gently spiced, strong apricot and smokey, incensy woods with a bit of a grassy, earthy, slightly powdery sweet base. A wonderful tea note. Outstanding apricot scent.

Very aromatic lavender and mint opening with bitter orange and a kind of ozonic note joining quickly in the top. Nothing challenging or astringent about the aromatics. I think this has a violet leaf note somewhere in it. Mid adds some sage, but mostly the top carries through into the mid maintaining a fresh, incredibly clean aromatic scent. Ambrette and ambroxan create a clean musky diffusive base. My personal favorite in the line. Classic Prada cleanliness without some of the sweet powderiness of the other masculine freshies from the brand, which makes this stand out to me.

Slightly warm, yet fresh, spicy opening with nutmeg and cardamom. I get a slight cinnamon warming up the spice blend. A sweet date and rose accord takes over quickly, saffron giving an almost buttery texture. Rose is kind of jammy without being cloying. Almond, heliotrope and a clean muskiness take over in the base. Wafts of soapy aldehydes fade in and out throughout the wearing experience. Final dry down of ambroxan after about 7-8 hours. Gives a vibe of very posh, high quality almond blossom lotion.

Walk up to an aged fig tree, late summer, loaded with fruit. Snap a fig leaf, smell the astringent greenness. Watch the milky substance ooze out, rub it between your fingers, smell the slightly sweet coconut-ness. Sniff a freshly cut pear (don’t ask). Bite into a soft ripe fig. Put your nose to the lichen covered bark of the aged fig tree, breathe it in.

Bitter, earthy, spicy opening, a bit like cut parsnips. Bitterness dies down pretty quickly. Rindy bitter orange with nice dry spices carry the top into a mid with a kind of geranium and a mineral earthiness. Base of a vetiver hand creamy vibe ever so slightly sweetened with benzoin. Final dry down is mostly a light ambroxan skin smell after about 6 hours. Timeless, modern, masculine, classic Elena.