Our take
What does Candy Kiss smell like?
Prada launched Candy Kiss in early 2016 as the third variation on Candy, first released in 2011. Daniela Andrier, the house perfumer, wrote the formula. Where Candy relied on an almost burnt benzoin caramel, Kiss goes soft. It opens with musk right away, clean like freshly washed cotton. Orange blossom comes next, light and powdery, closer to baby cream than a heady bouquet. Vanilla shows up in the base, wrapped in musk and free of the original's brown sugar. The result smells of soft skin and rice powder. Some retailers add bergamot or lily of the valley, but the core remains that trio. Compared with Candy, Kiss feels airier and much less gourmand. It's for anyone who found the original too sweet. It also makes a better office scent than its sweeter sibling, which can feel heavy in a closed room.
When to wear it
A comfortable scent for the office or a quiet date. Three sprays, and it stays fairly close to the skin.
It belongs to the Floral, Musky family. Candy Kiss is one of 24 creations by Prada in our encyclopedia.
