Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger by Daniela Andrier for Prada 2009

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Hello fellow Fumies,

Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger by Prada 2009

I have not really spent any amount of time with the Prada fragrances. Though Prada opened back in 1913, it was while I was at Fashion School during the 1980s that they really started to take over the world. I have loved their meteoric rise and swooned with delight at some of their runway stuff but it has never seemed to be a good fit for me or my life so I pretty much left them alone. One grey cashmere jumper is all I’ve owned from Prada and it is looking decidedly worse for wear after being dragged from pillar to post around the world since the 1990s. To tell the truth the label fell out in its first week and I caught a sleeve on a London bus not even a month after buying it in Rome. So it has been a mended item since then, seriously luxe and comfortable though even now.

Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger FragranticaPhoto Stolen Fragrantica

Fragrantica gives these notes in one line:
Mandarin orange, neroli, tuberose, jasmine, orange blossom

Like my Prada pullover I find Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger extremely comfortable. It is fresh, warm and bright, basically staying that way with a fade rather than a story, though it still holds some differences with each wear. The copy calls it a middle ground between  Prada’s Exclusive Scent No. 4 Fleur de Oranger and Infusion d`Iris, and that is a pretty good representation of it. Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger is simple, uncluttered fragrance that gives 4-6 hours depending on other factors. I love the 100ml bottle, it’s so hefty and square, to me it has a refined elegance that adds to my enjoyment every time I spritz. Originally I bought decants but I was going through them so it was time for a bottle and the box is also lovely in a black, lime and pink ex fabric combo Prada had in its collection a few years ago. Last week I put it on over one of my favourite body lotions and it went totally toilet spray for an hour, awful, but usually I find it an easy spritz, waft and wear fragrance suitable for all but the most fragrance phobic of workplaces.

OrangeBlossom west-cretePhoto Stolen west-crete

Further reading NowSmellThis and PerfumePosse
FragranceNet have 200ml/$90 unboxed
MyPerfumeSamples start at $2/ml but I bought $7/5ml

Have you tried Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger? How does it wear for you?

Till tomorrow,
Take care please,
Portia xx

14 thoughts on “Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger by Daniela Andrier for Prada 2009”

  2. This one did not work on me at all. I smelled like a giant baby aspirin. It was sweet and sour at the same time but not in a good way. I almost blind bought it but I’m glad I was able to try it before I did that. I love orange blossom but this one did not love me.

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  5. I have not tried this one because I am not a huge orange blossom fan but, I did find a very cheap bottle of the tuberose version that I enjoy a lot. I consider it a beginner tuberose since it is nice and light and fresh with just a hint of tuberose. I agree, the heft of the bottle and pretty shiny label give these a nice air of lushness. I also love that the tuberose is a lovely lavender color juice! Both of these can be found around the discount places and I highly recommend people snap them up for their collections!

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  6. Sorry to report that this was seriously bad on me, I think on account of the musks used, to which I am sometimes “hyperosmic” – is that the word? Anyway, it was like furry orange squash. And by that I mean a drink made of orange comminute that you dilute with water, not the butternut variety!

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