Infusion de Rhubarbe.

In the Les Infusions collection, Prada takes everyday materials and makes them think. Rhubarb is the latest subject: tart and sweet, green and pink, a vegetable that acts like a fruit and smells like a question. The house built its identity on exactly this, the unexpected reinterpretation of something familiar. With Infusion de Rhubarbe, the idea was to isolate the contradiction at the heart of rhubarb and amplify it. Green mandarin sets a sharp, clean opener; aldehydes add a shimmering lift that keeps the whole composition from settling into sweetness. What arrives on skin is bright, then tart, then something gentler, rhubarb as a concept, not a grocery list.

The rhubarb accord here is engineered to be two things at once: candied and sour. That's the tension Prada wanted, sweetness that doesn't apologize for itself, tartness that grounds it. The rose in the heart doesn't soften the rhubarb; it complicates it. Adds a petal-like creaminess that makes the green edges feel intentional rather than accidental. And the aldehydes throughout create that carbonated texture reviewers keep mentioning, a quality more commonly associated with citrus or sparkling wine than with fruity-floral compositions. It's the aldehydes that keep Infusion de Rhubarbe from reading like yet another sweet fruit scent.

The green mandarin opens clean, a flash of clarity, like light through glass. Then the rhubarb arrives, candied and tart, pushing against the aldehydic sparkle. That tension holds for the first hour. The rose emerges slowly, silken and soft, not overpowering the rhubarb so much as standing beside it. What surprises is the aldehydes, they don't fade the way they do in many fragrances. They persist, adding a shimmering quality to the heart that makes the whole composition feel effervescent. The drydown is where the white musk earns its place. Soft, clean, and intimate, this is not a fragrance that projects aggressively. It stays close, lingers on skin for 6 to 8 hours depending on application. On fabric, it can last days, a faint trace of tartness and powder that refuses to fully disappear.

Infusion de Rhubarbe joins a growing family of rhubarb-forward fragrances, but Prada's minimalist approach sets it apart. The aldehydic lift and clean drydown give it a modern edge that positions it as the more sophisticated alternative to sweeter fruit scents in the same category. Community discussions frequently compare it to other rhubarb fragrances, Odette by Gumamina comes up often, as does Hermès' Eau de Rhubarbe Écarlate. What distinguishes Prada's version is the clarity and restraint: where some rhubarb scents lean into powder or sweetness, this one keeps a tart, effervescent quality throughout.