The biggest drawback of Prada Luna Rossa Ocean is how long it lasts, which is six hours, and it is only a prominent scent for three of those hours.
Prada introduced the first fragrance of Luna Rossa in 2012. The scent was a citrus aromatic fragrance for men that would launch subsequent flankers in the Luna Rossa range in the years that followed.
The latest of the fragrances in the Luna Rossa range by Prada is the Luna Rossa Ocean. This aromatic fougère fragrance is best described as blue, rather than aquatic, as the name would suggest.
The fragrance is considered the weakest link in the Prada Luna Rossa canon, primarily due to its lack of performance as the fragrance has a four to six-hour longevity, and it is only a pronounced scent for about three hours of that time, or less.
What are Luna Rossa Ocean notes?
Prada Luna Rossa Ocean has main accords that include aromatic, musky, lavender, and herbal which makes the fragrance as a more generic blue fragrance than an aquatic fragrance, as the name might suggest.
Therefore, instead of smelling like the ocean, it smells more like the pleasant scents you would smell during a boat or yacht ride surrounded by the summer season.
Luna Rossa Ocean’s note composition is:
| Description | Prada Luna Rossa Ocean is the new masculine fragrance from Prada, built on the conviction that with technology as an extension of humanity, we can push beyond our limits, imagine beyond possibility, and open new horizons |
| Top notes | Bergamot, pink pepper, and artemisia |
| Middle notes | Lavender, iris, sage, suede, and saffron |
| Base notes | Musk, patchouli, Haitian vetiver, and caramel |
How long does Prada Luna Rossa Ocean last?
Considering that this perfume is currently the most recent flanker released in the Prada Luna Rossa range, the expectations were high.
However, since its official release in September 2021, the fragrance has been regarded as the worst of the canon. The fragrance’s biggest critique rests on its performance, its longevity, and its sillage.
Prada Luna Rossa Ocean’s sillage is moderate at best. Within the first hour, the fragrance’s projection is considered to be decent, as it hits the four to five feet proximity projection.
However, that only lasts for the first hour after application. Thereafter, the fragrance remains on the skin as a faint scent.
The sillage’s projection would not be a problem if that did not extend to the longevity of the fragrance. Ocean is most disappointing as a luxury designer fragrance when it comes to the cologne’s longevity.
On average, you would expect the fragrance to have a six to eight-hour longevity. But instead, it has an estimated longevity of four to six hours.
Moreover, the prominence of the fragrance is only apparent for the first three hours or slightly more, at most.
Is Luna Rossa Ocean worth it?
When looking at the reviews of the perfume from industry insiders and the general public, the Prada Luna Rossa Ocean is not a purchase worth making.
This is as there are more favoured blue fragrances that have a more unique scent profile and are longer-lasting fragrances.
In addition, they are priced similarly to Ocean In recent months, the price of the perfume has dropped, and this may be the reason that the fragrance is currently unavailable on Amazon, with no set date for when it will return to the site.
Has Prada Luna Rossa Ocean been discontinued?
Speculation has been rife about the possibility of Prada Luna Rossa Ocean being discontinued. This is because many have noticed that the fragrance is currently heading in the trajectory that other discontinued fragrances have taken in the past.
A few factors in which this is evident is the fact that the price of the fragrance have dropped drastically, and the fragrance is not as widely and easily available as it was in the past, especially in European states.
Hence, it is seemingly only a matter of time before Prada announces its discontinuation.
How to liven up your Perfume
Given that most reviews label the Prada Luna Rossa Ocean as a generic fragrance that is more reminiscent of a shower gel fragrance than anything else, if you have purchased a bottle and you are looking for ways to liven up the fragrance, one suggestion that was shared reads:
“Awesome together with Black [the Prada Luna Rossa Carbon], the touch of vanilla adds so much more depth to Ocean. I’ve unintentionally created the new Prada Luna Rossa Dark Ocean (trademark that sh*t) and I’m living for it!”