WHEN PRADA PARADIGME Eau de Parfum was released last year, the first thing I noticed was the bottle. It has a stark lime-green-and-black design that can best be described as Green Goblin chic, which is ironic considering Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland, fronts its campaign. The fragrance itself, however, is no joke. I dug the scent so much, I quickly featured it at the top of my next new releases column before giving it a 2026 Men’s Health Grooming Award .

Prada clearly felt similarly, as it dropped a more concentrated Prada Paradigme Le Parfum this May. After wearing the OG cologne regularly for over a year, I can confirm my early impression of it wasn’t t misguided. Here’s how the Eau de Parfum performed over 12 months and how the new Le Parfum stacks up.

What are the Notes in Prada Paradigme?

At its core, Paradigme is an amber-woody cologne, which is definitely up my alley. But it’s also bold and spicy—two cologne descriptors I tend to avoid.…