Zendaya may be the ultimate beauty chameleon, rocking bixies, blue eye shadow, and spidery lashes like nobody’s business, but when it comes to her fragrance wardrobe, she’s much more of a loyalist. In an interview with Vogue, the award-winning actress revealed that she’s actually worn the same perfume since the 2025 Met Gala (“I kept getting compliments on it, so it became my signature scent,” she shares), and she’s not alone! The exact fragrance just so happens to be a beauty-editor favorite, and when we polled over 350 New Yorkers on the dating scene, it was frequently touted as the most memorable. Scroll ahead to discover the compliment magnet in question.
Allow me to confirm: Prada Paradoxe Intense is indeed worth the hype. Richer than the original floral, as the intense version dials up the ambery-jasmine warmth, it has a more mysterious, seductive quality that only gets better with wear. It’s one of those fragrances I can instantly detect on anybody (“Are you wearing Prada Paradoxe?”), and you better believe I’ll let them know just how good they smell.
On that note, the fragrance can’t help but garner endless praise with every spritz. Just ask the hundreds of individuals WWW associate beauty editor Alyssa Brascia polled to uncover the most “attractive” fragrances in the dating game. As she declares, “There was no perfume recommended by NYC daters more frequently (and more passionately) than Prada Paradoxe Intense.” One New York publicist told her they’ve “never been complimented more” while wearing the scent, while another editor adds that “Prada [Paradoxe] Intense has grabbed compliments from dates and many taxi drivers alike.” It’s literally an aphrodisiac, so it’s no wonder it also earned a spot on our list of best “date night” perfumes.
All that being said, I can totally see why Zendaya considers Prada Paradoxe Intense a number-one favorite. However, that title might soon be eclipsed by Prada Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry, the brand’s latest iteration featuring a fruity-floral composition of blackcurrant syrup, neroli milk, and orange blossom absolute. The star was just announced as the face of the new fragrance, so it’s safe to say the indulgent scent has made it into her weekly rotation. Does it earn just as many compliments? Time will tell, but if Zendaya swapped it for her go-to signature, I’d say that’s a very good sign.
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