Nina Ricci Ricci Ricci Perfume: Nina, You’ll Be A Woman Soon

Ricci Ricci perfume

The cool thing about Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci is that the citrus notes of the start won’t disappear after two minutes but will stay in the form of bergamot, with its typical freshness that gently pierces the nose, together with delicate, almost pale floral.   The two sides are connected but detectable (great balance, btw), so your skin may give out more one or the other in different degrees.  But it gets better. After about half an hour, Ricci [...] Read more »

A Window To The Past: L`Air Du Temps Nina Ricci

l'air du temps nina ricci

Here you have your history lesson, no, not this perfume review, I mean the perfume itself.   Nina Ricci L Air Du Temps  was created right after the war, in 1948, by Francis Fabron. What you smell today is a slightly different formula, as the original had to be changed due to ever-evolving allergen regulations, and probably (as it always happens with perfumes that have been around for decades) to cut some costs by substituting those ingredients that had become too [...] Read more »

Nina Ricci Nina Perfume (Or, What Happens When You Try To Make Everyone Happy)

Nina Nina Ricci

Hmmm, Nina, dolce amore, you’re lovely, pretty and smiling, so why didn’t you convince me?   Nina by Nina ricci was created in 2006 by Jacques Cavallier (Diesel Fuel For Life For Men, L’Eau d’Issey, Stella by Stella Mc Cartney) and Oliver Cresp (Light Blue for Women, Emporio Armani City Glam, Ange Ou Demon by Givenchy, Black XS Paco Rabanne, Angel by Thierry Mugler).   So here’s how the encounter went. After a citrusy opening, there are florals and apples [...] Read more »