Nina
Nina Eau de Toilette, released in 2006, is one of the most immediately likeable perfumes Nina Ricci has made, and one of the easiest to recommend without knowing much about the person buying it.
Christian Dussoulier, Jacques Cavallier Belletrud and Olivier Cresp are credited with it, and the structure is short, clear and very well balanced. Lemon and lime open it, both of them crisp and slightly zesty rather than sour, and they do their work quickly. Apple is the note everybody remembers, and it arrives as the citrus thins, crunchy and sweet and a little candied, with gardenia beside it giving a creamy smoothness that keeps the apple from reading like a sweet wrapper. That pairing is the whole charm of the scent and it holds for a good two or three hours. The finish is quiet and clean, just cedarwood for a dry, pared back edge and white musk for a soft, laundered warmth that sits close to the skin and sees out the rest of the day.
At eau de toilette strength you can be generous, and three sprays will give you a cheerful, noticeable wearing without being overbearing. It is at its best in spring and summer and in daylight, and it works for a teenager's first proper bottle just as comfortably as for an adult who wants something undemanding to reach for on a weekday. Sweet without being heavy, it is a good choice for anyone who finds most perfume too serious.
Nina Ricci is a Paris couture house founded in 1932, named for the Italian born couturiere herself, with her son Robert driving both its creation and its perfume business. A perfume department was set up in 1941 and Coeur Joie followed in 1946 in a Lalique crystal bottle. L'Air du Temps, from 1948, is the house's most famous scent, with Nina arriving in 2006 as a later pillar. Puig has owned the house since 1998.
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