Vendor: Nina Ricci
L'Air du Temps Couture Edition
powdery fresh florals with a soft woody spice

Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps Parfum smells like soft florals, honeyed spices, mossy sandalwood. It opens with peach, spices and bergamot, moves into carnation, may rose and ylang-ylang and settles on moss, ambergris and sandalwood.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days and date nights. Released in 1948.
Around $29.
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Nina Ricci is a French heritage designer house whose 34-piece live range at Scendira is emphatically feminine (29 of 34) with a family split of gourmand (16), fresh (11), floral (3) and woody (2). Top accords read floral, sweet, fruity, fresh and citrus. Prices run $29 to $125, averaging about $59. Standout live picks: L'Air du Temps Parfum (soft florals, honeyed spices, mossy sandalwood; $29.39), the 1948 heritage anchor and still a critical reference for post-war French florals, Les Belles de Ricci Liberty Fizz (sparkling mint and citrus, tomato-leaf garden freshness; $89), Les Belles de Ricci (chilled garden herbs with sweet raspberry fig; $31.90), Nina (1987) (fresh green rose powder, musky moss; $56.53), and Nina Precious Gold (warm vanilla custard with almond and citrus zest; $45.49). L'Air du Temps is the collector reference point.
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It smells like soft florals, honeyed spices, mossy sandalwood. It opens with peach, spices and bergamot, moves into carnation, may rose and ylang-ylang and settles on moss, ambergris and sandalwood.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days and date nights.
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