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L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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L'Air du Temps

Name: L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci
Brand: Nina Ricci
Rating: 7.4 (6315 reviews)

7.46.3KTypically ~$50

“Spicy carnation and gardenia under the famous doves bottle. Postwar optimism from 1948; your grandmother chose well.”

Perfumer: Francis Fabron

Scent profile

Top notes

NeroliRosewoodSpicesBergamotPeach

Heart notes

CarnationLilyYlang-ylangIrisMay roseOrchid

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Venise (Parfum Crème) Venice

Yves Rocher · 1986

~$30

Masumi

Coty · 1967

Base notes

SandalwoodAmbergrisBenzoinMossMuskCedarVetiver

When to wear it

A fall and spring fragrance that works day and night — at its best for date nights and everyday wear.

FallDayDate nights

When

Winter

86%

Spring

99%

Summer

87%

Fall

100%

Day

100%

Night

94%

Where

Office

93%

Casual

97%

Date

100%

Club

61%

Formal

96%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

8.3346~$9

Gucci № 1

Gucci · 1974

8.7191~$125

L'Air du Temps L'Écrin des Colombes

Nina Ricci · 2015

9.06~$70

Red Door

Elizabeth Arden

6.63.9K~$30

Halston Night

Halston · 1983

8.436

Hanae Mori 森英恵 / Mori Hanae

Hanae Mori / ハナヱモリ · 1968

8.02

L'Air du Temps Couture Florale

Nina Ricci · 2017

7.54~$70

Gift Woman

Ramón Molvizar

7.97

L'Origan

Coty · 1940

8.4412~$13

L'Air du Temps Cristal d'Or

Nina Ricci

6.6146~$70

Angélique アンジェリーク

Shiseido / 資生堂 · 1991

8.538~$70

Sport

51%