L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci returns in a limited edition designed by Antoinette Poisson. It was in 1948 that the house Nina Ricci gave birth to one of its greatest perfumes. It was a floral and spicy juice, at odds with the trends of its time. It also celebrated the joy of peace regained after the war.
In 1948, the house Nina Ricci crafted a perfume to honor postwar euphoria and freedom. It dared a short formula, in total departure from the very dense and rich juices of its time. This is how L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci was born. Since then, this legendary perfume has continued to weave a faithful bond with women. In 2022, Nina Ricci decided to bring it back into the spotlight, in collaboration with the Parisian workshops Antoinette Poisson. Moreover, it did not merely transform its bottle but also crafted a new recipe for this juice.
A fragrance overflowing with optimism and light
L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci and Antoinette Poisson does not radically transform the universe of its predecessors. Indeed, its luminous, floral and gourmand fragrance overflows with optimism. In this sense, this perfume retains its charm and poetry of yesteryear, delivering women a true message of love and tenderness. Moreover, as in 1948, it is built around a floral heart. As a reminder, it once contained rose, gardenia and jasmine. Today these flowers have been entirely replaced...
The new floral heart of L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci and Antoinette Poisson
It is perfumers Louise Turner and Nathalie Gracia Cetto who took on the heavy task of transforming the composition of L'Air du Temps, while preserving its iconic floral universe. They chose to give this perfume a new light, opting for white flowers with a very sun-kissed aura. L'Air du Temps first contains mimosa, a spring flower renowned for its captivating yellow hue. On the scent side, this raw material gives this composition a powdery, warm and floral breath. Slightly honeyed, this ingredient pairs with orange blossom, typical of the Mediterranean basin. L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci then becomes sweeter, greener and slightly waxy.
L'Air du Temps, a luminous and radiant perfume
Because L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci and Antoinette Poisson delivers a message rich in optimism, it also releases a luminous breath radiant with life. This can be felt from its top notes. This perfume seems to blossom under a bright sun. L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci relies for this on mandarin, a citrus fruit frequently used in perfumes for women, appreciated for its tangy and sparkling breath. To recall the orange blossom, Louise Turner and Nathalie Gracia Cetto also chose petitgrain, equally summery.
The gourmand base of L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci
Finally, let us not forget: current trends in feminine perfumery are very much oriented toward gourmand compositions. It is therefore precisely in this register that L'Air du Temps is oriented in its base notes. For this, it contains sweet and very appetizing honey. The whole plunges us into a cottony cloud, like a true delight. L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci and Antoinette Poisson finally ends with the slightly nutty presence of tonka bean.