About

Nina Ricci is an internationally acclaimed fashion brand that is not just well known for its classic look but as well as its fragrances.

Nina Ricci’s most famous perfume, L’Air du Temps, created in France in 1949, means “Air of Time”, capturing the passion and elegance of an emerging generation Maria and Robert Ricci headed. Robert worked with master perfumer Francis Fabron to create a scent with as much elegance as Madame Maria Ricci’s clothes. Marc Lalique created the graceful twin-dove crystal bottle. Other classic Nina Ricci perfumes have included “Farouche”, “Capricci”, “Fleur de Fleurs” and “Eau de Fleurs”.

Nina’s son, Robert Ricci, created the Perfume department in 1941. Cœur-Joie appeared in 1946. Its bottle initiated the house’s longstanding collaboration with the crystal maker Lalique, which in 1948 created the celebrated bottle for L’Air du Temps. Crowned with crystal doves, it embodied love and liberty; the fragrance became the iconic perfume of the House.

The launch in 2006 of the new perfume Nina is a dream-like evocation of awakening femininity. It is an echo of the first Nina fragrance, Robert Ricci’s tribute to his mother. This new perfume’s success reaffirmed the Ricci spirit.