Nina Ricci · 1948 · Francis Fabron

L'Air du Temps

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Toilette

Carnation and gardenia over rose and jasmine, with a clove-like spice, drying to soft sandalwood and iris.

Nina Ricci says

You’ll smell carnation, gardenia, Centifolia Rose, Grasse Jasmine, Mysore Sandalwood and iris.

More from Nina Ricci’s description

It also mentions Rose, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Iris (orris), Pink carnation and Clove notes.

The house’s page

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The drawn L'Air du Temps bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

L'Air du Temps’s scent picture, a draft: carnation, gardenia, rose, jasmine, sandalwood, iris drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

L'Air du Temps, when you spray it: Carnation, Gardenia, Limonene (orange peel)

As it settlesheart notes

L'Air du Temps, as it settles: Rose, Jasmine, Clove

What staysdry-down notes

L'Air du Temps, what stays: Sandalwood, Iris

What’s inside it

What the label names

13 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender7 florals2 spices1 powder

7 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

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EscapeCalvin Klein · shares carnation, rose, jasmine, sandalwood and 1 more
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BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares carnation, rose, jasmine, sandalwood and 1 more$115 for 75 ml
Luxe NightlifeMaison Alhambra · shares carnation, gardenia, jasmine and sandalwood$43 for 100 ml
New York NightsBond No. 9 · shares carnation, gardenia, jasmine and sandalwood$470 for 100 ml
Honour 43 WomanAmouage · shares carnation, gardenia, jasmine and sandalwood$550 for 100 ml
PassionElizabeth Taylor · shares gardenia, rose, jasmine, sandalwood and 1 more
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Dia 40 WomanAmouage · shares carnation, rose, sandalwood and orris$550 for 100 ml
No1 FeminineClive Christian · shares carnation, rose, jasmine and orrisabout $867 for 50 ml
Paloma PicassoPaloma Picasso · shares carnation, rose, jasmine and sandalwood
Essence Rare Eau de Parfum ExtrêmeHoubigant · shares rose, jasmine, orris and clove$285 for 100 ml
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Beloved WomanAmouage · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and clove
Ameerat Al Arab Prive RoseAsdaaf · shares gardenia, rose, jasmine and sandalwood
HayaLattafa · shares gardenia, rose, jasmine and sandalwood$44.99 for 100 ml
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares gardenia, rose, jasmine and sandalwood$19.05 for 100 ml
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Wind FlowersCreed · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$460 for 75 ml
Gold WomanAmouage · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$395 for 100 ml
La Vie Est Belle Iris AbsoluLancôme · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$170 for 100 ml
Mon Guerlain IntenseGuerlain · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$185 for 100 ml
Amber WoodAjmal · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$169 for 100 ml
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Club de Nuit SillageArmaf · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$50 for 105 ml
Gold ManAmouage · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$395 for 100 ml
Epic 56 WomanAmouage · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$550 for 100 ml
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Millésime 1849Creed · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$510 for 100 ml
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Lyric WomanAmouage · shares rose, jasmine, sandalwood and orris$395 for 100 ml
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