Nina Ricci • Nina (New) • Fragrances
(173 reviews)
| Average Rating. | 4.0 |
| Would buy this product again. | 72% |
| Package Quality | 4.6 |
| Price | 3.4 |
| Ingredients | |
*TOP REVIEWER* misscurlylocks on 3/2/2009 12:58:00 PM more reviews by misscurlylocks
Age: 25-29 Skin: Very Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Black, Curly, Fine Eyes: Hazel
Nina is a fairly new fragrance from Nina Ricci - however I believe there was an older version of this.
However this is current and comes in a roundish cute bottle like an apple shape with a silver lid - very stylish looking.
This is a sweet perfume so it will generally be best for those under 30 although the older generation may appreciate this as it is not sweet overkill.
I know girls in their twenties like me would really appreciate the sweet chocolately scent with undertones of Apple and Vanilla.
It smells very much like Vera Wangs Princess with hint of Theirry Mulgers Angel. It really smells like a combination of these.
I think if you like Angel and Princess then chances are you will like this.
It does become headaches inducing if you wear more than two squirts but then I am not a personal fan o wearing sweet perfume but I can see that this would be enjoyed by a young audience.
It is mid-range in price and look spretty on the dresser.
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Dominoangel on 2/27/2009 5:58:00 PM more reviews by Dominoangel
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
Love this, its one of my favorites. Many perfumes turn sour or vinegar-ish on me, but this one stays they way I expect it should smell. I get a light, apple, flower and carmel scent that I just love. Its sweet without smelling like cupcakes- which I hate and ,like others, have noticed is a huge trend lately. It does remind me of most of the escada perfumes, but warmer. Would most likely buy again.
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blondefury on 2/27/2009 5:40:00 PM more reviews by blondefury
Age: 44-55 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium Eyes: Green
Nina is soft and clean and sweet. But not sticky candy sweet. I'm aware of it but it's not one to enter a room before you. It's a nice everyday scent. It's not sexy nor sophisticated. Which is fine on the days I just want to smell pretty. I get the caramel apple.. and some light flowers. Never over powering. Oh, and you can't forget the beautiful pink apple bottle. I'm a sucker for pretty little bottles !
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JWu1 on 2/20/2009 1:10:00 PM more reviews by JWu1
Age: 25-29 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
On my second bottle now. This smells sooo good. It just smells clean and fresh. I've even had strangers stop me and ask me what perfume I have on... It's long lasting and not overly strong. A must try!
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marisol24 on 2/19/2009 5:07:00 PM more reviews by marisol24
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Olive Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
My favorite perfume so far, I can smell it throughout the day and it's not too strong. The bottle is beautiful and I can't wait to get a purse size. Great product.
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Dainty7 on 2/12/2009 5:58:00 AM more reviews by Dainty7
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Green
this fragrance is so sweet i have purchased it 3 times already i love it everytime i where it i get compliments. so sweet and delicious. it lasts all day too. my advice get the bigger bottle it so worth it and last for ever!
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chica1 on 1/22/2009 7:31:00 AM more reviews by chica1
Age: 44-55 Skin: Other Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
A very pretty eau de toilette. The first spritz of lemon-lime quickly mellows into toffee apple and flowers. This is a very lovely, wearable and feminine scent. However I am knocking off 2 lippies because of the very weak sillage. I am no fan of heavy perfumes you can smell two days later, but this scent doesn't last the hour. I don't even get a drydown on this. It's great while it lasts, but it doesn't.
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GigglySmily on 1/11/2009 5:24:00 PM more reviews by GigglySmily
Age: 19-24 Skin: Very Oily, Olive Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Nina is definitely for the young at heart...girly, flirty, happy, romantic..sillage only lasts in the beginning...then it wears close to the skin and not very long...it made me itchy...i thought it was just me...but my niece had the same problem...if you really like the scent but wish it's longer lasting, you can have it made into an oil perfume at thefragranceshop.com
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jules89 on 1/9/2009 4:25:00 AM more reviews by jules89
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
love, love, LOVE nina! this perfume smells gorgeous and have gotten tons of compliments at work with this perfume. Although the staying power is kind of weak, i still love wearing it...I just carry the small 1oz bottle with me everywhere. I will definitely purchase this again seeing how i've already went through half the bottle after 3 months. the red apple glass is beautiful, but loses originality after the imitation of the "Twilight" perfume that's getting young teenage girls hyped up.
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mslee4Ben on 1/7/2009 10:02:00 AM more reviews by mslee4Ben
Age: 44-55 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Hazel
This is a very pretty, light, soft cozy scent. I like having a couple perfumes I can wear to work without imposing on anyone, and Nina is soft, sweet and unoffensive. It makes me happy. The other one I wear to work is Lovely and I always get compliments on that one. No compliments yet on Nina - still waiting.
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nynaeve77 on 12/26/2008 2:30:00 PM more reviews by nynaeve77
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I was first drawn to the pretty apple bottle, of course. It's so cute! Then I spritzed on the scent and I loved it. I'm not normally a fan of anything so fruity, but it's so light and refreshing in the warm summer months when my heavier scents are too much. I love the lemon-lime undertones. It's like mixing apple juice with a little Sprite.
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*TOP REVIEWER* botoxic on 12/17/2008 2:11:00 AM more reviews by botoxic
Age: 36-43 Skin: Normal, Fair Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
Candy-sweet, a bright sort of candy-watermelon at first, some kind of toffee/burnt sugariness later. Pretty smooth going on the skin, nothing funky, off-putting, or unexpected to it. Lovely bottle.
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*TOP REVIEWER* drc98x on 12/5/2008 6:29:00 PM more reviews by drc98x
Age: 44-55 Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
This is a pretty, soft fragrance, and I do get that toffee note on my skin, but this has "0" staying power on me, I don't even smell it after a few minutes. Glad to try a sample spray, but no sale for me.
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*TOP REVIEWER* violette on 11/22/2008 8:55:00 AM more reviews by violette
Age: 30-35 Skin: Very Oily, Medium, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
This was another unsniffed purchase on eBay, bought solely based on online reviews. At first, I was quite apprehensive since the last time I bought another sweet, gourmand-type perfume unsniffed online was Miss Dior Cherie 3 years ago & boy, did I REALLY regret that one. However, all my worries instantly vanished the minute I sprayed on Nina. Wow! Absolutely magical! It's sugary but the vanilla, praline, musk & woods keep it from being cloyingly sweet, & that toffee apple note really IS delicious! In fact, I'm wearing Nina right now & I can't help smiling as I'm typing this. It really is a casual, fun, youthful, everyday scent! And the fact that it can be worn by both young girls & grown women alike makes me adore it even more.
My only complaint is that it's not available in the EDP, because as with most EDTs nowadays, the staying power is pathetic. Unless I spray some on my clothes, I can hardly smell anything after 20 minutes. And I'm the type who's not very fond of the idea of reapplying every few hours. Moreover, with the tiny 30ml bottle I have now & the amount of reapplying I have to do, it won't be long before my recently acquired bottle empties. As someone whose perfumes generally last several years, this definitely does not make me the least bit happy. Hopefully, the folks at Nina Ricci will come to their senses & come out with the EDP soon.
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jo1576 on 11/21/2008 2:10:00 AM more reviews by jo1576
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel
I am a big fragrance lover, and I own quite a few scents. But ever since my third pregnancy last year, I have not been able to wear ANY perfume without it giving me a headache or making me dizzy, even fragrances that I always wore frequently. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to use up the bottles of fragrance I already own, let alone buy another one. But when I saw this in the store, the display really caught my eye and the bottle was so cute that I had to give it a try. I loved the smell of it immediately but I braced myself for the headache I knew would be coming…but it didn’t. It was the first perfume I’d worn in months that didn’t make me miserable within minutes of spraying it. I didn’t buy it right away even though my husband LOVED it on me, because I started thinking about all that unused perfume I had at home. I thought, “Okay, maybe this is a sign that I can finally wear perfume again.” But when I wore the other ones afterward I still got headaches from them. So today I revisited that same store and tried this out again, and killed a few hours around the shopping center to see how I’d be affected. No headache! I don’t know what’s different about this fragrance, but it’s the only one I’ve been able to wear without nasty side effects since forever. I bought a 2.7 oz. bottle and it came with a small tube of the Nina body lotion and a super-cute smaller version of the fragrance to keep in my purse. I am so happy that I finally found a perfume I could wear comfortably that I’ve been sniffing my wrists all night! This will probably be the only fragrance I will ever repurchase in the future--I love it, my hubby loves it, and it doesn’t make me nauseous. I’m proud to say that I now have a new signature perfume!
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smurden on 11/12/2008 4:30:00 AM more reviews by smurden
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
Used the tester at the store. Loved the scent but as I walked around I began to itch. Guess I'm allergic but it sure does smell wonderful. 5 on smell and packing have to give it a 2 for reaction.
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MissingGirl on 11/3/2008 6:06:00 PM more reviews by MissingGirl
Age: 19-24 Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
OMG!!!! i just receieved my miniture of this fragrance today, yay! i am soooooooooooooo happy with this one, it's absolutly fantastic, the fragrance ive been waiting for all my life...ITS AMAZING. has lasting power, it's the juiciest, most prettiest scent i have ever incountered out of all the fruity fragrances!!! its amazing and lasts a very long time on my skin (so far) it comes in the most gorgeous bottle, and the miniture version is just sooo adorable! if i can give this a 10 out of 10 i would, it's incredible, no really...try it ;) No artificial notes in this one.
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wildwolfha on 10/15/2008 5:15:00 AM more reviews by wildwolfha
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone Hair: Black Eyes: Black
Well, another perfume which takes my attention. First of all, the bottle is so cute, like Marc Jacobs Daisy. Second, the smell is sweet, light and seductive, which is appropriate for the girls who are in love.
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*TOP REVIEWER* NurseKristen on 10/11/2008 6:11:00 AM more reviews by NurseKristen
Age: 30-35 Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
LOVE this fragrance!! I rarely find a fragrance that wows me. I usually use Philosophy Amazing Grace- understated, clean, light and fresh. I could describe this perfume the same way except with a SEXY kick to it! Kinda spicy, kinda sweet but not overly cloying/annoying sweet like that Pink Sugar crap. I sprayed this on myself as a trial at Sephora and didn't even pay attention to what I was spraying (I was on my phone). I went home and was wondering "what is that amazing smell"??? What did I spray on myself today??? I HAVE TO BUY THIS!!!" The dry-down is soooo nice. I LOVE smelling my shirt after taking it off and wearing this perfume. Mmm! My DH even likes it. I get compliments from women everywhere I go. They write it down and go on a search to buy it! :) It lasts a long time. Oh, and the little apple bottle is cute too!
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*TOP REVIEWER* SNIFFMEALLOVER on 10/6/2008 5:29:00 AM more reviews by SNIFFMEALLOVER
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue
Toffee apple... Yeap, it is definitely there. Smells nice on skin. I will keep sampling it to make up my mind about it but I can already say that it smells way better than DKNY Delicious or Red Delicious. The DKNY apple perfumes are just synthetic, apple shampoo smelling concoctions that I cannot stand.
Nina is alright so far, although nothing extremely special or original.
I do not like the name, especially as it appears there has already been a previous perfume under the same name.
The bottle is nice, but after Lolita Lempicka around for so many years, the Nina apple is not that striking at all.
All in all I thin this is a well rounded perfume idea that fits well with the already existing trend.