L'Air du Temps À Paris chez Antoinette Poisson. Nina Ricci 2022 Eau de Toilette
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Musky, honeyed orange blossom with a few leaves and stems
This opens with a lot of petitgrain and a soapy, fresh orange blossom that could also be neroli. I know they're from the same flower and just extracted differently, but usually neroli smells fresher to me while orange blossom is sweeter and richer, and I get the typical neroli freshness here.
But there is already a sweet, creamy, vanillic base looming in the background. It's also quite musky, I don't get how there is no musk in the notes. This actually reminds me of a greener, more cologne-like version of Prada Candy Kiss, which is also very musky to me.
The blend of mimosa and honey adds a bit of a lilac-like vibe to the heart phase, which I enjoy.
Then in the drydown the honey and also the tonka really come out to play and bring a beautiful warmth to the scent. Quite sweet, but in a sophisticated, traditional way, not too sugary.
The longer I have this on me, the more I like it. It's one of those perfumes that take their time to unfold on your skin.
The bottle is stunning, but it won't move into my collection. I have enough orange blossom fragrances in this vein to be picky about them, and the green opening is putting me off a bit. Otherwise it's a lovely fragrance. Maybe a tiny bit better than 7.5, but not quite an 8 for me personally.
But there is already a sweet, creamy, vanillic base looming in the background. It's also quite musky, I don't get how there is no musk in the notes. This actually reminds me of a greener, more cologne-like version of Prada Candy Kiss, which is also very musky to me.
The blend of mimosa and honey adds a bit of a lilac-like vibe to the heart phase, which I enjoy.
Then in the drydown the honey and also the tonka really come out to play and bring a beautiful warmth to the scent. Quite sweet, but in a sophisticated, traditional way, not too sugary.
The longer I have this on me, the more I like it. It's one of those perfumes that take their time to unfold on your skin.
The bottle is stunning, but it won't move into my collection. I have enough orange blossom fragrances in this vein to be picky about them, and the green opening is putting me off a bit. Otherwise it's a lovely fragrance. Maybe a tiny bit better than 7.5, but not quite an 8 for me personally.