Nina Ricci Lalique Mini Perfumes

These adorable miniature perfume bottles were introduced for the Holiday season in 1955 and used until 1962, some were used afterwards. 

Premier Jour by Nina Ricci c2001

Premier Jour by Nina Ricci: launched in 2001. It was created by Sophie Labbe, Carlos Benaim and Rosendo Mateu. 

Deci Dela by Nina Ricci c1994

 Deci Dela by Nina Ricci: launched in 1994. Created by Evelyne Boulanger and Jean Guichard.

In 1992, Parfums Nina Ricci S.A. began developing a new fragrance to be marketed worldwide under the name "Deci Dela." The name was chosen from the French opera "Veronique" by high-level executives of Parfums Nina Ricci A.S. The name takes off on the old French saying "Now here, now there."

Eau de Fleurs by Nina Ricci c1980

Eau de Fleurs by Nina Ricci: launched in 1980. Created by Betty Busse as an eau de toilette. A more intense version of the fragrance named Fleurs de Fleurs, in eau de parfum concentration was also released in 1982.

Farouche by Nina Ricci c1973

Farouche by Nina Ricci:  launched in 1973. Created by Michel Hy, it was composed of over 100 ingredients with the property of unfolding its full effect on contact with skin, creating a fragrance unique to its wearer.

Capricci by Nina Ricci c1960

Capricci by Nina Ricci: launched in 1960. Created by Marcel Carles.

Mademoiselle Ricci by Nina Ricci c1967

Mademoiselle Ricci by Nina Ricci: launched in 1967. An eau de toilette created for young girls by

Michel Hy.

Coeur-Joie by Nina Ricci c1946

Coeur-Joie by Nina Ricci: launched in 1946. It was created by Germaine Cellier.

Fleur de Fleurs by Nina Ricci c1980

Fleur de Fleurs by Nina Ricci: launched in 1980, created by Betty Busse. The fragrance was marketed as "Eau de Fleurs" in Europe. In 1981, Jean-Louis Rici explained "Americans don't like the French word eau (water in English). They like everything strong, highly concentrated, sickening sweet. So we changed the name. The French tend to like the opposite."

Fragonard Dupes of Popular Perfumes

For many years, both the French perfume companies Molinard and Fragonard created their own versions of popular perfumes.

L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci c1948

 L'Air du Temps was launched in 1948. Created by perfumer Francis Fabron, when the world wanted a breath of fresh air after the ravaged years of the war. Women who had worked in munitions and related wartime factories wanted to regain their femininity and were seeking to bring back romance into their lives. Their answer was to come in the form of precious perfume. L'Air du Temps is a French idiom, difficult to pin down as to its specific meaning. "L'Air du Temps" has been defined, literally, as "the air of time," and idiomatically as "timelessness," "in the air," or "of the moment.

Fille d'Eve by Nina Ricci c1952

Fille d’Eve by Nina Ricci. (Daughter of Eve). Created in 1952 by Jacques Bercia and Michel Hy. Extremely rare fragrance for women, has been discontinued for many years.

Nina (original) by Nina Ricci c1987

Nina (original) by Nina Ricci: launched in 1987. In USA in 1988. Created by Christian Vacchiano of Argeville perfumers. Nina was launched exclusively in the US through Nordstrom and through direct mail before it was distributed worldwide.