Le Paradis de Nina

At the opening it is very similar to the original Nina (which I love). However, the tart lemon is sweet orange, and the crisp apple is a faint soft red apple instead. You don't have to wait for the sweetness with Paradis - it jumps out right at the beginning. It is notably sweeter than Nina. The vanilla note in this is like a handful of pastel marshmallows. It has a dry down that is so pretty and kind of elusive. It plays hide and seek. One moment you forget you have a scent on, and then suddenly you're thinking-- what is that beautiful aroma? --- oh yeah, it's my perfume! The almond essence is soft, musky, sweet, confectionery almost - but you can also tell that there are flowers in this mix. I think I'm smelling mostly gardenia, but it definitely isn't the gardenia of "old lady". It really retains the sweet orange.... not really huge on apple for my skin as the note table indicates. It is just so well blended that nothing really jumps out and screams at you. It has a lovely rich sweetness. It is not without a hint of citrus freshness and sultry musk though. The sandalwood in this keeps it from flying off to candyland. It keeps it grounded and rounds it out. I really love the way that Nina Ricci fragrances are so alluringly sweet, but also somehow reserved and sigh inducing. It is just a REALLY well blended scent. It is sweet with sophistication. You could be adored, but also taken seriously in this scent. If the original Nina is among your "love it" shelf, I suspect you definitely will like this.... perhaps even love it as well. It is a special sweet scent. At first it might knock your socks off, but give it time to dry down before coming to a conclusion. Gorgeous. Long Lasting. Perfect Sillage.

I adore this scent! It's lovely ,soft ,and sweet! I want to squeal and pass out because of it! Ridiculous yes, but true. It starts out very lightly citrusy and with a nice dose of a flower garden and also a powdery note but not baby powder (thankfully as I don't particularly care fore baby powder) . It is kind of cool in the beginning and the becomes warm as it progresses on me. As it opens up more it begins to get more of that "madeleine " cake smell. Vanilla but very far from the cheap kind in most perfume. It has a nice floral tinge to it which keeps it from being sickly sweet and that fake smell that comes from those sickly sweet fragrances. And while apple is listed in the notes, it mild. Which is also great because it seems almost every perfume I pick up has apple it in! I like apple but it doesn't need to be in EVERYTHING! The almond which I believe is part of where the powder scent comes from, is simply divine. Then near the end its sweet and it balances itself between all the fragrances in it. This is my signature scent because its light and airy yet sweet. Its something even a baby could wear in terms of scent! I wish it wasn't limited edition. It can still be found online, but I plan I finding a perfumer who can remake the scent. It will be interesting to see what it smells like made with natural oils instead of the synthetic ones.

I've just sprayed some on, and it's very lovely. Not sure if I like it better than Love (green apple), though, but I do like it better than Nina (first red apple). It's not as intense, and has a citrus note (mandarin and orange, I presume) that make it smell a bit yummier than the red berries in Nina. Will wait for the drydown and report! Update: Drydown is very nice too, although it does not smell very different to the opening notes, just mellower, but quietly intense at the same time. I would say that Le Paradis smells more intensive than Love, but weaker than Nina (which in my opinion, is a bit too strong for me, especially in the opening). The main notes I can smell in the drydown are vanilla, indescriptive foody notes, and a hint of white flowers. Overall, it smells very feminine- I can envision a young woman in a long flowy pink dress, running up or down a ballroom staircase! Longevity: I've been wearing it for 7 hours and it still smells fresh. Definitely a 'love' and possibly also a favourite! Update two: After frequent wear, I have placed the scent of the drydown: Mariah Carey M without the incense note! Now I'm wishing I didn't buy that one!

I love it, I just bought it today!! This is lighter, softer, and sweeter than Nina. To me it does not smell the same at all. They're no where near related scent wise. Paradis is so much nicer than Nina. I did a side by side test on both wrists; Paradis is soft, sweet, powdery and feminine. It has a foody feel to it like a small fluffy almond cake with frosting. It is so much nicer than Nina. Did a side by side test on both wrists. Paradis soft, sweet, powdery and feminine. Has a foody feel to it like a small fluffy almond cake drizzled with sweet lemon frosting. The smell seems to last and on me, and I am adoring it! I get various notes at various times, though all are similar and lovely and I have smelled the Madeline cake which is delicious. It's a lovely sweet feminine smell that isn't too foody that you smell exactly like cake, but is yummy and the dry down is a lovely feminine sweetness.

very sweet in the bottle, but i gave it a shot and it mellows on my skin. very much like a bag of dolly mixture (seriously it really reminds me of these!) but with a slight spiced-vanillary undertone. the almond definitely takes the sweetness down a notch and this is perfect for me if i want something light and away from my usual heavy woody scents.

i LOVE this !i got ninna ricci nina and disliked it very much.in fact so much i returned it.it smelled like bug spray to me.this is so light feminine sweet and just floral enough to capture my heart.crisp apple drizzled in vanilla at the open is wrapped in delicate floral in the middle ,finishing with soft well blended woody notes.

I love this one. It's very lemony at the beginning, then you can smell the apple, lastly you can smell almonds and vanilla. It's a nice fruity-gourmand, I can't detect flower notes. It's like a dessert. And the bottle is just lovely. For young women. Good lasting power.

Here again people feeling it the same as the original. I do not have this one, but know it from the stores. It smells very much different to me, it is softer, less sparkling. Again more on the gourmand side, although I find the gold edition even more gourmand!

love it, love it, love it!!! it IS PARADISE :) the scent of angels... everything has been written about this parfume is true.. lightly sweet, lightly sour, lightly floral.. everything is perfect to me in this one :) love it, love it, love it...

Oh ForrealMe2, I agree with you! Me2!!! Exactly how I feel about Nina Ricci! She's the Queen! All her perfumes are divine, and the packaging is splendiferous! I wish I could have them all! I so love all the colours and designs! BEAUTIFUL!!!!

totally enchanting! I smell grapefruit when I spray this but it settles to a musky version of the original Nina...And i find the almond to give it something unique! And yay for shoppers drug mart for having a 1.7 oz of this for 19.99!

guest_Sveinon Hi. You can by it at ebay.com. I absolutely LOVE this perfume! It's so sweet and warm. Innocewnt and sexy at the same time!! One of my favorite perfumes of all times!

This is very very sweet perfume. People seem to like it though - i got compliments when wearing it. Maybe it is a little too one-sided though, a little spice would be nice.

I ment a Note like powder yet not powder. And I forgot to mwntion I don't really smell Patchouli nor the dreaded apple scent which seems to be in EVERY new fragrance!

cute, soft, sweet and delicate.. really suits my personality.. i love it and i got it as the last bottle in the shop in Russia.. huhu.. love it!!!

I find the almond is very noticeable in this. Very sweet. Similar to the original Nina Ricci. A feminine fragrance.

Absolutely tender and romantic. lasts long and never disturbs. love smelling it again and again!

As I still see Le Paradis de Nina pop up online from time to time, I decided to write my review. Le Paradis de Nina is one of those adorable happy scents that never disturb. It starts as a citrusy and sweet powdery fragrance. It reminds me of the powder in a chewing gum. Soon, the candyish effect disappear as the woody notes become noticeable and then the flower touches appear. While the almond note is prominent and gives that soft powdery feeling until the scent disappears, I do not notice the apple as a distinct note (and this is what makes this version of Nina different from many others). It is fruity but there is a kind of sour impression created, in my opinion, by the woodsy tones. Overall, it is a not generic, nonintrusive well-blended fragrance. It is not sickeningly sweet and even though I would define it as a light scent, it has enough power to embrace you for a good 6 or 7 hours, even more on clothes. It does not have a strong sillage but when people get close enough to you, they can smell it for sure. I have worn not minding seasons. If worn in warm weather, it gets more citrusy & fruitier. If worn in colder months, it goes more floral & powderier.

It's a really pretty fragrance, similar to Nina, but with a much stronger vanillic quality. For some reason even though it's sweeter thant it's predecessor I find it just a bit softer. It resembles a lot L de Lolita Lempicka, it has the same salty bitter note, but is less strong and lacks the complexity of the burnt vanilla mid and base notes L has. Therefore I think it's easier to wear and it's not such a loud fragrance. The dry-down is warm, not cloying patchouli and vanilla, it's just right. Not a patchouli lover, but I liked the drydown in particular because this reminded me how my mom smelled when I was a little girl and when she'd hug me coming home from work. The fragrance has a good staying power and would make a lovely gift for lovers of sweet scents.I like it a lot, but still prefer the original Nina.

I'm officially DONE blind-buying for a while after this. I like this Paradis version of Ricci, I really do, but I was expecting something a bit softer/sweeter/creamier (maybe more almond/marzipan-like?) than the other versions, even if only a little, but that's not the case at all. It might not be as potent, but it's just as citrusy and tart as the other apple versions. I'm disappointed. Side by side comparison with Elixir on one wrist and Paradis on the other, they're very, very similar. It's really not worth having more than one of these Nina's other than for the pretty bottles. The longevity and projection for this one is moderate, but both are much less than the Elixir, which is my favorite as of right now. Boo! Up for swap.

When I first bought this almost 10 years ago I used to really like this. It's light, sweet and crisp (I guess it's the citrus that's mentioned on main accords) and out of the notes, most dominant is definitely an apple (well it's no surprise after seeing the bottle). Girly, but not juvenile. You can smell it all day, but it's not too heavy - I'd say longevity is good and sillage moderate. After all that time I've had it, the scent hasn't gone bad, it's still as fresh and good as it was when I got it. However, it never was my favourite perfume and now as I wore it again I realized I've grown out of it.

Maybe it is not a subtle opinion, but I feel that, at first, Le Paradis is similar to Lolita Lempicka perfumes: it is joyful, playful, gourmand. Citrus are very noticeable at the beginning, but not enough to make the perfume less nice and sweet. I do notice the almonds; almonds, the deep sweetness of vanilla and something else makes Le Paradis smell like cookies, as said below, cinnamon cookies. But then it is not like a Lolita Lempicka perfume: it is not as good, it is heavier and even a bit annoying. However, it doesn't last a lot.

it starts like a watery popsickle (called a 'rocket' here, the one with red-orange-yellow). Then it gets reeeaaally sweet: a diehard floral fruity gourmand. In the end it dries down as a kind of more mature version of floral fruityness where the sweetness makes way for a bit woody/earthiness. It's like seeing a perfume grow up in a few hours: waiting for the icecream-man as a little kid in summer, sugarsweet naivity of puberty and grown up responsibility of being fresh and strong.

This lasts a long time on my clothes. When first sprayed, it smells like fruity tic tacs or fruit stripes gum. Then it mellows out and I smell a lemony/vanilla combination. It's not too bad, but for once it's a smell I don't want to smell for a long time on me.

At first it was not bad but not good. Soft Vanilla and sour, like yoghurt. After a while it turned into delicious raspberry and smooth vanilla. Sweet but not overly, and very yummy! After some time, it turned into regular vanilla.

I agree this being really sweet. It's like the original Nina with all the sparkliness and fresness removed and some extra sweetness added. The original is more clear where this new version is a bit fuzzy.

I think it smells delicous,makes you in a good mood and like a young girl singing and dancing in front of the mirror..What more can you ask from a spring/summer scent?..

I love this perfume. Its sweet and smells like cookies. perfect for a hot summers day. I love sweet scents

Ilove this scent. It smells like marzipan to me, I definately get the cake note. Lasts all day on me too.

Lovely perfume! So soft and delicat, fruity, slightly powdery, and not too sweet. I love it!

Sour, fizzy winegums. Mmm-mm-mm. Givenchy Ange ou Demon Le Secret 2009 on crack.

I am a new kid on this block, but I know what I like and don't like. I have fairly dry skin but even so, fragrances don't "turn" on my skin. Le Paradis is however one of a handful that seem to turn into cat pee on me. Estee Lauder Pleasures has the same effect and seems quite similar in its fragrance too - on my skin anyhow. I hope to isolate the shared ingredient in these two fragrances in order to avoid buying it. It might be the almond combined with glazed apple. Sadly it smells like burnt sugar mixed with urine on me. I so wanted to like it. Judging from the reviews, you ladies have had a wonderful experience with this fragrance. ENJOY!

i LOVE the original nina, and maybe that's why i had high expectations for this one.. i didn't like this one at all, i like floral fruity and gourmands, but this one seamed that some one just picked up some ingredients and alcohol and mixed it up in a pretty bottle, not even caring at all for the construction of the perfume. it's confusing, very confusing this one. to me, nothing can replace the original nina, that's want i would recommend for anyone, but not this one

Until this day I never ever believed in a phrase "too sweet". I love everything sweet, in perfumes and in food, but this. This is too much! It's too sweet! It makes my throat burn like you have been drinking too sugary strong juice. Eep. Even my boyfriend who loves sweet scents said that this is too much. Luckily I only have a mini. I will use it up but never again am I going to purchase this.

Very citrusy at first, and then it's gone. On me, at least. Oh, well. No almonds, no apple, no vanilla, absolutely not gourmand. A slightly woody ending to a 60-minute citrusy show. If you like light citrus, go for it!

i've tried this yesterday in luxurious perfume store. it gave me a headache instantly :D can'y deny,longevity and sillage is good. but it's just not for me :P

You know all of Nina Ricci fragrances are fantastic...all her apples adorable...i like that the heart of the fragrances remain the same but give it a little twist...perhaps everyone can find a Nina they like you know? So i absolutely adore the original Nina Ricci apple i love the mix of sweet and sour tart..in this one it has that same thing except it is toned down a bit by the vanilla light fluff that makes it smell like a dark berry starburst as it transforms that is delicious...still tangy but the red apple and vanilla turn it darker and smoother...I highly recommend skipping all the celebrity scents first and go to these Nina Ricci apples because they are by far none the best fruity gourmands i have ever tried yet..they give style,elegance and great quality and the prices are out of this world..very affordable online. I can't wait to try the Elixir next...had i known these were so good i really would of spent more money on these first than my celebrity scents..i love celebrity scents for their fruity or gourmand smells but these Nina's are top notch..even L'Air Du Temps EDP that i just ordered i can't wait to try that one because the pure parfum was fantastic..Nina perfumes are pieces of art and smell unique and out of this world..highly recommend them...I would put Nina the original as my number one because i love sweet fruity fragrances like these but i really love Boum and its cherry vanilla like fragrance i have yet to find a fragrance that smells just like that cheapy if something does i will knock it out of first place but i doubt it...please get your hands on at least one of these beauties you won't regret it!

I can't wait to try this! At first I hated my "Love by Nina" after I bought it and got it home... there was something icky sweet in there and I didn't know what it was? Now I think it is the combination of Green Apple and Cherry Blossom. The other Nina (The original Red Apple Bottle) also had an "Ick" factor and I never bought it. That had Praline. ~ Now that I check it also had Green Apple note. Why the Red Bottle then? Hmmmm... :( What is with the apple scents that don't smell like fresh red RIPE JUICY RED APPLES? (Yes I am talking to you, "Irrisistable Apple" from Bath and Body Works. lol.) Maybe it's how it translates when they try to turn it into fragrance/ essential oil etc.? I don't know, Hopefully this one will be different! :) This one however, doesn't seem to have those notes! But it's from this line so I don't know what to expect? But I love Citrus, I love Almond, I love soft florals, and the warm base notes. I definately want to try this one and see how it is different from the other Nina's Fragrances (the apple ones.) This one is RED apple so I am praying it has a different feel/ smell to it. :) Happy testing! I am so suprised to see this! My Love by Nina is actually growing on me and I am learning to appreciate it and may start wearing it. So you never know. I am very curious to see others' reviews of this one!!! I can't wait. :)

Like one would expect, Le Paradis de Nina is sweet, but not in a headache-inducing sense of the word. Captivated by the adorable silver and pink bottle, I could not resist spritzing this fragrance onto my wrist, despite my initial fears that it could be too sweet for my tastes. Thankfully, Le Paradis de Nina was just right. A sugary scent that doesn't go overboard. The scent itself is girly, light and somewhat fluffy. Instead of heavy syrup, this fragrance is a thin layer of icing sugar on a vanilla cupcake. The softness of the scent overall left me with a very pleasant feeling all day. Unfortunately it didn't last as long as I would have liked it to. The lasting strength was moderate, around 5 hours, however it left me lusting for more. While I don't dispute the fact that lovers of the red Nina will like this fragrance too, I do think that those who expect this fragrance to be just as heavy and candied with an apple note, may be disappointed. Subtle is the key to describing this scent.

I was surprised when I found a whole lot of 30 ml bottles of this perfume at Shoppers Drug Mart in Vancouver, Canada on sale for $19.99! And yes they are limited edition, so Shoppers are probably getting rid of stock. Anyways, about the scent itself, it is very sweet and gourmand...and I dont think it smells the same as the original. Maybe similar but definitely doesn't smell the same. Fruity scents (probably from the apple and oranges) and vanilla stand out most for me. Also, with my skin chemistry, it smells exactly like gummy bears! I sprayed some on my wrist when I was at Shoppers and my sister who were standing close by, asked whether I was eating gummy bears or whether there was any gummy bears around, as she can smell them. =P

A very girly girly fragrance, soft, sweet, adorable, . Indeed wearable, I don't see how anyone could hate this. It's just made to please the masses, and yet I love it, because it's vaporous and delicate. It's a gourmand with a delicate flavor, vanilla with citrus, very little flowers, non soapy, non cloying, edible without headaches and sugar spikes. Somehow, despite its very unoriginal composition, it manages to go above the typical floral-fruity-gourmand scent. It doesn't smell generic and synthetic, like many in this category; actually light like angelfood cake, and not far in smell either. I recommend this one for casual use,for those who cannot take full speed gourmands, but like to play with the concept of sweets.

I'm especially pleased with this blind buy because the fresh top notes are exactly like Nina Ricci's Liberty Fizz from the Belles de Ricci range, now discontinued, I think, but one of my all time favourites. Drying down to a warm vanilla undertone, but top notes remained until the end. Very uplifting fragrance. Am restraining myself from buying all the back numbers of this new Nina range, but am pretty desperate to hear more of the new one coming out, Snow Princess. The bottle, by the way, is not a metallic finish, but pink frosted glass.

This fragrance is utterly heavenly. It opens beautifully sweet on me, and the dry down brings out the citrus. The sillage isn't strong, but it does last a good six hours. Just beautifully soft, feminine and sweet. Compared to the original Nina, it's not as strong and sweet, but every bit as charming. I so love the frosted bottle. I always feel guilty judging a perfume on the bottle, but when you shell out a fat wadge of cash for anything, I don't think it's much to ask that it looks pretty!

Tested her today. Unfortunately, it was a big disapointment. It doesn't work well with my body chemistry. Sadly, I can only get a smell like the original Nina has been mixed with a big bottle of lemon juice. After 1,5 or 2 hours, it transforms to an almondish smell, and another hour later, It's gone. I feel sad. I hoped, we will become friends. Indeed, the bottle is beautiful and cute. It reminds me of a pearl :)

I can't wait to try this one. Recently, I had Pretty Nina. I wanted to love her so badly, but I got allergic... I was really disappointed. (I'm allergic to all the Nina apples:-( ) Not long ago, I figured out, that I'm allergic to the rose in the fragrances. I was just :-OO So I was really happy when I saw this newby will come out, and it doesn't contain rose :DDD Oh, I just cant wait!! I want it, now!! :D

This is nice, pretty but for me not the best Nina flankers, maybe it is a bit light, too sugary sweet, but I think for a young girl this would be a great gift, the bottle is pretty, the scent is pretty. I don't get the almond, nor do I get the patchouli. All is blended to create a sweet scent. It isn't as fruity, as crisp, it is a mellow sweet scent.

I've been wearing this fragrance for a week. It's beautiful. Warm and sweet with a hint of musk. Very feminine. I love the almond note. It gives this fragrance a romantic feel. I am not so fond of the gardinia I can smell but that disappears after about 20mins. Another great creation and beautiful addition to the nina ricci collection.

the scent has some similarities with Hanae Mori "HM for Men" EDP. It's got that lemon vanilla candy accord, but it doesn't stay that way for long. As a man, i can see myself wearing, because i like the final result. They're much more stronger sweet men fragrances than this one out there!

love the bottle..!! but the smell not differ from the original and 'love'. maybe 1st spray the scents more light.. but after a while the similarity of 3 bottles appear.. so for me.. they just change the color of bottle.. nothing much...

it smells like summer holidays to me. It reminds me of the original Nina but in a lighter version. I would purchase it if it lasted longer on my skin. Ηοwever, it is a nice scent in a beautiful bottle ..