Les Belles de Ricci Amour d'Amandier

Scent is such a subjective thing as everyone's olfactory senses perceive things differently and then add the fact that body/skin chemistries are different and bring out different notes or turn them a certain way. Having said that, I absolutely love this fragrance, and I don't get very specific notes exactly but a concerted blend that I find very appealing. I could smack Nina Ricci for discontinuing it, lol. For me it is powdery in a good way, like powdered sugar that's had a vanilla bean infusing it. The only almond I sense is the ever so slightly bitter almond ( in a good way ) of marzipan but not marzipan in a finished sweet but the marzipan you buy in a roll that is not quite as sweet and used for baking and confections that you will be sweetening yourself. It is slightly floral in a delicate, powdery way and just sweet enough like a quality home baked good from a baker that doesn't go in heavy on the sugar. Longevity is good, it stays on even after a full work day in a restaurant. Sillage is decent, maybe arms length but that can depend on your body heat and I tend to run cool. The dry down is glorious and stays very close to the middle heart notes. Later on it becomes more of a skin scent that will make someone want to move in close and maybe snuggle your neck ; )

I loved this fragrance from the very first time I tested it when it first came out, but it took me 11 years to get my hands on this delicious fragrance (mostly because I was too young to wear such costly perfume at the time, and later just forgot about it). I am so glad that I finally bought it, I am going to wear it as often as I can! I agree with tommy_girl, this one definitely has the character of a floral fruity gourmand. As such, it will probably reveal itself better in cold weather, but even a chilly spring day will do. This scent is perfect if you need cheering up on a grey chilly day! From the sweet and juicy top notes, through its soft marzipan heart and to its yummy vanilla base, this is a dessert. A special dessert, fun and delicious, something like a birthday cake with frosting on top! I can't really be objective about this fragrance, I just love it too much to think straight :)

I love "les belles de ricci".I really can't say which one I like more,but I remember the first time I smelled all of them,I realized this one is my favorite. this is incredibly sweet at the first sniff.it's very warm,but kiwi has softened it's sweetness. as the time passes it becomes even better.I get something like raspberry and i see in the sample I have,there's a photo of raspberry too,but surprisingly it's not listed here. if you like the warm scent of almond,you're in the right place.the almond here is really lovely and sweet,without being too loud. I don't consider this one as a "floral" fragrance.it should be a "floral fruity gourmand". this is one of the best choices for autumn season.it's too warm for summer and not enough floral for spring.on the other hand not enough heavy for winter.but it'll fresh up your days of the fall and it's warmness would warm you in these days.

This is the loveliest almond-scented fragrance I've come across and really smells like marzipan and kiwi! This is still my favourite of all of Nina Ricci's perfumes (that I've tried). For me this is very seasonal. I tend to reach for it as soon as it feels like we're coming out of the long, freezing Winter months and Spring is on it's way. This is my go-to fragrance for Springtime and also into the Summer months. I love catching wafts of this in the breeze. It does fade quicker than I'd like though, and needs to be re-sprayed in order to enjoy the top notes again. A very well-balanced perfume in my opinion, a perfect combination of sharp, soft, sweet and sensual. My little boy loves this perfume on me and it's the only one he ever comments on. He usually says "Mmmm, you smell of raspberries!" (must be the kiwi he can smell)

I've only smelled a few of Nina Ricci fragrances, but perhaps my very favorite -- and one of the fragrances in general that I love so much -- is Les Belles de Ricci Amour d`Amandier. I'd almost forgotten this until I recently unearthed a completely used up sample vial that I used to cherish. Unfortunately, it's been stored away so long and didn't retain a hint of the fragrance. Still, I remember how it smells and how much I loved it. How I wish I could still find this somewhere! Just the kind of sweetness I love. I've come to realize how I love marzipan and almond notes, and this is just perfect for me. Creamy and delicate and so delicious!

This has been a favourite of mine since it was first released. I get comments every time I wear it and have gone through several bottles. Unfortunately it has been discontinued and is becoming hard to find,although you can occasionally pick it up on Ebay,usually at a price. The scent is very simple,on first spray the main scent is sparkling fruits-obviously the kiwi although I think it smells very much like sweet grapefruit,and almonds. It then gets sweeter,more marzipan but still retaining the hint of fresh fruit. It is quite an unusual smell,but it suits me really well and lasts all day. Yum !

Sweet and long lasting. Most of all I think it's special and I love it. (added two yrs later...) Still got this, didn't use a lot cuz it's quite strong to me. Sprayed it in a page of my diary like 2 yrs ago and still smell it! Interact with paper in a way that's even more delicious--sour gone, almond stayed. To this day it's still a very special perfume in my opinion. Rare combination. Update:24Mar2012 Only have like 10ml left now...I really wish it's still in production...I get compliments when I wear this one. It has become my absolute favourite.

At first I didn't liked it at all - it seemed too floral, too light, too angelic. Now I'm falling in love with this, step by step - sweet but not cloying, edible but not foody, light but longlasting. At first kiwi freshness and soft almond blossoms dominate, then almonds and marzipan step in with a hint of heliotrope. Base is a mild, not-too-sweet vanilla. Marzipan is perceptible all the time, at least for my nose. Sillage and longetivity are great - I can still feel this scent after ~7 hours, it stays on clothes until the next day.

I just got this in the mail today, and I love it! I wouldn't wear it every day because it's very sweet, but it's a cozy, cuddly scent that seems perfect to put on after a shower. It's not very strong, but I can see it being an intimate scent. Very dreamy, marzipan-y sweet...one of my new favorites.

I really like this one. On me it has alot of almonds and marcipan and only on the begining a bit flowers. For me it's kinda weak, maybe more gourmand than floral, but for me,gourmand,heavy perfum lover, it is more summer fragrance than cold weather one.

long time ago i wore delice epices and i adore it,but last month i bought this one from ebay and i really like it.a lot of marzipan and almond but not bitter way like pure purple,amour amandier is more sweet,fresh and bearable.

I loooove this one And owning it by paying such a low price(100 mil for 33$)seems like a dream,I'm scared to wake up and see all this almond,vanilla,marzipan heaven was part of my dream On my skin,it smells just as note list suggests,if you like these notes,don't miss this little gem Belle amour amandier is a unique floralfruity gourmand,not a syrupy supersweet one like modern gourmands,sweetness is very balanced with almond's bitterness and there is a fresh undertone,it opens really fresh,with a juicy kiwi note and some soft almond,kiwi and juicyness starts to fade and it dries down to a warmer,sweeter soft powdered almondy vanilla,marzipan and a hint of my beloved Musky heliotrope My nose can't believe such a fluffy,powdery deliciousness,my modern nose is not used to fresh,not so sweet gourmands,and this blasts of powder is to die for,it reminds me an almondy cake powder..but don't imagine a yummy sweet dessert with almond butter..because there is kind of clean,innocent thing in this powder,that prevents it from being 100% gourmand Drydown is honestly heavenly but not as almondy as first phases.I can pick up mostly musky vanilla.very clean musk,delicate and innocent and a touch of heliotrope powder It's original,cute and fun..as cute as it's bottle Longevity is decent,though sillage is soft to moderate This is kind of fragrances I prefer wearing,during fall or when weather is chilli cool,but not really cold,and specially at home when I'm resting and relaxing.but all in all I see it a year round fragrance It's a safe perfume, good for daily use and office but while it's safe and inoffensive it manages to stay intresting,unique and different with other usual safe perfumes Wish I could find other nina ricci les bellies,I'm curious to try all of them except the green one which is obviously not my type ❤❤❤❤❤ P.s:it's also great for layering. Almost all gourmands and lots of oriental vanillas even florals turn to something much better with a hint of almond powder Highly recommended to all almond lovers Edit 2018/12 I had totally forgotten this babe,shame on me! I loved it back then and now,I love it even more! First phase: Marzipan+almond+vanilla+kiwi:so sweet,lovely blend of yummy notes and juicy kiwi, it's very delicious in this stage and projects so well 2nd phase:heliotrope+almond blossom+musk+vanilla:softly powdered musky florals,creamy samdalwood and a sheer vanilla creates a smooth,creamy scent which stays close to skin.still delicious but not as gourmand as first phase, it's mostly clean,dreamy and comforting Although I adore the drydown I wish it's first phase lasted around more than half an hour as it's more lively and has much better sillage All in all I love it and wish Nina Ricci to bring it back.to me it's like a much better balanced,less sharp Britney Spears Fantasy,girly,cute and pretty

OMG! Feeling so lucky today... Went to TKmxx to find Sublime and instead found (and bought) a 50ml recharge of "Amour d'amandier" for £12.99. It brings back so much memories, approx. 10 years ago they used to sell "Les belles de Ricci" at Superdrug, I could not get enough of those. I tried them all and although my favorite was "Delice D'epices" I jumped and bought Amour d'Amandier. Just coming back home, already sprayed on wrist, just love it. First notes, definitely kiwi and mandarin, very uplifting fragrance at first, puts you on a Happy mood. There is some freshness, but it is also fruity gourmand kind of yummy perfume... love those notes, not cloying (yet?) on my skin. I remember I used to spray and spray again to retain the freshness as well as somehow a synthetic note that I (still) like. This perfume is adorable, glad to be able to rediscover it again. It looks like the top notes won't last on me as I am already getting some warm gourmand notes of amande/vanilla, the dried down is so comforting. Think that will be sthing very optimistic to wear this spring to cheer me up when it's raining and still quite not warm. It is a bit girlie from the gourmand side but sandalwood is giving the fragrance some caractere so . There is also a hardly there soapy clean note that I did not get years ago, preventing it to cloy and go swhere is not supposed to. In my opinion, Amour d'Amandier has not put on any wrinkle, it does not smell like some perfumes do when you rediscover them years later and feel disappointed they now belong to another era. It is ageless and would easily challenge most of the cloned sweety/spiritless fragrances of today... Thumb up to the "nose" behind Amour d'amandier at the Nina Ricci house, wish they could be found everywhere again, I'll stock them up this time! Love it!

I am thankful I only bought a mini of this---I embarked on my November challenge intending to wear this one at least the first 2 days of the month. It is not special enough to earn that distinction, and although I have a bead on a full bottle (new in box) I am going to have to pass. Almondy? No. Sweet? Faintly, but not much. I get the lemony tart top notes and I do get kiwi (a bit sour here, truthfully)....there is no marzipan here which is VERY disappointing. Honestly, this is merely a slightly citrusy sour tart LIGHT scent with a faint vanilla drydown. This bottle is a dabber, so I applied about 8 dabs to my pulse points, inner elbow, behind my ear, etc and it only lasted maybe 4 hours as a faint skin scent the entire time. I'd even concede that the mini has maybe lost my oomph, EXCEPT for the fact that these Nina minis have a screw top and this one has been stored in it's box. I just feel like this house may not be a powerhouse, period. If you like light skin scents with not a lot of oomph, this one is pretty and pleasant. It is not unique. Not fbw, for me. Side note: these bottles are the ugliest thing I've seen: crowned poop.

I've been wanting to test this for a long time. The notes sound so original and the bottles of this whole line are very nostalgic to me, I remember seeing them in stores and ads as a child and loving them (especially the green one, Liberty Fizz), but I never had one. Amour d'Amandier is a cute 90s gourmand. Not as literal as the gourmands of today. I have smelled many modern fragrances with a regular almond note that are closer to marzipan than this. While this has a very noticeable almond note, it's creamy and blended into the base of vanilla, white musk and sandalwood, so it doesn't smell like marzipan to me. The opening is fruity and fresh, but I wouldn't have recognized it as kiwi without reading the notes. A touch of watery floralcy adds another soft layer of freshness, so this feels light and airy despite being a sweet scent with almond as a main note. It would make a good casual everyday scent. It's a bit sad that this was discontinued, as I can't think of a truly similar fragrance. Luckily I don't feel the need to hunt down a bottle, it's a like and not a love for me.

I got this in a swap & I'm so glad I did! It opens with a burst of lemon and kiwi, almost like candy, sweet with a tiny bit of tartness. It's not an in your face fragrance but has a little punch to it. Later it starts to lean towards what white heliotrope smells like to me, which makes me happy since I love heliotrope. I agree with Tommy_girl it almost smells like it has raspberry in the notes, and it's absolutely more of a fruity gourmand. There's just enough vanilla to make vanilla lovers happy (like me). I could never really smell anything I would call marzipan. I would lean more towards heliotrope, heavy on the vanilla side for the dry down with a trace of kiwi hanging on. Nice, wearable, not sexy or daring. Fun, flirtatious, and springy. It makes me think of easter with tulips and daffodils in bloom, and maybe the fluffy blooms of a flowering cherry floating above. ~ Forgot to add, as far as sweetness, it's along the lines of Lolita Lempicka L, or Lollia Wish.

I'm not quite sure about my feeling toward this scent... One year ago I was searching perfume with almond main-note. Then I've got this one for Christmas and... Well, it's not that kind of almond i've been looking. I was dreaming about soft, milky and melted almond and that one in Amour is opposite to that. So, I was pretty disappointed. If you're looking after mild almonds, avoid Amour d`Amandier -> this perfume is rather flowery and fresh. You can smell kiwi, rose, white flowers, if almonds-it's just `steam of almonds` and little nice note of marzipan. This scent doesn't evoluate much, firstly is fresher than more warm and sweet. I give point "i like it" but it's not 100% LIKENESS :)

A tangy, fizzy, sunshine, fruity scent with warmth, depth & appeal. Sweet, sherbet lemon candies, juicy peaches & sour kiwi give a suprisingly light & fresh opener to this cheery fragrance. There is just enough tart crispness to stop this fruity scent going super-sonic & as it develops you are treated to warm wafts of ginger-cake, studded with plump fruits & marzipan - cozy & cute with just a hint of fuzziness. The base is quite clean for such a foodie scent which keeps it all creamy, dreamy & innocent. A really cute spring perfume for a kooky french girl who wears quirky clothes & sucks sour twister lollipops.

If you have smelled L'Imperatrice then picture something similar except for the prominent watermelon. Add some vanilla and you have Les Belles De Ricci Amour d'Amandier. The kiwi is prominent on me as well as the vanilla. I do detect a hint of marzipan, though I have to try. This is a light fragrance to me. Less sweeter than L by Lolita L. I thought it would be more gourmand...more powdery. It's definitely fresh, fruity with vanilla. Not cloying. Though, I expected something different. It's nice but I wish I got more of the marzipan note. Thank you Hayven for the sample, you're amazing!

It is fruit and almond in the top but the kiwi quickly burns off as a citrus top note would. You are left with a very very light, sheer sweet iris/hairspray marzipan/almond with underlying almond blossom and heliotrope and some sandalwood in the middle. The base is utterly beautiful. It's a soft skin-scent creamy sandalwood with a hint of vanilla, hint of almond and hint of floral with musk rising above them all.