Les Delices de Nina

I decided on treating myself to a new perfume, and after not-so-careful consideration I bought this blindly instead of getting Black Opium from YSL because I figured it was too heavy for the warm seasons. But I digress. Les Delices is annoying to spell but it makes up for it by being absolutely lovely. The scent really matches the bottle. It's fresh and sweet, the opening reminds me of sparkling lemonade and after a while the strawberries pop out. I guess I'm a tiny bit disappointed that the caramel note isn't as prominent as I thought it would be, and that this scent doesn't last too long on me (though my sense of smell could be completely wrecked after six months of wearing nothing but super heavy scents). TL;DR version: Sweet and fresh, recommended for summer, pwetty bottle, not-so-long lasting. Edit: After wearing it almost daily for a few weeks, I can say that it lasts longer than I thought. Although I stop noticing it after just a few hours I've gotten plenty of compliments on my perfume even after an entire day (to which I instinctively reply "I'm not wearing any perfume", because I have the memory of a goldfish). I also tried layering this with Bonbon because, dammit, I wanted the caramel to be more prominent, and heureka! It was perfect.

When I blind bought this after looking at the notes I expected a very creamy scent due to the fact it contains caramel as a predominate note. However, to me, this is very fresh, very clean and I get big, bright red strawberries and a tartness, what must be lemon but this isn’t citrus in the least. then almost instantly it mixes with a gorgeous musk but not a heavy musk, a crisp musk. This effect is just perfect!! The notes state “white” caramel and while i have never heard of this before I can tell it’s different from regular caramel because it’s so light and fresh! To me it’s an all weather scent. It’s great on cold, rainy days and just perfect for spring and summer. I personally get no laundry soap as some reviews have stated. It lasts fairly long for the type it is approx 4-5 hours. Sillage is decent too. I tested it on my daughter and I could easily detect her from across the room, she loved it too!!. Easy to come by online will be purchasing more because now it looks like I'm going to have to share:)

Les Delices de Nina is just sublime! This has quickly become my summer signature scent. It's just so playful, sweet, flirty, feminine yet airy and non-cloying. I'm so in love with this and find myself reaching it all the time over my other hot-weather scents. Even L'Imperatrice!! I get that refreshing burst if citruses and raspberry in the beginning but within 10 minutes it turns into fruity, mostly strawberry, caramel and pralines. Ohh its so juicy with the right amount of tartness complimenting the gourmand notes perfectly. Yummmmm, so mouthwatering! I love it! Projection is fantastic first hour, but drops down to skin scent for the rest of the perfume lifecycle. Which is normal EDT so between 4-5 hours maximum. Definitely soufflé berries as another reviewer said! I feel so whimsical, carefree, cute and girly wearing this. For me this is soooo much more alluring and appealing than the OG Nina. Definitely a repurchase from me! So gorgeous!

I go this last year and it was my first perfume by Nina Ricci (I own 3 now). I am really sad this is a limited edition because I absolutely adore it! On me, I mostly feel the strawberry, the green apple and the caramel. I don't really feel the citrus notes. It's a beautiful warm fragrance that's not too sweet for my taste. The bottle us absolutely gorgeous and although it requires being cleaned every now and them, most of the time it looks almost as shiny as it was when I just opened it. I find this perfume really suitable for people in their early 20s who prefer not-in-your-face inoffensive fragrances. It's also not something I see a lot of people wearing so it makes me feel even happy about owning it. I hope I get the chance to re-purchase it. Sillage: moderate Longevity: 6-8 hours

Many perfumes are ultra-gourmand; many are Candylicious. But "Delices de Nina" is one of the few Candy scents that still manages to be - I dunno - sophisticated. Is that crazy? How can a scent be fizzy and sugary and still so Luxurious/Respectable? Maybe it's the fizz of lemon mixing with the very-mildly-balsamic praline. Maybe it's just bias on my part, as I consider Nina Ricci to be an appealingly sophisticated fragrance house. Nevertheless, if you're a sucker for a saccharine scent but want something more substantial and intriguing than Aquolina, please give "Delices de Nina" a try. And wait for the beautiful drydown.

I never cared about the "Nina" range. Somehow, I received this beauty from a swap and ever since, I've been in love with it. This is the perfect summer gourmand to me. Maybe my bottle is a different batch but I can't smell the plastic accord that many people are pointing out. To me this smells like raspberry lemonade with caramel base. That's it. Very refreshing but enough sweet to satiate my craving for gourmands in summertime. Longevity is very, very nice. Especially on clothes. Projection is also quite strong. I would buy it again if I ever finish this bottle.

Beautiful bottle, beautiful scene, beautiful color, i love everything about her. This could be my favourite from Nina flankers. It is sweet but not cloying like La Tentation de Nina. This one more lemony than the others, but the drydown is sweet like what Nina is all about.

Love it to bits. Les Delices de Nina is basically the original Nina + strawberry. As a strawberry lover, I enjoy this even more than the regular Nina. The bottle is super cute. p.s. To some degree it reminds me of Givenchy Ange Ou Demon Le Secret.

OMG! I just received this in a swap today! Holy ca-moly! This stuff is SO yummy! I get the original Nina (which i wish i still had) but with added sweetness! Very happy that I have this in my collection now. :-)

big strawberry with a little lemon, some raspberry, tart apple, little caramel and musk; love it

Like bubblegum covered in golden caramel! I can't wait to have this lovely bottle on my shelf.

A synthetic yet pleasant caramel fruity perfume. The apple and citric notes blend into a sour green apple scent on my skin, letting its freshness cut through the sweetness of the vanilla-caramel candy. It would smell significantly more sophisticated if it wasn't for the faint whiff of plastic in the background, making the whole composition come off as artificial. This is a teenage perfume, fit for a young girl in middle or high school- it's playful and fun, but isn't refined enough to be worn in a more serious environment. Pink, neon green, and banana yellow, a cheerful summery warm weather scent.

I waited so long to get this fragrance on my hands. And I have to say, it's not as sickening sweet as i hoped it to be. I was really hoping that the caramel would be predominate, but oh well. It's still a quite lovely, sweet fragrance. It's such a beautiful bottle. I'm still awaiting for the La Tentation to come in and that's also supposed to be a delicious gourmand fragrance.. I enjoy this fragrance. It's very fruity, like a strawberry candy. It's sweet and fresh like all of the other Nina's. I'm never let down by their perfumes. Delicious, lovely and absolutely beautiful :)

I bought this for my friend as a christmas present. It was a shot in the dark, I just knew she liked fruity perfumes. Fortunately she loves it and wears it everyday, it's quickly become her signature and her boyfriend loves it as well. The scent is super sweet and comforting but still fresh, the citrus comes through. I have a hard time distinguishing the notes but from what I can tell it's true to the pyramid on here, strawberry and caramel is strong. It's a very comforting scent and just wraps you with warmth. Great sillage on my friend.

I've been waiting for it for 2 months, and now it has been released in France, I have to say it is not what I expected according to the notes. I've tried it, it's not gourmand, it's a bit sweet but not in the way I expected. It is light, better for spring and summer. It smells like candies but it is not too sweet. The "golden caramel" on the bottle is nice, it's original.

I love this caramel dipped strawberry fragrance and I wear it in the winter time. It's like being in a candy factory for me. It's not a statement or a sexy perfume, but it's a "feel-good" fragrance. The bottle is not of high quality, the gold area will become rusty in no time, but I love the apple shape. It is meant to be girly and this is exactly how it is.

I just got mine today from France. I agree, it's not gourmand. In fact, it's not much different from the original. The bottle is drenched in caramel (adorable, I might add), but where is the caramel in the juice? I'm a gourmand girl, and while it's not terrible, it is definitely a let down. Another floral fruity. Sigh.

Another sweetness bomb from Nina Ricci. I sense delicious gourmand notes and lucious fruity notes. I would have been in love with it, if I wouldn't have had Nina l'elixir for a long time. Don't get me wrong, I think it's lovely. I am just too used to this type of scent and I guess I wouldn't buy another one of these.

Looks good on paper but this perfume is actually a bit too light for my taste. It's not powerful, not a statement type of fragrance. the bottle is very pretty and it looks well in my collection. Teenagers might like this one as it reminds me a bit of Escada Magnetism.

sentait divinement bon, fruité, sucré, léger; je regrette qu'il ne soit plus vendu, je trouvais également qu'il avait un peu de personnalité; s il ressort, le rachèterai bien que tenue moyenne et sillage aussi mais c'était une belle oeuvre d'art.

This is such a beatuful girly perfume. Sweet fruity strawberry syrup!! I think this smells like calpol and I LOVE calpol!!

very nice, but this was the last EDT I got, rather buy EDP version of any perfume, at least those last long.

This is a nice powdery sweet scent but a bit weak.

Great. Less lemon than in the original. Love it.

I bought this perfume two years ago and found myself never quite loving it. It was rich in sweetness and had more of a berry cake smell on my skin. It has a lot More of a the same energy as a B&BW scent that’s been refined. Which isn't bad at all, I love B&BW scents. But that being said, I would never pay for B&BW what I paid for this. I love the notes listed on this scent too, but the way they played out on my skin just weren’t the dreamy wow reaction I was hoping. Instead, my reaction was more along the lines of “oh, that’s nice and sweet I guess” I was hoping to get a nice playful flirty sweet spicy smell, and I almost got that scent on my clothes. However, on my skin it really just smells like a berry desert where the notes just were performing in a very generic yet hyper way for my taste. Now that being said, I did end up giving this away to a friend after a few months of having it on my vanity collecting dust. When she tried it on she absolutely loved it and it smelled way better on her. On her skin it smelled more like creamy strawberries and caramel with that light musky spicy smell I was hoping for. So I was pretty happy I gave it to her and just accepted that it just didn’t suit me. It’s still a pretty perfume and can appreciate it’s fun hyper vibe. I would wear it on occasions if it fit the moment and I got a lot of compliments saying I smelled like candied strawberries, but it just wasn’t what I was looking for.

This was one of my FAVORITES in my teen hood💁♀️ This juicy citrus candy apple smells so delicious on the skin, but I think an EDT for this fragrance would be less cloying. I've always stood by Nina Ricci for delicious sweet perfumes over my younger years, but now I've explored much more complex and enticing fragrances, it's time for me to let her go. But I wouldn't mind getting an EDT of the original for layering purposes. However I would actually suggest these perfumes for gifting someone their first- usually it's either Marc Jacob's Daisy, Britney Spears Fantasy or even Ariana Grande's Cloud...however I think Nina Ricci (differentiates from the crowd) is a perfect starter fragrance for a lady coming of age👑💄 Zodiac Trio ⬆️Aries ☀️ Taurus🌜Cancer

It's WAY too similar to the original Nina. I agree with "smells super synthetic and like melted plastic", and Les Monstres de Nina has that same odd smell. Nina L'Eau also smells just like OG Nina. At this point it feels like I'm buying the same perfume in different bottles 😐 Edit: ok it gets better after the first minutes, more praliné-heavy (Also it's not as pretty as in the picture - it's not pastel pink, it's an ugly fuchsia)

Hoy lo compre, había leído que era delicioso... Pero creo que me equivoque por completo, en mi piel se siente masculino nada de fresas solo almizcle... Que perdida de dinero... Me costó tanto pillarlo... Lo usaré, le daré una oportunidad y les cuento

On my skin it smells exactly like the original Nina... disappointed. Just a big blast of lemon and apple. It's not bad but if you have tried or own the original you don't need this.

A generic fresh, and fruity scent. I would ́n pay that much for something I can ́t even remember after trying on a sample for three days. Nice, yes, but too nice and tame. This is nothing special. Sillage is non-existant and longevity is very short. A fragance for little girls that could be equally happy with a cheaper bottle of Hello Kitty EDT. The sample was accompanied by a little steel apple charm wich I like very much. At least after trying this I have a lovely steel charm in a pink silken cord ;)

My first blind buy fragrance and boy did I instantly regret it! This smells like strawberry scented Glade air freshener you sprayed in the restroom after taking a dump. Judge a book by its cover - this scent is as garish and gaudy as the packaging suggests.

The most terrible perfume I ever tried. The cheap smell, there are no notes, lasts forever and makes my stomack to cross over...

The initial blast of lemon is off putting.

This is sharp and synthetic and just a big no from me. It is so sharp that you can feel it in your throat (and I only apply only one small spritz of perfume in my inner arm -nowhere close to my neck). It is so synthetic, that it feels as if it is a wall paint in a perfume form. Nope, nope and nope once more. It will probably suit teenagers or maybe even young women in their early twenties, but it will be too childish and overwhelming in a negative way and underwhelming in a sense that I can't even call it a perfume - this is a cheap body spray to me. *For reference, I am in my late thirties - in any case this isn't a safe blind buy, it doesn't smell like caramel at all and I don't really pick strawberry either. This is some sort of apple-cherry in its most synthetic form - argh!

Hmmm... I'm getting apple, strawberry, powder, green notes, and plastic. My first Nina Ricci perfume was L'Extase, and I absolutely love it. I decided to try another of hers, and the fruits and praline here look wonderful. Unfortunately, Les Delices is nothing like I expected. It smells super synthetic and like melted plastic with green-bitter undertones. Did mine go sour maybe? I don't know. I put it away and picked it up again weeks later to see if I would have any better of a perception of this fragrance after some time away; unfortunately, I do not. I so wanted to like this! If this has the same DNA as the other scents in this branch, I can't say I will try any others. I'd had my eye on Tentation, but now I'm hesitant to try again. Back to the L'Extase line for me!

Lovely smell. To me it smells like fresh sunshine mixed with a touch of child-like whimsy. Also smells kind of like fresh laundry but in a good way. The bottle is adorable and beautiful. The lemon note in there is very soft and nicely blended in. The only thing I don't like about it is that the oriental element is a little too strong. It might smell good to others who can smell it on me when it fades, but for me when I actually sniff it it smells too strong and old ladyish. (The sweetness of this fragrance, however, probably needs an exotic oriental to balance it out and mature it a little so that it is suitable for "grown ups." I feel that an oriental vibe was the probably most exotic and best choice for this purpose.) But WHERE IS THE STRAWBERRY!?!?!?! I bought this fragrance under the pretenses that it would smell like strawberry candy (mixed with caramel.) I don't smell the caramel at all but I can smell the strawberry a little bit...not nearly as much as I'd like. Finding a true strawberry fragrance is very difficult and I've been trying for years. Even still, this is my go-to fragrance every day, and for every date, concert, or special occasion. Truly one of the most unique fragrances on the market. Kind of smells like what I would envision strawberry shortcake would smell like haha (To me that is a good thing cuz she's adorabe :P) I've gotten compliments on it from people of all ages, even my male teenage cousin. One time I was walking around NYC and I said to myself, "What smells like fresh berries?" then I realized it was me! This was a blind buy and boy did I get lucky. Wear this fragrance if you want to smell cute, fresh, flirty and fun...AND not smell like anyone else (except for the other unique individuals who were smart enough to jump on buying this product as soon as it came out!)

I really wanted to love this perfume as I just recently got my first Nina Ricci (Luna Blossom) and it's become a favorite. So I really thought this would be another to add to my top shelf. Instead its gone under the sink and I can't really pin down why, except maybe to say that the lemon and caramel don't blend well for me and that it comes off almost too syrupy, which is crazy talk because I adore those mainstream sweet candy, fruity floral perfumes. Which is why I really thought this would be a winner for me. I got the original Nina as well and it also is now under the sink. Which again, very surprising because I've read many reviews that said the Luna Blossom and the original Nina were very similar but not to me, not at all. Very sad about this. I'm hoping that maybe when it warms up it'll smell differently on me or my tastes will change enough over time for me to grow to love this. Which puts me in quite a predicament as I thought it would be a great Christmas gift for my 13 year old niece. What to do? Give up and gift it? Or hang on in the hopes of growing to love it?

Ok, fourth Nina Ricci fragrance received and tested so here are my final thoughts: I find a common underlying cheap dollar store strong perfume scent in all of the Ricci perfumes. This is supposed to be a strawberry gourmand?! Smells like something I would find at Dollar Tree. Just bad. Burns my nose bad. Makes puppy sneeze bad. Not worth a buck bad. There are so many other gourmands on the market, cheap celebrity gourmands, that are so much lovelier than Nina, Luna, Tentation and Delices. I’ll be keeping the cute bottles on my dresser for looks but the juices are horrifyingly cheap, cloying and highly disappointing. Headache came on a minute after spraying. Just yuck.

Smells like a more youthful version of the original, in any way you can think of. On me, it smells like a musky, green strawberry bon bon with caramel--the musk should definitely be higher on the scent pyramid. The original Nina is gorgeous smells very nice but very astringent on me, so this is an improvement. Honestly when I think about it, this is like a cross between the original Nina and Viktor&Rolf Bon Bon! Very pretty and sparkling scent and bottle. It is nothing really that unique and arguably quite generic, but it's likeable. Definitely a youthful scent. Smells very true to its creator, Olivier Cresp, who to me is one of the best perfumers today for gourmands.

I add to confess, I was first seduce by the cute apple bottle. When I was a teenager (in the 70's), perfume bottles were not so cute... Les délices de Nina is more a teenage/younster perfume than a mature one but it's nice and well done. Amazingly, for a perfume with a caramel note, it's not too sweet. Here the caramel is more creamy and milky. When I was reading about this perfume I learned that Nina Ricci has already use an apple shape bottle in the 50's for Fille d'ève. That bottle was design by Lalique. As a perfume lover and bottle collector I would really like to add the vintage one to my collection.

Every girl at any age must have it. Just because. But talking seriously. It is not sticky-sweet teenager bubblegum, it is breathy, airy strawberry and apple, instantly "approved" by the vibes of the crowds. You just feel safe, girly, careless, in "whatever" mood, no obligations to fulfill anyone's expectations mood. This is why I love Nina Ricci's unpretentious "apples" so much. They don't want to smell better than they are. They look pretty and so nice to hold in hand. Cute on the dresser. Soaked in white musk and milk souffle berries, non-sharp, not too loud, but it it does have a voice!

Suprisingly, I don't find this to be very sweet. It opens juicy, with raspberry, apple and citruses to my nose. I detect very little strawberry. The caramel isn't very dominant, but manages to give it a sweeter, rounder undertone. It dries down to a rounder, fluffier version of the original, at least in my opinion. Very glad I found a bottle (by the way, how gorgeous is that hot pink, caramel-dipped apple?) of this limited gem. In short: fluffy. Cute bottle. Yum.

Oh man...after reading the reviews here, I figured this would be a safe blind buy. Not. at. all. I can smell berries and some kind of sweetness when sprayed onto a tester paper, but on my skin, the fragrance becomes like rancid Sweetarts or Smarties. It lingered and i could taste it in the back of my throat. I like my Victoria's Secret Love Spell more than this. Needless to say, I am looking to sell this 2.7 oz bottle to someone who will enjoy it.

I absolutley agree that this will be too sweet for some people but when I tested this out in the perfume hall of my local department store I knew I had to have it and especially as it's a limited edition! The first thing that I notice about this *and this will aound all wrong* is that its a fresh sweet, not a sickly sweet, also has lovely citrus notes in too. The bottle is lovely too - a hot pink apple with a golden top! Really glad I got this!

Back in 2009 I ran into this gorgeous perfume called "Love by Nina", by Nina Ricci. Ended up not buying it and regretting it for years, since it was a limited edition. After 6 years, I finally get the chance to finally own that perfume - yes, Les Delices smells just like Love by Nina! It's sweet, fruity and bubbly. It's lovely.

I’m a Nina fan (or more like Oliver Cresp fan). I’ve had so many flankers over the year. This one is probably the closest to the OG but just a bit creamier. I had a big bottle and used it up but didn’t feel the need to repurchase as I was falling out of Nina love lol. But still keep the bottle tho. So cute!

Elegant and sweet floral fruity scent! Also, my mum's signature :) It is a tender fragrance, it seems to smile at you from the corner. Feminine floral notes, backed by warm citrus accords and delicious praline and musk. It is soft and fluffy. And the bottle is uniquely pretty.

I tested it today.I love and have the original apple-Nina and is similar but more weak.I was searching for strawberry and I didn't find it.But if someone test this before test the actual Nina,maybe will be very pleased,has the same fruitness and the quality as well.

Loving this blind buy. I have similar taste to gtbasso, and have yet to make a bad choice with her reviews. In my mid 60's enjoying so many sweet, yummy scents. The caramel is stronger on clothes than skin & lasts 6 hours. This reminds me of Cartier Basier Fou.

I spray it on when I want to feel fresh and want something that keeps me awake on dark winter mornings. It has a compact sillage, which surprised me but like it, when I went out of my office and went back after 5 minutes I could smell the scent in the room.