Pretty Nina

I’ve been browsing through the “reminds me of” section of other perfumes lately and suddenly... I saw the light! Pretty Nina! There WAS a pink Nina Ricci back in the 2008, it wasn’t a dream! I had a 80 or 100 ml bottle of Pretty Nina as a gift and I loved every tiny drop. It was my signature perfume for my senior college year and a then a bit beyond. Only one little “but.” I didn’t keep the box, so I thought it was just “Nina.” Then I went to Sephora to buy a replacement bottle and... that Nina smelled different. And looked a bit odd – too red, not pinkish. I thought that I must have had some sort of a replica before – a fake Nina. I bought the “real” Nina and grew to like it, but I still missed the “fake pink Nina” and used to laugh a lot at how I preferred fake to the original. ALL THOSE YEARS later I find out that both were much very real and my “fake” was a limited edition Pretty Nina. That sweet, fruity, gentle, girlish fragrance – that used to be so “me.” I must say Pretty Nina used to be lost on me after a couple of hours– I couldn’t smell it, but friends kept complimenting me, saying that I smelled nice and this fragrance suited me so well. Sweet-sweet caramelized apple covered in pink vanilla glazing, with a zesty grapefruit touch – mmmm. I love it. I definitely will be looking for a vintage Pretty Nina bottle now. Until then, I have a Love Generation Sexy by Jeanne Arthes that seems to be a clone of this.

I love this! It's so pretty! Deliciously sweet, but with a gorgeous tartness from the grapefruit, and the wonderful raspberry. And the fresh apple, and the jasmine! And oh the caramel and vanilla, with a hint of lovely musk ....! It's truly to die for! I love the bottle of course, like all the gorgeous Nina Ricci's. So beautiful and artistic, and the gorgeous colours! Such fine artwork. So feminine and luscious. And it lasts so well, and has really fine sillage. My husband adores it, and everyone else also - they all want to eat me! Me too! Delicious!!!!

I really love this stuff! It is sweet and tart on top and then turns into a deep musky caramel. The caramel comes off as sweet melted crayons on me and that makes me like it even more!

Softer version of Nina in Red Bottle. Smells young and girly. Reminds me of Snow white.

I've waited so long to smell this. I was expecting an explosion of juicy fruits with sugar, but what I got was a light sweet smell. Is that really Pretty Nina? I glanced at the beautiful apple-shaped bottle once more. I kept smelling my wrists but all I could detect was light raspberry, caramel and vanilla. But how surprised I was when after half an hour it suddenly disappeared! Only a paper I sprayed it on still smelled of it. Very strange. Overall, Pretty Nina is a lovely scent, but don't expect miracles. It's a charming perfume for everyday use.