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Nina Ricci · Est. 1999

Les Belles de Ricci Delice d'Epices

The opening is a crisp, sunlit clash of orchard fruit—sharp apple and citrus that reads more tart than sweet.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released1999
Statusenriched
1999 · Fragrance
cin·van·app·car
Rating
4.2
0.7k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Cinnamon
    45
  • Vanilla
    40
  • Apple
    35
  • Cardamom
    35
  • Cedar
    35

By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is a crisp, sunlit clash of orchard fruit—sharp apple and citrus that reads more tart than sweet. Within minutes, the spices arrive, but rather than the heavy mulled warmth you might expect, cinnamon and cardamom here feel airy, almost translucent, floating over a whisper of jasmine that never fully blooms.

What settles is a soft, woody vanilla with just enough cedar to keep it from turning confectionery. The spices linger as a memory rather than a statement, giving the base a faintly exotic undertone without any real heat. It's restrained in a way that feels deliberate, even a bit reserved by today's standards.

This is autumn in a gentler register—approachable, easy to wear, neither loud nor particularly daring. It suits someone who wants spice without drama, sweetness without excess, and a fragrance that doesn't announce itself from across the room.

Filed: Nina RicciSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap