L’ AIR DU TEMPS (The Spirit of the Moment) is the second women’s fragrance and the most popular one launched by NINA RICCI PARFUMS.

NINA RICCI used to say that perfume is art, not a commodity.

Robert Ricci used to say that L’ Air du Temps is a little olfactory miracle.

L’ Air du Temps is a refined fragrance, a fragrance for the pleasure of the wearer alone; it is not a show-off fragrance.

In the first half of 1980, NINA RICCI belonged to the ORLANE Group, whose counter sold its products.

A box in glossy pale yellow, with the dance of the angels in the foreground.

Crystal bottle (Lalique) resembling an amphora, with two doves on the left and right.

Eight-sided gold-colored cap.

The packaging and the exceptional glass bottle were designed by Marc Lalique (French glassmaker); the crystal bottles (lead glass), a French luxury, were manufactured by Pochet du Courval under the HP trademark, a global leader in glass packaging for luxury perfumes.

The product was distributed in Greece by SPEL SA Perfumery (SPYROS LITOS – PHARMACIST), 7 PAL. PATRON GERMANOU ST. – KLAFTHMONOS SQ. – ATHENS, and we had exclusive sales rights as authorized distributors.

PERFUMER: Francis Fabron. Using raw materials from Roure Bertrand Dupont (1820), a giant of its time in Grasse, France, many hundreds of fine natural ingredients were used to produce this masterpiece.

AROMATIC INGREDIENTS: (BOTANICAL – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):

Bergamot (Calabria) - Lemon (Citrus limon - Amalfi) - Orange (Citrus sinensis) - Peach (Prunus persica) - Neroli (Citrus aurantium – orange blossom) - Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus – France - Absolute) - Rosewood (Brazil - Aniba rosaeodora) – Spices - Rose (Rosa damascena - Absolute).

May rose (Rosa centifolia – one hundred petals – Grasse - Absolute) - Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum – Grasse - Absolute) – Clove (Syzygium aromaticum – sun-dried buds - Zanzibar) - Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) - Ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata – Madagascar) - Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) – Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum) - Orris root (Iris pallida) - Violet (Viola odorata) - Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) – Orchid – Lily (Lilium orientalis).

Oakmoss (oak lichens - Evernia prunastri – Oakmoss – Tyrol) - Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides – Java) - Musk (Moschus moschiferus – Tonkin, Vietnam) - Sandalwood (Mysore) - Cedarwood (Cèdre de Virginie - Juniperus virginiana – red cedar) – Benzoin (Siam) - Ambergris.

Aldehydes (C11).

The following were used in L’ Air du Temps:

Alpha-isomethyl ionone (Irisantheme), a sweet, powdery, floral iris note.

Eugenol (Clove)

Isoeugenol (Clove)

Benzyl acetate (Jasmine)

Bergamot (14%)

Rosewood (14%)

Benzyl salicylate (15%)

Terpineol (Lilac)

Hydroxycitronellal (10% - Lily of the Valley)

A delicate spring floral fragrance with spicy notes.

A beautiful, charming, aristocratic, enchanting, very feminine, powdery, romantic, chic fragrance, perfect for evening outings.

The perfect harmony of an enchanting elixir, the symbol of femininity and eternal youth, a little olfactory miracle.

It is counted among the five (5) finest fragrances: Shalimar – Chanel No. 5 – Arpège – Joy – L’ Air du Temps.

THE PRODUCT IS INTACT

THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN USED

AUTHENTIC AND RARE

PRODUCT CODE: B.806

KEEF FILE NUMBER (State Laboratory for Medicines Control/1973): 6216

MADE IN FRANCE EMB: 77477

3RD EDITION

With Robert Ricci’s death in 1988, the dream essentially came to an end in the early 1990s.

This product has absolutely nothing to do with products bearing the same box, appearance, and name; we are talking about entirely different products. As the saying goes, you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

PRODUCTION 1983

NINA RICCI L’AIR DU TEMPS (1948 VERSION) ORIGINAL WOMEN’S EAU DE TOILETTE 100 ml 3.4 FL.OZ.