Nina Ricci

Premier Jour

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2000

Premier Jour is a luminous and delicate floral fragrance signed Nina Ricci. It opens on mandarin and bergamot, reveals jasmine, orange blossom and freesia at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood, vanilla and white musk.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Mandarin · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Jasmine · Orange blossom · Freesia

  3. Base Several hours

    Sandalwood · Vanilla · White musk

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Freesia: barely 3.1% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, citrus, woody, gourmand and musky: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).

The success of Premier Jour by Nina Ricci comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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