Nina-Ricci

Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuit

for women

Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuit smells deep and bold with amber and citrus accents, for men who want a clean signature, and feels easy to wear year-round from day to evening.

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Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuit

Fragrance notes

How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).

Amber 100%
Citrus 98%
Warm Spicy 95%
Vanilla 90%
Woody 85%
Aromatic 82%
Sweet 78%
Powdery 75%
Floral 74%
Fruity 70%

Performance

Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (Amber, Citrus, and Warm Spicy) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.

Longevity

With Amber, Citrus, Warm Spicy, and Vanilla among the strongest accord tags here, deeper woods, resins, and ambers in this kind of mix often linger longer on skin—still varies by person, climate, and sprays.

Projection

With Amber, Citrus, Warm Spicy, and Vanilla among the strongest accord tags here, dense bases like this often feel louder in the first hour—start with one spray in tight rooms or at a desk.

Overview

Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuit by Nina Ricci is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women.Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuitwas launched in 2000. The nose behind this fragrance is Cecile Matton. Top notes are Orange, Black Currant, Grapefruit and Bergamot; middle notes are Heliotrope, Carnation, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Tonka Bean, Myrhh and Sandalwood.Midnight beauty, romantic and provocative; gentle during day, but filled with wish for life and heated passion during night. The wish of the Nina Ricci house’s designers was to offer a fragrance full of surprises. Perfumer Cecile Matton helped them in that she created “Belle de Minuit”, a floral-woody cocktail. Citrusy notes open this perfume. Sweet bergamot, gentle sourish grapefruit, orange and blackberry tingle with their sourish-fresh notes, while orange blossom, lily of the valley, fresh and sweet jasmine and warm, vanilla-like heliotrope play seductively in the heart. The balmy-woody base soothes the passions with help of sandalwood, myrrh and warm, intensive Tonka.“Belle de Minuit” appears in a metallic blue bottle with a red crown and is available as a limited edition for 2000, in an amount of 50 ml.

Quick answers

Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.

Is Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuit office-safe?
With a stronger profile, one light spray is often enough in quiet offices; save extra sprays for after work or open spaces.
Best season
Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
Where to try it
Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.

Buying advice in plain language

If you are deciding on Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuit, start with wear context instead of hype. Ask where you will use it most: office, casual daytime, or evening social settings. That single choice filters almost every buying decision because freshness, sweetness, and projection read very differently depending on environment.

Then use this page in three steps. First, scan the notes and accord profile to understand the scent direction. Second, check longevity and projection hints to estimate how it may behave on your skin. Third, open one or two comparisons to see trade-offs against similar perfumes. This avoids buying a fragrance that is good in isolation but wrong for your routine.

A practical shortlist is one signature scent plus one contrast option from the same brand family. That gives flexibility without over-collecting. If Les Belles de Ricci Belle de Minuit fits your use case, sample first and compare it with one related option below before committing to a full bottle.