Luna
Luna by Nina Ricci is a feminine-leaning eau de toilette from 2016 in the designer price tier. It opens with red berries, orange blossom, mandarin and lime, moves into caramel, immortelle, pear and jasmine and dries down to vanilla, licorice, sandalwood and white musk. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Red Berries Generic jammy berry blend. Bright, sweet and crowd-pleasing.
- Orange Blossom Sweet, soapy and sunny. Neroli's warmer sibling.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Lime Sharper and greener than lemon. Reads a bit tropical, a bit barbershop.
Heart
- Caramel Burnt sugar. Rich, sticky and unapologetically sweet.
- Immortelle Maple syrup, curry and hay. Genuinely strange and very distinctive.
- Pear Crisp, watery and green-sweet. Clean and modern.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Licorice Sweet anise with a dark, salty edge. Divisive and distinctive.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- White Musk Clean, soft, laundry-like. The 'smells like nothing but better' note.
Smells like this
- Xerjoff Newcleus
- Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 71
- Swiss Arabian Layali Soleil
- Montale Intense Cherry
- Victoria's Secret Coconut Passion
- Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal
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