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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Pastel
meets L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Musk

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with white floral; Eau de parfum leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
JAFRA Pastel bottle
JAFRA

Pastel

Concentration not recorded

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Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum bottle
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L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited StatesFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed yearNot recorded1948
Leading accordswhite floral · musky · floralwoody · warm spicy · floral
Notes unique to this recordGreen Notes, Aldehydes, Fruits, Jasmine, Flowers, Spicy Notes, Orange, Amber, Balsamic Notes, Woodsy NotesSpices, Neroli, Peach, Bergamot, Brazilian Rosewood, Carnation, Lily, Iris, Ylang-Ylang, May Rose, Orchid, Moss, Sandalwood, Ambergris, Vetiver, Cedar, Benzoin
Longevity / 53.43 · 7 votes3.29 · 231 votes
Projection / 42.85 · 13 votes2.35 · 216 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Pastel

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum · France listing · 30, 50, 100 mL bottles on the source page

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Eugenol, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Limonene, Amyl cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Isoeugenol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Citronellol, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Amylcinnamyl alcohol, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 14700 (red 4).

Manufacturer website declaration for the specified edition. Check the supplied packaging for the formula applicable to your batch.

Source: Nina Ricci official French product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed white floral and musky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed woody and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.