Nina Ricci Pretty Nina EDT

I received this miniature of Nina Ricci Pretty Nina EDT with my purchase of Style magazine at Kinokuniya recently. The first flanker to Nina Ricci's Nina perfume which was launched in 2006, Pretty Nina is supposed to be fresher at the opening, with a grapefruit-caipirinha accord; and gentler at the heart, with fruity notes of green apple and raspberry melting with Sambac jasmine. The somewhat gourmand drydown blends apple wood, caramel, vanilla and musks.

It's very different from DKNY's Be Delicious which has a fresher, more citrusy accord. I find Pretty Nina to be a bit too cloying and sweet for my taste, probably due to the gourmand notes. After 5 minutes, the grapefruit notes disappear completely on me and I smell mostly caramel and vanilla with just the barest hint of green apple and raspberry. It smells mainly like toffee apple to me! It's pleasant and would be perfect for a girly teenager but I still prefer Marc Jacobs Daisy to this.