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Coeur Joie(1946)

Nina Ricci · Nina Ricci in-house perfumers · Floral

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An aldehydic floral composition from Nina Ricci's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and aldehydes, moving through a heart of rose, jasmine, and lily of the valley, and closing on musk, sandalwood, and amber. Coeur Joie, Joyful Heart, represents one of the house's earliest fragrance releases, arriving just two years before Nina Ricci's L'Air du Temps would become the house's most historically significant creation.

Did you know? This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth — the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5 — that historians say probably isn't true. Read the full story →
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Brand
Nina Ricci
Perfumer
Nina Ricci in-house perfumers
Launched
1946
Family
Floral

Coeur Joie is a fragrance from Nina Ricci, released in 1946 and composed by Nina Ricci in-house perfumers. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Aldehydes, moves into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, and Lily of the Valley, and settles into a base of Musk, Sandalwood, and Amber.

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Top notes
BergamotAldehydes
Heart notes
RoseJasmineLily of the Valley
Base notes
MuskSandalwoodAmber
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16