Fragrance comparison

First Lady vs Nicole Miller

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 31 Oct 2026 360 ratings analysed

First Lady

The Dua Brand

1.001 votes

Rank #76,928 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Nicole Miller

3.81359 votes

Rank #3,578 SweetPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nicole Miller takes 1 of 1 categories.

First Lady
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character.
Nicole Miller
Choose it for a sweet and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

First Lady0/1

Nicole Miller1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Nicole Miller

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

First LadyThe Dua Brand

Nicole MillerNicole Miller

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

1.00/ 5 · 1 votes

Have 60%Had 20%Want 20%

3.81/ 5 · 359 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

0%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

100%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

30%Love

50%Like

5%Ok

14%Dislike

2%Hate

344 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate0

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate73

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value70

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

fruity84%

powdery77%

woody69%

amber61%

sweet100%

powdery92%

floral84%

fruity77%

woody69%

white floral61%

Scent match55%Closely related · both sweet, powdery and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

Virginian CedarAmalfi LemonYlang-YlangSandalwoodTonka BeanCarnationPineappleBergamotCardamomVanillaBenzoinJasmine

No top / heart / base split published

Top

PeachPlumAldehydesCorianderMandarin OrangeBergamotGreen Notes

Heart

HoneyTuberoseYlang-YlangCarnationJasmineHeliotropeDamask RoseIris

Base

AmberSandalwoodVanillaTonka BeanBenzoinMuskCedarVetiver

InformationalShared notesVirginian Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean. Durations are only published for First Lady, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring84

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men4

Unisex12

Women84

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,928

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#3,578

PerfumerXavier Renard

Launched—

Reviews79

Category winnerNicole MillerHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

First Lady by The Dua Brand is an amber floral fragrance for women that pairs ripe orchard fruits with rich spices and flowers. The scent introduces luscious apricot, peach, and plum lifted by bright Amalfi lemon and a prickly dash of paprika and cardamom. As the fragrance settles, powdery iris, carnation, rose, and j…

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Nicole Miller by Nicole Miller is an opulent, honeyed floral chypre launched in 1993. It leans heavily into a dense, golden profile dominated by succulent plum and peach, supported by a rich bouquet of tuberose and ylang-ylang. The base offers a warm, powdery foundation of amber and sandalwood. It is an ideal companio…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, First Lady or Nicole Miller?

Nicole Miller takes 1 of 1 categories. First Lady is rated 1.00/5 from 1 votes; Nicole Miller is rated 3.81/5 from 359 votes. Choose First Lady for a warm spicy and sweet character. Choose Nicole Miller for a sweet and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do First Lady and Nicole Miller smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, powdery and fruity accords. Common notes include Virginian Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean.

What are the notes in First Lady and Nicole Miller?

First Lady features Virginian Cedar, Amalfi Lemon, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood and Tonka Bean. Nicole Miller has top notes of Peach, Plum, Aldehydes and Coriander, heart notes of Honey, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang and Carnation, a base of Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Tonka Bean.