Fragrance comparison

Milk vs Quin Meringa

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

Updated 20 Oct 2026 571 ratings analysed

4 wins

Milk

Bath & Body Works

4.03514 votes

Rank #4,795 LactonicSweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

69%scent match

Closely related

Quin Meringa

Hilde Soliani

3.8857 votes

Rank #20,616 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Milk takes 4 of 7 categories.

Milk
Choose it for a lactonic and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter.
Quin Meringa
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Milk4/7

Quin Meringa3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

MilkBath & Body Works

Quin MeringaHilde Soliani

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.03/ 5 · 514 votes

Have 95%Had 5%Want 0%

3.88/ 5 · 57 votes

Have 18%Had 10%Want 72%

Category winnerMilkRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

29%Like

10%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

438 votes

32%Love

37%Like

21%Ok

9%Dislike

2%Hate

57 votes

Category winnerMilkMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity48

〰 Sillage40

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity53

〰 Sillage49

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityQuin Meringa

SillageQuin Meringa

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value83

¤ Price value32

Category winnerMilkBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

lactonic100%

sweet77%

vanilla53%

savory30%

sweet100%

vanilla65%

lactonic30%

Scent match69%Closely related · both sweet, lactonic and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

MilkOatSugarWhipped Cream

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Whipped CreamSugar

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSugar and Whipped Cream. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring63

Summer38

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer12

Fall88

Winter88

Day100

Night40

Category winnerQuin MeringaMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex34

Women66

Men0

Unisex38

Women63

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,795

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews35

Overall rank#20,616

PerfumerHilde Soliani

Launched—

Reviews10

Category winnerMilkHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Milk by Bath & Body Works is an aromatic scent for women that focuses on a comforting, lactonic profile. Featuring notes of creamy milk, oat, sugar, and whipped cream, this fragrance offers a gentle, cozy experience. It works well as a light daytime scent or a soothing choice for wearing around the house when you want…

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Quin Meringa by Hilde Soliani smells like chilled heavy cream whipped with fine powdered sugar and real vanilla beans. Instead of a heavy, buttery frosting or sticky bakery syrup, this scent stays fluffy, airy, and delicately milky on the skin. The initial spray quickly settles into an intimate cloud of sweet dairy no…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Milk or Quin Meringa?

Milk takes 4 of 7 categories. Milk is rated 4.03/5 from 514 votes; Quin Meringa is rated 3.88/5 from 57 votes. Choose Milk for a lactonic and sweet character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in winter. Choose Quin Meringa for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.