Fragrance comparison

Nicole Miller vs Opardu No. 04

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

Updated 11 Oct 2026 864 ratings analysed

4 wins

Nicole Miller

3.81359 votes

Rank #3,370 SweetPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

Opardu No. 04

Puredistance

4.20505 votes

Rank #4,559 FloralWhite Floral

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Nicole Miller takes 4 of 7 categories.

Nicole Miller
Choose it for a sweet and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in winter.
Opardu No. 04
Choose it for a floral and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Nicole Miller4/7

Opardu No. 043/7

Ratings & consensus: Opardu No. 04
Community sentiment: Opardu No. 04
Longevity: Opardu No. 04
Sillage & projection: Nicole Miller
Value for money: Nicole Miller
Versatility: Nicole Miller
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Nicole Miller

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Nicole MillerNicole Miller

Opardu No. 04Puredistance

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.81/ 5 · 359 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

4.20/ 5 · 505 votes

Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%

Category winnerOpardu No. 04Rating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

30%Love

50%Like

5%Ok

14%Dislike

2%Hate

344 votes

48%Love

36%Like

5%Ok

10%Dislike

1%Hate

505 votes

Category winnerOpardu No. 04Most positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage63

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate80

Category winners

LongevityOpardu No. 04

SillageNicole Miller

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value70

¤ Price value19

Category winnerNicole MillerBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

powdery92%

floral84%

fruity77%

woody69%

white floral61%

floral100%

white floral90%

fresh80%

tuberose70%

powdery60%

green50%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both floral, powdery and white floral

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

PeachPlumAldehydesCorianderMandarin OrangeBergamotGreen Notes

Heart

HoneyTuberoseYlang-YlangCarnationJasmineHeliotropeDamask RoseIris

Base

AmberSandalwoodVanillaTonka BeanBenzoinMuskCedarVetiver

Top15-30 mins

LilacGardeniaTuberoseBulgarian Rose

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineCarnationIris

Base6-10 hrs

HeliotropeCedar

InformationalShared notesTuberose, Carnation, Jasmine and Heliotrope. Durations are only published for Opardu No. 04, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring84

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring100

Summer55

Fall0

Winter21

Day100

Night39

Category winnerNicole MillerMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men4

Unisex12

Women84

Men1

Unisex4

Women95

Work 37%Casual 29%Date 27%Party 7%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,370

PerfumerXavier Renard

Launched—

Reviews79

Overall rank#4,559

PerfumerAnnie Buzantian

Launched—

Reviews48

Category winnerNicole MillerHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Puredistance Opardu No. 04 delivers a dense, creamy bouquet centered on purple lilac and lush gardenia. It opens with an unmistakable rush of dewy green petals. Clean French milled soap immediately comes to mind. You get an authentic spring morning feeling within seconds. As the top notes settle, tuberose adds a flesh…

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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, Nicole Miller or Opardu No. 04?

Nicole Miller takes 4 of 7 categories. Nicole Miller is rated 3.81/5 from 359 votes; Opardu No. 04 is rated 4.20/5 from 505 votes. Choose Nicole Miller for a sweet and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and versatility. Best in winter. Choose Opardu No. 04 for a floral and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Nicole Miller or Opardu No. 04?

They last about the same: Opardu No. 04 70/100, Nicole Miller 69/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Nicole Miller or Opardu No. 04?

Projection is very close: Nicole Miller 63/100, Opardu No. 04 61/100 for sillage.

Do Nicole Miller and Opardu No. 04 smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, powdery and white floral accords. Common notes include Tuberose, Carnation, Jasmine and Heliotrope.

Is Nicole Miller or Opardu No. 04 better for summer or winter?

For summer, Opardu No. 04 is the stronger pick. For winter, Nicole Miller is the stronger pick. Opardu No. 04 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Nicole Miller and Opardu No. 04?

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. Opardu No. 04 has top notes of Lilac, Gardenia, Tuberose and Bulgarian Rose, heart notes of Jasmine, Carnation and Iris, a base of Heliotrope and Cedar.