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elena21 – :
long lasting perfume, but it is not a young bright scent. It is “perfumy” in the old fashion way. Its like walking into a classy soap store, and picking up a powder scented with peach fragrance. think Chanel No5.
tuckBorkchoic – :
Starts with a nice honey, green spice, and woodsy blend, then disappears from my skin and clothes. I’m not even sure what the drydown smells like because even thought I used 6 sprays, it was gone in 3 hours. It has a bit of 90s vibe, but is still very accessible to those who enjoy modern scents like fruity-florals. It does not resemble the sillage powerhouses of the 80s, so don’t be afraid of that. It’s a good everyday scent that isn’t too youthful nor too mature. Is available cheap at Burlington.
temirchan – :
wearing the new/reform pale cousin version; it’s all about peach, rose, sandalwood and musk with some tuberose and ylang thrown in
Mepva140bedyWelty – :
Honey plums & peaches.
It’s a fruitti sweet floral blend with that peaches, honey, plums, tuberose, carnations, and sweet amber. It has slightly jasmines, and aldehydes. It has roses but lightened with doses of sandalwood.
I liked this one, but i need to test it more to know wither if the sweetness is that balanced or cloying. nice.
Edit (30 minutes in) The colder the softer it becomes with heliotrope, jasmines, soft tonka beans, and vanilla while the peaches, & plums are almost vanished.
sergun1783 – :
Picked this up after reading the reviews. When I first sprayed it on I didn’t like it but after only a few seconds it smelled really nice. Honey and flowers and then a powder and soft musk dry down. I really love this fragrance. Very feminine and unique. It’s has a little chanel no 5 vibe to it but a little sweeter so, it’s a pretty good substitute if you don’t want to cough up the money for chanel.
artem77713 – :
This review is purely from memory.
Having owned this about twenty years ago, I’m somewhat shocked to see the complexity of the composition.
Sweet? Absolutely YES but light enough in affect that it manages to not be cloying.
Floral? Yes; light, sheer, not overpowering by any means. The flowers here are soft and whisper in a very well blended, conservative chorus.
As I recall, it had no longevity on me beyond a few hours, though others could smell it long after I was able to. It’s SO affordable right now, I plan on grabbing another bottle. It’s not an earth-shattering fragrance, but very feminine and soft, safe to wear in numerous scenarios. It’s a solid 7 of 10 for me.
Edit: I couldn’t stand it and ordered a 3.4 oz. EDP from Amazon.com for just over $15 USD, free shipping. If anything is different than I remember, I’ll write a new review.
Edit 8/27: Now wearing this gorgeous scent which opens (on my skin) as a honeyed-peach-tuberose-amber-vanilla/tonka bean delight. This fragrance begins to show her complexity as warmed by the wearer’s skin, seeming much ‘simpler’ from just a bottle sniff, but the simplicity is an illusion. The predominant note to me is TUBEROSE and this one is sweet, waxy, very creamy, with the other notes wafting up in delicious, surprising little cameos.
Fragrance: 8/10 easily.
Sillage: 5/10 – you can afford to be more liberal with this one than others from its time for sure. Get your clothing in application and it will last a LONG time.
Longevity: average, perhaps a bit better. Takes a few to several hours to become a skin scent for me.
I think this is a definite “must have” for tuberose lovers. I would also say that the amber and honey keep this from smelling overly pristine, which is glorious.
sawok306 – :
I bought it because of the raving reviews here, but I should have known better. Floral is usually not so much my thing (with a few exceptions), unless it is in combination with some balsamic, citrus or vanilla undertone or a true jasmine bomb, because I am a jasmine addict. This is sweet. VERY sweet. I usually love very sweet, but to me it smells like something is missing to actually make me go “WOW”. I will try this with a citrus body wash and citrus body lotion. I bet it will pop right up for me that way. I find no similarity at all to Poeme, which I love. Again, it is nice, and I like it, but it is not a frag where I would store a back up bottle in fear it might be discontinued. In fact, when it’s gone, I will not repurchase for sure.
Update: Tonight I wear Nicole Miller after taking a shower with lemon shower gel and afterwards I applied a lemon lotion, and it happened what I thought it would: Nicole Miller mixed so lovely with the lemon aroma: WOW. But a great fragrance needs to be lovely on its own without help of shower gels or body lotions that stir it into another direction, and for me, Nicole Miller can’t stand on its own to make it work for me.
TYTYRA – :
Nicole Miller is a delirious fruity floral drink
I was floored. It does smell of the 80’s 90’s with it’s penchant for big fruit and flower arrangements a la Amarige J’Adore Chloe Narcisse and or Rumba. This is kind of like all of them but with a more pleasant summer air and has more subtlety. For it’s age it’s very modern. This is so beautiful. It smells great when it sticks to the ends of my blonde hair in the sunlight. This is downright tropical and boozy sweet and perfect for the climate here in humid warm Florida.
The first spritz is honey! Smells of alcoholic honeyed apricot juice. The peach is pretty big and it has other fruit scents of plum and mandarin orange. Festive and summery. This is a good party perfume that is a fragrance to wear right when you walk into a summer party, pool party or house party. This conjures up image of lavish beach houses with pools and hot tubs. It is so Palm Beach Florida. The honeyed sweetness is mingled with flowers, lots of them. I detected rose, heliotrope, orchid, tuberose and ylang ylang. These are gorgeous very fresh flowers with a fruited edge (ylang is similar to banana). The orchid is very pretty. The rose and heliotrope to die for. The flowers are feminine and mature but very elegant and glamorous. This is almost like one of the Elizabeth Taylors – Black Pearls with more fruit. The flowers are my favorite part.
The dry down is of sandalwood, some light musk, vetiver, cedar wood and lots of vanilla. The vanilla takes over the last part of the frag’s performance. A gorgeous creamy buttery vanilla. This whole thing is like butter or cream. This is so good my God why can’t I just drink this perfume. I wore it today while out with friends and a lady asked me if I was wearing Poeme by Lancôme. So I guess this is similar? I don’t see it but I do like both perfumes and if you do too this is right up your alley. This fruit cocktail with flowers and vanilla honey is suited to summer time and matches up with cocktail dresses, mini dresses, skirts, shorts, or sun dress. It’s tropical and sweet and wearable to the beach. Lots of good things in this bottle. Wow. Loving it.
Nicole Miller Thank You So Much.
Zemerix – :
i have the vintage bottle and i think it’s a masterpiece. you don’t find many perfumes made this well nowadays. very heady and long lasting the combination of flowers, especially the carnation and subtle fruits make this very enjoyable. i would wear this for a fancy dinner or with jeans and white t-shirt like i’m wearing today. i think it’s very versatile. it’s a definite love from me.
mikebg – :
It’s a wonderful, beautiful, glorious creation! So exquisitely feminine!
Fonastese – :
I had a sample of Nicole Miller in about 1995 and I was really enthralled with it but I was only 13 years old so I couldn’t afford to buy perfume Willy nilly and didn’t think to ask my parents.
Anyway I just received a brand new 100 ml bottle of it and it’s not like I remember. It’s similar but it’s not as complex.
I thought it was wonderfully classy and unique in 1995 and now it just smells okay. Floral, peachy, effervescent.
I do however like the way this perfume projects so I will be wearing it during the day.
Sijajevl.ru – :
Wow. This smells floral and leathery on me. Like perfumed that leaked out into a fresh new leather handbag. I’m in love.
Nico_tin – :
I wanted to like it. I tried a few different times to wear it but I don’t know if it’s the perfume or my chemistry, but it’s a real stinker on me.
sstoma – :
Perfect dupe for Estee Lauder’s old formulation of Spellbound. I’d been considering the purchase of a back up bottle since I fell in love with the fragrance a bit ago. Unfortunately, as the old formula (grandiose, richer, sweeter, with bombastic sillage) has been discontinued, the only place that I have located the frag has been on ebay. The older version of Spellbound is so stunning that I considered making it one of my signature fall/winter fragrances. That’s not the best idea if the perfume is hard to come by and at significant expense. I don’t want to pay niche level prices for what was once a fairly common designer frag.
Enter Nicole Miller.
I happened upon a bottle at a discount store and armed with my Fragrantica reviews decided to take a chance. Later, I tried it and it’s old school Spellbound. This will allow me to save the real Spellbound for special occasions and rock the Nicole Miller when I get a hankering on the day to day.
The sillage is amazing. Good longevity (tried it on the back of my hand and it’s lasted there through several washings). The smell is spicy sweet tamarind or mango Mexican candy—just lovely. I want to lick the skin where I sprayed it. So very pleased.
dwadcatshestn – :
This is freaking awesome! This not my usual type of fragrance but I received a free sample with another perfume order. I think I may love it. And I don’t “love” perfume often. It goes on heavy loud unapologetic in its potency. I smell incense and flowers and dark mysterious notes. This invokes feelings of being in a dark forest when the moon is full as in the folklores of my country. This smells like magic and darkness and secrets to me. I half expect a beautiful sorceress to appear. The drydown is a very high quality powderyness that has my nose stuck to the inner crook of my elbow for hours now. Sigh…the power of scent to transport is incredible.
dyadyalera – :
This juice is amazing. Musky, dark, sensual, salty and smoky – it’s just amazing. Definitely on the warmer side, perhaps more of a cooler weather scent, but amazing nonetheless. My wife doesn’t care, she wants to wear it daily hot/cold and I’m down, it’s just so damn sexy!
I love this, a very mature scent – just lovely!
Scent 8/10
Longevity 8/10
Sillage 7/10
hulligan4ik1989 – :
I have been wearing this since I was very young. I love this fragrance for many reasons. It lasts a long time. The sillage is great. And it is a nice, complex fragrance. They just don’t make them like this anymore. Fragrances that evoke wonderful memories are such a treasure.
DebatDap – :
A supporting cast comprises this perfume to make it a complete success in its long enjoyable run. Its opening act of tuberose and aldehydes are strong and deflect from the actual outcome of this Nicole Miller. The ending act will surprise and delight you.
Polar opposites and a change in mid-air make this fragrance one that’s a delight to bask in over and over again. You’ll find yourself reaching for it on a regular basis. You can inhale the literal change in this perfume as it morphs from a tuberose heavy-hitter to a warm honeyed-amber. It’s as if you’ve changed perfumes in mid-air suddenly with two distinctly different flairs.
The initial top notes are straight full-blown tuberose, warm and inviting, surrounded by spices. The more you wear Nicole Miller, the more notes you seem to discern and discover. This is not a perfume that plays by the rules. This tuberose is beautiful-it’s flower-show worthy and lasts for a good hour at minimum through the dry down where it quietly slips into the background surrounded by other delicious notes.
Mid-way, sweet jasmine, benzoin, woods and musk work their magic. The tuberose lets the sweet honeyed amber steal the show in full glory and dance the light fantastic for hours to come. This is where the true beauty of Nicole Miller wraps around you with more spices, vetiver, tonka bean and a faint hint of vanilla. A wonderful winter scent designed for snowy blustery days in front of the fireplace. I’ve reached for this over and over again this winter simply because it’s comforting, pleasing and so delicious. I so enjoy the way it changes and reveals so many different flavors.
This perfume lasts until you take it off and others will notice and appreciate this frag on you-in other words-sillage is strong-so be gentle in application. Also a great layering perfume so use your imagination with your other vintage fumes.
Change is wonderful. Change is unexpected. Some perfumes trip and stumble in their presentation, some remain linear, some twist and turn to reveal new sides you realize are suddenly appearing. Nicole Miller is one of those perfumes that will surprise you with its changing course. Take a trip with Nicole and experience the change in this perfume. It’s delightfully cozy.
Clon777 – :
not the most beautiful perfume in my collection
but the one of the only ones i actually crave
like, i will get out of bed to put this on
and i often put waaay too much on
it has a saltiness
that may be the product of strong honey note mixed with strong peach note
it’s also present in rare gold by avon
i want to stock up on this one
love it
FFrrum – :
I remember the ads in magazines like Vogue and Vanity Fair back in the nineties, and I was always curious about it. The first thing that attracted me to it was the bottle. I though it looked pretty nice (now, not so much). I was lucky enough to stumble upon a couple of vintage bottles of this, and I decided I’d give it a try. I figured if I didn’t like it, I could always use it as room freshener with no regrets (they were ridiculously cheap). Boy, was this a nice surprise! At first, it reminded me of Lancôme’s Pôeme and a little bit of Fred Hayman’s 273 (love them both). A gorgeous fragrance that is way above its price range. Its opening is a little loud and may turn some people away, but a few minutes later, this beauty comes to life. Warm, honeyed tuberose and ylang-ylang make this fragrance like sunshine on a winter day. This is a (high quality) rather complex floral with a fantastic ambery drydown. I am really very happy I decided to buy it. Needless to say, another successful blind-buy!
victorsh54 – :
used to be a favorite..now just seems heavy and older..a nice blend…and bottle.drys down powdery lasts
genyi3171 – :
A lovely fragrance that emphasizes honey, jasmine, and amber. Although it does smell a bit aged, I found it to be a very cozy and warm scent which I enjoyed wearing during the winter months. While it might not project dramatically, it stays around for quite a while without ever becoming stuffy or offensive.
bspmcycb – :
This scent to me smells VERY 70’s. I can’t complain – it smells like something I would have sampled from my mother’s dresser top. Very powdery, “cloudy” incense smell. It smells warm, comforting, and traditional.
For me it is “OK”, I’d wear it now and then if someone gave it to me, but probably wouldn’t buy it for myself.
lex121 – :
I just purchased this and have worn it a few times. The initial scnt is sweet and pleasant then it erupts into what I would say is an INTENSE Gardenia (this is not listed above). It soon settles down and the overall effect is very pleasant indeed when it does. Others have said on here it is like Oscar. I LOVE Oscar and use it a lot. To me Oscar has a clean freshness about it that is in NO WAY like this. This is definitely a floral that while intense to begin settles to what I would describe as a soft sweet floral.
JudeEAO – :
Nice smell – not long lasting on me but I was so excited to get it in London – almost 20 years ago (it was launched in 1993)!
Melanie_fromAC – :
I bought this last year online because the price was pretty inexpensive and I was curious. I tried a few sprays and thought “whoa, this is strong.” Totally lacked any floral. It was not what I expected. Put it away.
Last night I decided to try again (which I have done with others), and just did a very, very light spray behind my neck. Wow, was I surprised. It was beautiful. I noticed a slight sweetness I missed the first time around. I guess a little goes a long way. I will remember that next time I use.
I tried it again today, smelled the peaches and plums, then the understated flower notes and went shopping. I got 2 very nice compliments, one from a male shopper, who said I smelled dreamy, and another from the checkout person who begged me for the name of my scent. When I got home tonight and I was changing, I could still smell the wonderful honey scent on my skin which had settled down to a nice warm invititing sensuous amber, woody and powdery notes. Yes, I’ll keep this and wear it more often since it seems to agree with my skin. Men like this fragrance.
DemoN88 – :
On me this is a mixture of ET White Diamonds, Oscar, Bijan original and Lancome Poeme – though this is a much more wearable scent on me than poeme as it is nowhere near as sweet. This was a blind buy based on notes and it turned out to be an amazing purchase. Unfortunately one of the notes smells disjointed on me (think it’s the tonka bean and corriander which don’t combine well with my chemistry) and I have re-homed – nonetheless this is a beautiful fragrance. Classy and wearable for daytime but still has presence.
Irishechka – :
strong, but comforting. reminds me of scents from yesterday..warm, inviting and sensual. a beautiful floral blend that is long lasting and great for cooler weather. the more it dries down, the lovelier it smells. very much a favorite.
redda – :
Nicole Miller is a great designer so I purchased this EDP because it was a great buy on the Managers Special ($22). I have not found an occassion for it as of yet.
Speedfire – :
I wasn’t impressed with Nicole Miller right at first. Then I did my take a bath before bed time and then sprayed it on. I woke up to a lovely smoky fruit smell…the plus side my husband LOVES it and begged me to wear it more..I put it away for winter and fall.
stalker_9787 – :
Verrrry old-fashioned! Smells exactly like jasmine incense. Reminds me of White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor + a little honey. Very sweet and incensy, which is not necessarily a bad thing, it’s just very hippy-ish, in my opinion. I actually like it ok, for a hippy-chick perfume, but if this incense smell is what I was really looking for, I would find some essential oils or something at a hippy-paraphernalia shop or healthfood store, because this is clearly made with harsh chemicals. It sits well on my body, though… doesn’t morph into anything terrible, has great sillage, smells just as strong as when I tried it about 3 hours ago… I can’t really give this one a BAD review (especially when it’s so cheap, too! $13/3.4oz @ Ross!) but it’s not something that I would go out of my way to get a hold of. I much prefer more modern/complex fragrances.
ELASIAZEX – :
To my nose, this is a very dated scent. Smells like it came from the eighties rather than the nineties.I own several fragrance from that era that,in my opinion,are more timeless. The combination of notes are tolerable and well put together but not something I want to smell like.Very feminine and sweet but seems as if it should be wafting off of a classy,seventies-something lady……
Hopefully that is not offensive to any of you lovely people.
What I’m really trying to convey is that just as one often associates light,fruity concoctions with the very young crowd, this one..in my mind…is associated with the more mature.This is not to say that if you love it…no matter your age…you shouldn’t,by all means,wear it.
It’s just not for me.
ppm881Unlogrere – :
I ended up giving it away….there is something too sharp and jarring in the composition that makes me tolerate it rather than enjoy it. I prefer D’or by Kristel Martin for this type of scent.
Overall, it’s not a bad scent but i feel like i have much better options.
kassites – :
This is a nice smelling fragrance. It reminds me of Sirene by Vicky Tiel. Even the lid on the bottle brings Sirene to mind. This is not a perfume I will grab that often, and I am the older lady mentioned by some reviewers ;-). I got a large bottle for a very good price so I cannot complain. I read one review that thought this one was similar to Coco by Chanel, not even close IMHO. Another thought it was close to Beautiful by Estee Lauder but nope, never going to come close to that one either. This is a unique fragrance to it’s own self. Even though it reminds me of Sirene and a few other scents I have smelled, it is still in a class of it’s own. I think I like this way better than Sirene, but not as much as Beautiful. It lasted about 4 to 5 hours on myself without totally disappearing. Not too bad for a less expensive scent. I think the bottle is just okay, with the bottom being it’s best feature. The clouded lid takes away from the eye appeal of this little beauty. All in all, this is a useful, pleasant scent for a small amount of money. Too bad it is being discontinued. I think it would be best if they just revamped it’s container and gave the scent an added boost of something to give it more lasting ability.
asbxx – :
OMG! I recently swapped away a floral chypre called Strass by Luciano Soprani because it just wasn’t sweet enough for my current taste. When I first sniffed Nicole Miller, my first thought was “Strass, but sweeter!” Well, guess what! Of the 10 notes listed for Strass on this site, 9 of them are in Nicole Miller! Will wonders never cease?
This is a classic perfume that smells much more expensive than its price tag.
Later: Unfortunately for me, the chypre-esque opening fades quickly and NM becomes more just a soft floral a la Sung or Mackie. For that reason, I probably won’t reach for this very often.
Mikachi – :
I wanted so much to embrace this fragrance since the reviews held such poetical praise. Unfortunately, today I tested it with much anticipation. Sadly, from the very first notes, I knew this fragrance was not for this fragrantican. Why?????
I’m not through scrutinizing through your reviews, Friends. I’m looking for my next “Poem.”
defender157 – :
First I need to restock. Love it, so does my mom! Shes able to tolerate even with allergies. I enjoy it when I wear. Leaves you very sweet and powdery. It has all the right blends of what I like and is timeless. Its for any age. This smells nothing like Nicole to me, I like this Nicole Miller the best.
ada139Unlogrere – :
Wow, this is almost identical to D’or by Kristel Saint Martin but with better sillage and longevity!
Just like D’or it is extremely underrated and forgotten. Beatiful and unique.
occundbuide – :
Lovely, sunny, rich, creamy. Lasts very well, very soft & classy. Drydown becomes slightly soapy, but in a likeable way for a change. Cost is AMAZING.
Smells VERY similar to Red Pearl, with RP being a little brighter/sweeter up top. I prefer NM, it is longer lasting and simply more beautiful.
oleg210783 – :
This one just arrived.
sadly all the things I dont like in Opium and Shalimar (both of these I very much wanted to like) and one little thing I love in Spellbound.
This is very strong, deffinately suited to night time and the cooler months.
Really dissappoingted.
But I’ll give it another try before giving up.
If any Aussies are interested though.. Its available for you 🙂
mihail613 – :
When I was younger in the 1980’s, I was infatuated with Nicole Miller for awhile and thought it smelled like ambrosia. Definitely an ’80’s scent, in the same category as Giorgio or Bijan.
Honey is the main note I get from Nicole Miller – if you like honey scents, you’ll love this one. Honey, fruity and some heady florals thrown in. As sherapop mentions, Nicole is strong! This time around the initial blast initially made me a bit queasy, but a few minutes into the drydown it mellowed and I got the sweet, fruity, honey fragrance I remembered being so fond of. Sweet, sweet ambrosia! Heavenly! an and fruity, with a strong, powerful sillage and longevity. Fragrantica lists the second accord as floral, but I would change that to fruity. Actually, I would list the top three accords as: 1.honey, 2.sweet, 3.fruity. Just give it a chance to dry down and mellow, and you’ll be rewarded. You can wear this one on an evening out and feel sexy and gorgeous!
A quality perfume at a UNBELEIVABLE bargain price (I got a full 3.4 oz. bottle for $10 including shipping on ebay). Super sillage and longevity, and it’s extremely affordable, so I can stock up without breaking the bank. It seems to work well with my Mediterranean [Italian] skin chemistry.
amateras – :
This fragrance is sweeter than others I enjoy in summer but I just love it. Reminiscent of 80’s perfume but I don’t get brashness only the confidence of a well constructed perfume. Great staying power even in sultry weather. Goes on quite strong and sweet in the morning but wears beautifully throughout the day, settling into a warm, musky floral by the evening. A great find, thanks to Fragrantica reviewers.
Fastwolf – :
I decided that today was the day to find out why I never wear NICOLE MILLER, which has been lying idle in my armoire for quite some time. The answer is: this stuff is very strong and belongs in the same general “olfactory decibel” category as GIO, ESCADA, ACTE 2, SUNG, POEME, ETERNITY, etc. I was sure that there must be either clove or asafoetida in this composition, but according to the notes that is not so.
Basically NICOLE MILLER is not really my kind of thing, at least not at this stage in my life. I do think that this is a real perfume, though, which could easily have been launched in the 1980s–with all that that implies… I’m sure that this creation could work for anyone who likes GIO, ESCADA, or ACTE 2. But I have swapped those three away…
NICOLE MILLER has major headache potential, and given its quasi-infinite projection and longevity I may have to rearrange my agenda to make room for a long, hot bath in the not-too-distant future. (There’s no way I’m wearing this to bed…)
peku – :
Opening very, very sweet with lots of powdery peach. When other notes start to appear I’m disturbed by some plasticky and nail polish like smell, which appearad suddenly and is not going away as fast as I would like. When the syntethic/sharp hit disapears I’m left with powdery and a little bit bitter combo of honey and flowers, I can feel jasmin the most, but there are whifs of my loved tuberose. The honey note is weird, but likeable. For me it all appears to sweet and chaotic, but that’s just me.
What I want to add – this stuff is very powerful, apply with light hand or could easily induce terrible headache.
I could suggest this to all those people who love sweet pile of flowers in their perfume.
zwer – :
My 1st thought when I smelled this one was “Mackie!”. I see that they only have a few notes in common so must be the early 90’s “vibe” they share…the tail end of ’80’s bluster but with fruit juice added.
I can’t really single out the specific notes so seems well blended but with a slight plastic doll smell (similar to Red Door) after the 1st 10 minutes or so, which is thankfully short lived.
The overall tone is powdery sweet peachy vanilla.
I will happily wear it but spritz lightly as I think it could be a little overbearing if not careful.
dacks – :
I bought a bottle of this at Marshalls for a bargain price…For an EDP, it has staying power…I’m not crazy about the sweetness…I’ll probably gift this one out…It sort of reminds me of Raffinee–an ’80s fragrance I used to wear; it’s sweeter than Raffinee, though…
dygkudmefpn – :
This does smell very similar to Poeme. However, it is a bit lighter, the sillage is not as strong and more noticeably it does not have Poeme’s incredible staying power.
In short it a tamed version of Poeme, perfect for those who find that pefume overpowering.
raketacc – :
I received a sample from a generous fragrantica member. Thanks, Malegria.
Oh my, this is the most beautiful soft scent. Opening is fresh, warm juicy peaches and plums (like they were just picked off the tree on a hot day)with aldehydes and green notes. Then it develops into a bouquet of warm spicy flowers (carnations, iris, roses) dipped in honey. There’s nothing too sweet about this, though. It’s fresh, juicy and a little spicy – a warm fresh, instead of a cool fresh. The sweet vanilla dry down lasts a long time – 4-5 hours.
Intoxicating!
ETA: I found Nicole Miller to be quite similar to Gucci Accenti, too. It has the same kind of blend of spices and florals and a warm sweet dry-down. I’m so glad I found a bottle of this at a good price…
unliminsane – :
I’m very happy I picked up Nicole Miller at my local TJMaxx. A the price I paid I was not expecting much and felt that the favorable reviews here were “good value for the money” sort of reviews, but I went for it anyway.
Nicole Miller is a a really wonderful scent, the fruit accords at the top are saved from being jammy and sweet by that “green note” and the floral bouquet is lush and lovely and no one flower dominates. The tuberose doesn’t make it loud and the carnation/ylang does not make the scent too dark and deep for my liking. The basenotes look typical for a floriental, but the cedar and vetiver save the fragrance from becoming typical, the vetiver in particular seems to keep the vanilla at bay, IMO.
I sniffed and snooted for the honey note and could not find it, all for the best as I think a dollop of sugar would have spoiled this for me. As it is, the plums and the peaches are enough natural sweetness for me!
Nicole Miller has superb longevity and I look forward to seeing whether it blossoms into more floral fragrance when the weather gets hot….could be pretty darn sultry.
jtfan – :
I received it yesterday, and I don’t like it. It reminds me my grandmother perfume. Also it is very strong and I do feel coriander in it for sure.
raksajani – :
I love this one and I didn’t expect too much when I bought it unsniffed at Marshalls It is a really lovely scent and it lasts it reminds me so much of Chloe Narcisse but sweeter and I would buy this when it runs out.
ahim09 – :
I got a sample from Jillzilla and I love it. To me it`s all about honey and fruits…reminded me of Poison but without taking itself too seriously.It is very pretty from the beginning to the end.Makes me think of a duchess acting like a starlet 🙂
And the bottle is adorable!!!!!!!
viva_2013 – :
thanks jillzilla for the sample.i thought this was classed as fruity.i can smellfresh,ripe juicy peaches,the refreshing fragrance of oranges,and a big round purple plum.a little later it morphs into a beautiful orchid,tuberose scent that remains a good long time.finally as my day winds down,i can almost tastethe vanilla which i love ,with just a gentle touch of amber and musk.a true joy to wear.
МИХА1983 – :
Beautifully blended to where no one note overwhelms another Nicole Miller is pretty tuberose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, heliotrope and honey, juicy fruits and sweet flowers.
Nicole Miller is very warm and elegant and definitely underrated, under appreciated and unknown and therefore unique and very special and worth its weight in gold. Yet its available very, very reasonably both on online retailers and at TJ Maxx and Marshall’s.
If you find some, treasure it – as they used to say, “they don’t make them like this anymore”.
Really, really lovely!
lexx33 – :
Thanks Jillzilla for this sample. Im surprised by the fact that this is not considered a floral fruity scent. Its quite fruity on me. Its got a richness and warmth to it, which is probably due to the amber and musk. Its a good scent for me at work. Longevity is great. And Im so glad to know that it has aldehydes in it, because I always thought aldehydes made a fragrance stink on me. Like Chanel #5 is terrible on my skin. But this works very nice. its a subtle, comfortable scent.
тата57 – :
Thanks Jillzilla for the sample, and the warning that Nicole Miller might be “sharp and plasticky” like Red Door. Luckily, not on me! On my skin, Nicole Miller is a bea