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Number One by Nicolaï — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Nicolaï· 1989

Number One

Name: Number One by Nicolaï
Brand: Nicolaï
Rating: 7.2 (45 reviews)

7.245Typically ~$150

Opens on tagetes, settles into a oakmoss-floral base. Best in spring, made for dates.

FloralSpicyChypreWoodyPowdery

Scent profile

Top notes

TagetesGalbanum

Heart notes

TuberoseCassiaJasmineOrange blossomYlang-ylang

Base notes

OakmossAmbergrisSandalwood

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Cabotine

Grès · 1990

7.1257~$26

Bambou

Other versions

Number One Intense

When to wear it

A spring and fall fragrance that works day and night — at its best for date nights and formal occasions.

SpringNightDate nights

When

Winter

85%

Spring

100%

Summer

85%

Fall

99%

Day

99%

Night

100%

Where

Office

86%

Casual

85%

Date

100%

Club

60%

Formal

100%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

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7.9171~$60

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7.361

Number One

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8.0104

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8.0236~$102

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Histoires de Parfums

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Baldessarini · 2002

7.713

Sport

37%