Ex Nihilo · 2020
Emphasize
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
powdery
cozy
intimate
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Ex Nihilo Emphasize comes across as Powdery floral cream with vanilla and amber. It opens with ylang-ylang and bergamot, moves into iris, rose and jasmine and settles on musk, vanilla and amber. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This fragrance is best in spring, summer and fall and is an evening scent. Reach for it for date nights and nights out. Released in 2020.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and powdery for date nights.
- Sample first if: sweet is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike powdery fragrances.
Around $140.
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Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
The Brand
Ex Nihilo
Ex Nihilo is a Parisian niche house. Ex Nihilo has 51 perfumes on Scendira, and prices sit between about $20 and $515. Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman, Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique and Ex Nihilo Lust in Paradise are the range's most-mentioned perfumes in the communities Scendira follows.
How the top picks smell
Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman (2023) opens with pear and bergamot and ends on musk, akigalawood and ambrofix; overall it reads as bright pear and citrus with airy floral musk. For Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique (Eau de Parfum, 2014), expect fresh peach and lychee with a soft jasmine glow: lychee and peach up top, musk, woody notes and moss underneath. Ex Nihilo Lust in Paradise (2019) comes across as fresh lychee with pink pepper and soft peony, with pink pepper at the start and musk, amber and white cedar at the base.
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More from Ex Nihilo
Vendor: Ex Nihilo
Lust in Paradise Extrait
sweet rose and berry cream with warm spice
$480.00
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Vendor: Ex Nihilo
In Paradise Riviera
sunlit floral bouquet, creamy musks, bergamot sparkle
$350.00
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Powdery floral cream with vanilla and amber. It opens with ylang-ylang and bergamot, moves into iris, rose and jasmine and settles on musk, vanilla and amber.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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