Galvanize

fresh floral powder with a bright citrus spark
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The full profile.
Think fresh floral powder with a bright citrus spark: that is Ex Nihilo Galvanize. It opens with mandarin orange and pink pepper, moves into narcissus, tuberose and rose and settles on musk, ambrette and floral notes. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
It is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. It suits date nights. Released in 2019.
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 floral and powdery for date nights.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $140.
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Best for
- Date
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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Common questions.
It smells like fresh floral powder with a bright citrus spark. It opens with mandarin orange and pink pepper, moves into narcissus, tuberose and rose and settles on musk, ambrette and floral notes.
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 a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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