Ex Nihilo Fragrances

Ex Nihilo is a Parisian fragrance house that got its start in 2013. It was founded by 3 Generation X friends (Olivier Royère, Benoît Verdier and Sylvie Loday, ) who were passionate about fragrances and wanted to use their education, imagination, and expertise to create a unique modern fragrance brand using quality raw materials from around the world. Attention to detail and originality are key to the brand and its success. All of the fragrances are presented and perfected in beautiful glass bottles that become precious collectors items.

The brand has 12 fragrances and 2 perfume oils.

I had the opportunity to try out 3 of their 14 fragrances: Cologne 352, Oud Vendome, and Love Shot.

Cologne 352 is a unisex, clean, fresh fragrance featuring citrus aromas. The notes are lemon and juniper berries, alongside orange blossom, rose, wood and musk. Once this crisp fragrance settles in, it becomes a perfect blend of light florals and musk without being overly sweet and feminine. It almost has a subtle clean soapy scent. It’s elegant, easy to wear, and transitions effortlessly from day to evening.

Oud Vendome is a modern fragrance that has a tried and true combination of full bodied ingredients. It’s a contemporary Parisian creation of Agarwood along with spicy saffron, ginger, and cinnamon all blended to create a fresh and modern scent. It’s smoky, sensual, powerful, youthful, and truly chic. It’s for those who want to smell different. It’s my personal favorite since I am fanatical about spicy, smoky, musk scents. It has 14-16 hour longevity.

Love Shot was introduced in 2015 and is the 11th release of the brand. It’s a sophisticated and feminine fragrance that is modern, fruity and floral. It consist of peony with a bit of raspberry and jasmine, blended with vanilla and a leathery musk accord. It was modeled after the Parisian creations of the 70’s. It’s both sexy and dignified. Last 12-14 hours.

This luxury fragrance line can be found at Saks Fifth Avenue.

This brand launched in 2013 in Paris. It launched in the US in November of 2015 at Bergdorf Goodman in New York.

Price is $225 for 50 ml and $325 for 100 ml