The collection
Ex Nihilo
Ex Nihilo is a Paris perfume house founded in 2013 by Sylvie Loday, Olivier Royère and Benoît Verdier. It gives its perfumers a free hand with fine materials, and Fleur Narcotique and Blue Talisman are among its Iconics. Each Ex Nihilo bottle here comes sealed in its retail box. Every bottle is checked before it ships, with its batch code left readable. If it is not genuine, we collect it free and refund every dirham.
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The bottles
About Ex Nihilo
Ex Nihilo is a French perfume house founded in Paris in 2013 by Sylvie Loday, Olivier Royère and Benoît Verdier. The name is a Latin phrase that the house translates as "created out of the blue". It gives its perfumers a carte blanche, and Sylvie Loday, an engineer by training, came up with the Osmologue, the house's tool for personalising a scent.
The Ex Nihilo lines, in plain words
- Initiale: the main line, where perfumers work with a free hand. Fleur Narcotique belongs here.
- Interdite: sweeter scents that the house links to forbidden pleasures. Spiky Muse belongs here.
- Visionnaire: a line aimed at collectors. Blue Talisman belongs here.
- Quintessence: Extrait de Parfum versions of the best-known scents, Fleur Narcotique and Blue Talisman among them.
Ex Nihilo bottles at AZ & CO
- Fleur Narcotique: bergamot, lychee and peach over jasmine and orange blossom, on musk and light woods. Offered as Eau de Parfum and as Extrait.
- Blue Talisman: by Jordi Fernández. Pear, bergamot, ginger and mandarin with a large dose of Ambrofix, an ambery wood note. The house ties it to Place Vendôme, close to where Ex Nihilo was born.
- Spiky Muse: by Louise Turner. Strawberry, pink pepper and rose with a pistachio accord, on cedar and tonka bean.
Is Ex Nihilo sold as testers at AZ & CO?
Not right now. The Ex Nihilo bottles here are full retail bottles in their box. If a tester is added later, it will show as an option on the product page. Our tester vs boxed perfume guide explains what would change.
How do I check an Ex Nihilo bottle is original?
Start with the batch code: the code on the box should match the one on the bottle. Then look closely at the print, the cap and the spray, as set out in our guide to checking if a perfume is original. Every bottle is checked before it ships, with its batch code left readable. If it is not genuine, we collect it free and refund every dirham.
Which Ex Nihilo perfume is best for summer in the UAE?
Going by the notes, Blue Talisman is the freshest: pear, bergamot, ginger and mandarin on airy musk. Fleur Narcotique is also bright and fruity at the start. Spiky Muse, with rose, pistachio and tonka, is warmer and suits cooler evenings better.
Every bottle is checked before it ships, with its batch code left readable. If it is not genuine, we collect it free and refund every dirham. How returns work. AED 25 anywhere in the UAE. Free on orders of AED 1,000 or more · Same day in Dubai and Sharjah when you order by 10 AM · Otherwise next day, and one day more for other emirates · Free delivery works together with discount codes.