Scarlet Sands

Ex Nihilo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2024

≈ $265 · 100ml · approx. retail

Tart raspberry and mandarin brighten a white-floral heart of orange blossom, jasmine and freesia, before settling into warm amber, akigalawood and vanilla. Inspired by a Dubai sunset, it's one of Ex Nihilo's newer (2024) fruity-floral-amber releases.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerEveningDaily

Perfumer

Jordi Fernandez

Spanish · 22 in collection

Jordi Fernández is a Spanish senior perfumer at Givaudan, a largely self-taught Catalan who began at Eurofragrance in Barcelona before joining Givaudan in 2010. Nicknamed the 'Master of Oud,' he favours noble materials used in overdose and has composed for Montblanc, Versace and Carolina Herrera.

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