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.
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Spanish · 13 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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