Perfume house · 
France · Since 2013
Ex Nihilo
FranceSay it eks nee-ee-LOH · Latin, 'out of nothing'
Parisian niche perfumes made with named star perfumers, best known for the fruity floral Fleur Narcotique.
Three friends from the luxury trade, Sylvie Loday, Olivier Royère and Benoît Verdier, founded Ex Nihilo in Paris in 2013, giving perfumers free rein. Its flagships let customers adjust a perfume on a blending machine, the Osmologue; Eurazeo bought a minority stake in 2024.
Owned by
Owned mainly by its three founders, with Eurazeo holding a minority stake since 2024. Checked October 2026.
Where this comes from
The sentence · us.ex-nihilo-paris.com · en.newsroom.eurazeo.comThe story · us.ex-nihilo-paris.com · en.newsroom.eurazeo.comOwned by · en.newsroom.eurazeo.com · us.ex-nihilo-paris.comThe perfumes that made it · en.newsroom.eurazeo.com · parfumexquis.com · luckyscent.com
6 of the 34 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
Best known
Blue Talisman2023 · Eau de ParfumUnisexJuicy pear with bergamot, mandarin and ginger over orange blossom, drying to airy ambergris-like woods, peppery patchouli and musk.
Scarlet Sands2024 · Eau de ParfumUnisexBright mandarin and raspberry over orange blossom, jasmine and freesia, settling into vanilla and amber.
Demon DancerEau de ParfumUnisexTart rhubarb, blood orange and bergamot with cool peppermint, over orange blossom and blackcurrant, drying to woods, musk and tonka.
Fleur NarcotiqueEau de ParfumUnisexJuicy lychee, peach and Italian bergamot over peony, orange blossom and jasmine, drying to soft musk, sheer woods and moss.
Lust in ParadiseExtrait de ParfumUnisexBlackcurrant, pink pepper and ginger over rose and sambac jasmine, ending in dry cedar and musk.
Santal CallingEau de ParfumUnisexA milky nutmeg opening, then iris and rose, settling into creamy Australian sandalwood, Madagascar vanilla and soft musk.All 6 here
6 perfumes · the best known first
Blue Talisman2023 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Juicy pear with bergamot, mandarin and ginger over orange blossom, drying to airy ambergris-like woods, peppery patchouli and musk.Scarlet Sands2024 · Eau de Parfum · UnisexBright mandarin and raspberry over orange blossom, jasmine and freesia, settling into vanilla and amber.Demon DancerEau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Tart rhubarb, blood orange and bergamot with cool peppermint, over orange blossom and blackcurrant, drying to woods, musk and tonka.No sales evidence yet for the 3 below, so A to Z
Fleur NarcotiqueEau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Juicy lychee, peach and Italian bergamot over peony, orange blossom and jasmine, drying to soft musk, sheer woods and moss.Lust in ParadiseExtrait de Parfum · Unisex · Top luxury $$$$$Blackcurrant, pink pepper and ginger over rose and sambac jasmine, ending in dry cedar and musk.Santal CallingEau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$A milky nutmeg opening, then iris and rose, settling into creamy Australian sandalwood, Madagascar vanilla and soft musk.Its perfumers here: Jordi Fernández (2), Quentin Bisch, Louise Turner, Antoine Maisondieu. 1 of its 6 don’t name one yet.