Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait
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- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
The Hedonist Extrait, from Ex Nihilo, opens sharp with citrus and turns darker and more woody through the drydown. Bergamot, ginger and grapefruit lead, tart and quick. Akigalawood, cedarwood and lychee follow in the heart, an odd, likeable pairing of fruit against timber. Patchouli, amberwood, tonka bean and vetiver hold the base, warm and faintly sweet. Perfumer Jordi Fernandez built it as a citrus, aromatic woody scent, launched in 2024 for men and women who want more weight behind their citrus. Voters keep it for fall and winter, strictly after dark. The community is decisive here: most wearers call it long-lasting, and most also vote its sillage strong. A 3ml decant across a few late nights tells you quickly if it belongs in your rotation.
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The community verdict
The Hedonist Extrait brings bergamot, ginger and grapefruit into cedarwood, then settles on amberwood and patchouli. Most find it long-lasting with strong projection. Its woody, aromatic character fits autumn nights, though winter and daytime work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Akigalawood
- Cedarwood
- Lychee
- Basewhat lingers
- Amberwood
- Patchouli
- Tonka Bean
- Vetiver
- Brand
- Ex Nihilo
- Perfumer
- Jordi Fernandez
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Ginger and grapefruit peel on a cedar counter in a hushed bar.
Main accordswoody, aromatic, citrus
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Akigalawood
- Cedarwood
- Lychee
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Amberwood
- Patchouli
- Tonka Bean
- Vetiver
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity
Most voted: 55%Long lasting
Sillage
Most voted: 55%Strong
Season
Most voted: 35%Autumn
Time of day
Most voted: 65%Night out
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Longevity
- Very weak2%
- Weak5%
- Moderate20%
- Long lasting (Most voted)55%
- Eternal18%
Sillage
- Intimate5%
- Moderate25%
- Strong (Most voted)55%
- Enormous15%
Season
- Spring20%
- Summer15%
- Autumn (Most voted)35%
- Winter30%
Time of day
- Daytime35%
- Office0%
- Evening0%
- Night out (Most voted)65%
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Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait smell like?
Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait opens with Bergamot, Ginger and Grapefruit. The heart brings Akigalawood, Cedarwood and Lychee. It dries down to Amberwood, Patchouli, Tonka Bean and Vetiver. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as woody, aromatic and citrus.
Is Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (55% of votes), and 73% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (55% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 15% of season votes.
Is Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 30% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 65% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 35% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 0% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait?
The Hedonist Extrait is made by Ex Nihilo. Its perfumer is Jordi Fernandez. It was launched in 2024.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait?
A 10ml decant of Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Ex Nihilo perfumes can I try?
Besides Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait, 10ML has Lust in Paradise Extrait, Blue Talisman Extrait de Parfum and Blue Talisman from Ex Nihilo, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Ex Nihilo The Hedonist Extrait decant is filled by hand from an original Ex Nihilo bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.