Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to Ex Nihilo Midnight Special

Midnight Special by Ex Nihilo is an unisex eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. These 12 fragrances cost less and smell close to it.

What to wear instead

• Lattafa Oud Mood Reminisence budget · 79% note match, 4 tiers cheaper. They share saffron, cinnamon, rose, patchouli, oud and vanilla.
• Mancera Sand Aoud niche · 77% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share saffron, rose, patchouli, oud and vanilla.
• Floris Honey Oud niche · 75% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share rose, patchouli, oud and vanilla.
• Swiss Arabian Dehn El Oud Shaheen budget · 75% note match, 4 tiers cheaper. They share oud.
• Ormonde Jayne Arabesque niche · 73% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share saffron, black pepper, rose, patchouli and oud.
• Diptyque Oud Palao niche · 71% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share rose, oud and vanilla.
• Juliette Has A Gun Madeleine Impériale premium · 70% note match, 2 tiers cheaper. They share saffron, patchouli, oud and vanilla.
• Kajal Warek niche · 69% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share saffron, rose, patchouli, oud and vanilla.
• Lattafa Velvet Oud budget · 68% note match, 4 tiers cheaper. They share saffron, rose, patchouli and oud.
• Andrea Maack Pavilion niche · 67% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share saffron, rose, patchouli, oud and vanilla.
• Histoires de Parfums Rosam niche · 67% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share saffron, rose, patchouli and oud.
• Thomas Kosmala Arabian Passion niche · 62% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share saffron, rose, patchouli and oud.

How these were picked

Ranked by shared notes, counting rare notes for more than the vanilla and musk nearly everything has, and base notes for more than the opening. A price tier is a band (budget, designer, premium, niche, luxury), not an exact price. “Sold as a dupe” means the catalogue records it as an imitation; the rest only match on paper.

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