Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to Ex Nihilo The Hedonist

The Hedonist 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

• Liquides Imaginaires Âme du Coeur niche · 67% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share ginger, cedarwood, akigalawood, vetiver and tonka bean.
• Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme designer · 64% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share cedarwood, vetiver and tonka bean.
• Armaf Ventana budget · 60% note match, 4 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, ginger, cedarwood, vetiver and musk.
• Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum designer · 60% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, cedarwood, vetiver and tonka bean.
• Liquides Imaginaires Morning Star niche · 59% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, cedarwood, akigalawood, vetiver and tonka bean.
• Snif Sunny is a Feeling designer · 57% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share bergamot, cedarwood, vetiver and tonka bean.
• Masque Milano (Homage to) Hemingway niche · 55% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share ginger, cedarwood and vetiver.
• Mizensir Little Bianca niche · 53% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, vetiver and musk.
• Floris Jermyn Street niche · 53% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, cedarwood, vetiver and musk.
• Atkinsons 1799 Mint & Tonic niche · 52% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share ginger, cedarwood, vetiver and musk.
• The Different Company Red Burning Night niche · 51% note match, 1 tier cheaper. They share bergamot, cedarwood, akigalawood and tonka bean.
• Valentino Uomo Born in Roma designer · 51% note match, 3 tiers cheaper. They share ginger, vetiver and tonka bean.

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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