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Fragrances Similar to EX NIHILO SPIKY MUSE
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Les Liquides Imaginaires Âme Du Coeur, sharing 4 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Spiky Muse's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
Looking for fragrances similar to Ex Nihilo Spiky Muse? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its rose, woody and citrus profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Spiky Muse, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Spiky Muse's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
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Les Liquides Imaginaires · 2024ÂME DU COEUR
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4304)Shared accords: sweet, woody, soft spicy, citrusShared notes: Rose, Pink Pepper, Akigalawood, Tonka Bean - #2
Lattafa Perfumes · 2025ETERNAL VANILLE
join_inner 8 shared notesstar 3.9 / 5 (2077)Shared accords: sweet, woody, oud, warm spicyShared notes: Cedarwood, Akigalawood, Tonka Bean, Ambrofix - #3
Hermès · 2024BARÉNIA
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (13373)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Akigalawood - #4
Ex Nihilo · 2023BLUE TALISMAN
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (29506)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Akigalawood, Ambrofix - #5
Givenchy · 2010PLAY FOR HER
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (10290)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, soft spicyShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Tonka Bean - #6
Lancôme · 2009HYPNÔSE SENSES
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (6925)Shared accords: sweet, woody, soft spicy, citrusShared notes: Rose, Pink Pepper, Tonka Bean - #7
Argos · 2022ADONIS AWAKENS
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (6544)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, soft spicyShared notes: Rose, Bergamot, Pink Pepper - #8
Roja Dove · 2016OLIGARCH
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.4 / 5 (5233)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, soft spicyShared notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Tonka Bean - #9
Giorgio Armani · 1998EMPORIO ARMANI LUI
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (5145)Shared accords: sweet, woody, fruity, citrusShared notes: Rose, Bergamot, Tonka Bean - #10
Carolina Herrera · 2019BAD BOY
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (21602)Shared accords: sweet, woody, soft spicy, citrusShared notes: Cedarwood, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Tonka Bean - #11
French Avenue · 2023SPECTRE GHOST
join_inner 10 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (17223)Shared accords: woody, fruity, soft spicy, citrusShared notes: Cedarwood, Rose, Bergamot, Pink Pepper - #12
Lorenzo Pazzaglia · 2024SUN-GRIA
join_inner 9 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (8352)Shared accords: sweet, fruity, citrus, fresh spicyShared notes: Cedarwood, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Tonka Bean
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Spiky Muse in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Spiky Muse, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.