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Fragrances Similar to EX NIHILO VENENUM KISS
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Boucheron Jaipur, sharing 5 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Venenum Kiss'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 Venenum Kiss? These 12 picks share the most overlap with its amber, warm spicy and fresh spicy profile. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Venenum Kiss, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Venenum Kiss'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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Boucheron · 1994JAIPUR
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (4240)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, roseShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Amber, Styrax, Sandalwood - #2
Penhaligon's · 2015HALFETI
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (28935)Shared accords: woody, powdery, fresh spicy, roseShared notes: Vanilla, Artemisia, Amber, Nutmeg, Sandalwood - #3
Tom Ford · 2015NOIR EXTREME
join_inner 13 shared notesstar 4.4 / 5 (62288)Shared accords: woody, powdery, fresh spicy, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Amber, Nutmeg, Neroli - #4
Yves Rocher · 1977ISPAHAN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (7905)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, fresh spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Amber, Nutmeg, Sandalwood - #5
RasasiTASMEEM MEN
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (2137)Shared accords: woody, powdery, fresh spicy, roseShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Artemisia, Amber, Sandalwood - #6
Fragrance World · 2025MONTERA INSTANT LOVE
join_inner 12 shared accordsstar 3.7 / 5 (248)Shared accords: woody, powdery, metallic, roseShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Amber, Sandalwood, Saffron - #7
Jacques Bogart · 1980ONE MAN SHOW
join_inner 11 shared notesstar 3.8 / 5 (10134)Shared accords: woody, fresh spicy, amber, warm spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Artemisia, Amber, Nutmeg - #8
Balmain Beauty · 1979IVOIRE DE BALMAIN
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.1 / 5 (4142)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, fresh spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Artemisia, Amber, Nutmeg, Neroli - #9
Elizabeth Taylor · 1989PASSION FOR MEN
join_inner 12 shared notesstar 4.0 / 5 (2946)Shared accords: woody, floral, fresh spicy, vanillaShared notes: Vanilla, Amber, Nutmeg, Neroli, Styrax - #10
Armaf · 2022CLUB DE NUIT INTENSE WOMAN PERFUME OIL
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 0.0 / 5 (1412)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, fresh spicyShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Amber, Nutmeg, Saffron - #11
Xerjoff · 2012ALEXANDRIA II
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (40252)Shared accords: woody, powdery, fresh spicy, roseShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Amber, Sandalwood - #12
ChanelCOCO EAU DE TOILETTE
join_inner 11 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (9556)Shared accords: woody, powdery, floral, roseShared notes: Vanilla, Rose, Amber, Sandalwood
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 Venenum Kiss 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 Venenum Kiss, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.