Ex Nihilo · 2023 · Jordi Fernández

Blue Talisman

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

VersionEau de Parfum

Juicy pear with bergamot, mandarin and ginger over orange blossom, drying to airy ambergris-like woods, peppery patchouli and musk.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Blue Talisman’s scent picture, a draft: pear, bergamot, ginger, mandarin, orange blossom, woody notes drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Blue Talisman, top notes: Pear, Bergamot, Ginger, Mandarin

Heartas it settles

Blue Talisman, heart: Orange blossom, Woody notes

Dry-downwhat stays

Blue Talisman, dry-down: Ambrofix (ambergris), Akigalawood (oud), Musks

What’s inside it

What the label names

8 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals2 spices

5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

ValayaParfums de Marly · shares bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), ambergris and 2 more$410 for 75 ml
LibreYSL · shares bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), ambergris and 1 more$185 for 90 ml · about half of Blue Talisman’s $385
Mystique BouquetAfnan · shares bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), ambergris and 1 more$50 for 80 ml · about a fifth of Blue Talisman’s $385

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.