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Musc Infini Ex Nihilo 2013

7.7 / 10 195 Ratings

A popular perfume by Ex Nihilo for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is powdery-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Powdery

Sweet

Creamy

Spicy

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ambrette

Grapefruit

Italian bergamot

Heart Notes

Musk

Patchouli

Rose absolute

Base Notes

Musk

Benzoin

Tonka bean Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumers

Louise Turner, Givaudan

Ratings

Scent

7.7195 Ratings

Longevity

7.5169 Ratings

Sillage

6.7169 Ratings

Bottle

7.8140 Ratings

Value for money

5.754 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius, last update on 08/30/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Initiale collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Musc Ravageur Eau de Parfum

Just Musk

Les Nombres d'Or - Musc

Musc des Sables

Émotion de Frédéric

Cuir de R'Eve

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/18/2024

9.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Ninamariah
295 Reviews

Ninamariah

2

Sensual, attractive, rich and creamy musk with a little hint of baby powder and Vanilla

These rainy days makes me reach something calming and cozy, yet sensual and attractive. MUSC INFINI by Ex Nihilo Paris (Louise Turner, Givaudan 2013) was for months on my “Testing now” list because I wasn’t sure about it. Once I worn it at the gym and it unfolded in a beautiful and soft way, like a second skin. The problem was earlier too cold skin and the weather. So now I enjoy it when it’s warmer. It’s not my gym scent though, it’s not that kind of musk at all but sometimes if I feel that the perfume needs warmth I test it while training.

MUSC INFINI is creamy and warm. The combination of well blended notes is beautiful. Ambrette, Musk, Benzoin, Tonka beans and Vanilla together are amazing. This is not so much baby powdery but there is a hint of it, and not even powdery in other way either but it is hazy, velvety, a bit dusty and there is a little bit sweetness as well. If you are not as crazy about musky scents as I am and don’t have many different kind of them, you would say that this is all baby powdery. Everything is so subjective. Musk is not clean and fresh, it’s rich, alluring and there is a sensual animalic yet enjoyable and pleasant undertone in it. The scent is quite linear but I love it regardless and all the scents doesn't have to be so complex with three different stages. Sometimes I need this kind of beautiful simplicity of top quality ingredients.

If I compare this for example to Musk Extrême , that is clearly baby powdery without any animalic aroma. That is innocent musk scent, musk is not so natural and this one is seductice even erotic, some may find it even dirty. If someone is interested I don’t think this is like Musc Ravageur Eau de Parfum or Musc des Sables, both of them has spicy aroma, Musc Ravageur more and it lacks that baby powdery vibe totally and the latter one is resinous but musk is the same kind of than in this Musc Infini and the quality in both is great. Since here is missing the rich floral heart Musc Infini is not of course anything like Dia Woman Eau de Parfum or many other scents with white musk which are fresh, soapy and/or baby powdery. Musky scents are a huge category and I love all kind of scents in it.

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02/16/2023

5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Kurai
388 Reviews

Kurai

Helpful Review 4

Benzoin-musk

Argh, for a moment I thought this was going places. This musk managed to stay clean without invoking laundry spirits. It had an interesting darker shade, achieved through the addition of a sweaty -not skanky- ambrette note. Clever!

Then, out of nowhere the vanilla-benzoin emerged. This 180-ed straight into vanilla-musk town. Think "Musc Ravageur | Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle" or Musc des Sables and you get the point. Darn party pooper caught me by surprise! Too bad, I really liked the opening.

03/08/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Musky meh

Infini opens with a pleasant, sweet, vanillic and initially citrus-y amber accord with a dusty white-grayish musky note, and a subtle sort of “abstract” salty-talc feel which is probably due to ambroxide (that ambrette seeds note). A silky light breeze of flower petals and tonka beans complete the thin composition, together with a vague earthy-woody base note. Shortly a sort of contemporary, glossy, tamed-down and almost “abstract” aromatic Oriental scent centered on amber, vanilla, white musks and exotic hints of tonka and woods. But most of all sweet, dry, talc-dusty warm amber with musks. The evolution is close to zero, it all gets just a bit lighter and drier (and slightly more salty too, but also developing a nice balsamic breeze after a couple of hours). Pleasant and undoubtedly refined, although in a kind of (much) boring way: it’s a plain, linear and conventional amber-musky scent like tons of others, with no particular “niche” added value. Dozens of other fragrances do the same job at a fraction of the price, but “per se” Infini is not bad, so if you’re in the mood of flushing money down the toilet...

6/10

12/21/2017

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Maggy4u
369 Reviews

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Maggy4u

Very helpful Review 9

Loops of Infinity

Musc Infini is, for me, a mono fragrance. Yes, why not start with a central insight. After all, it’s called "infinite musk" for a reason. And although it is indeed finite, the theme is wonderfully planned and executed by Ex Nihilo.

We begin, a little as the fragrance house describes, in the light of the big city. The musk is fresh. Daylike. It carries and has a very clear, almost ethereal presence due to the citrus notes. But right from the start, something darker and more sensual flickers up. The patchouli adds a slightly damp earthiness, which will later blend with reflections of cocoa (thanks to the vanilla in the base). I either tuned out the floral accords or they were simply very well hidden.

So we experience the morning walk to the triple-shot cappuccino and the office very relaxed and with one or two smiles. The day at the company won’t be easier with "MI," but surely a bit better. It certainly doesn’t darken the day. :)

For me, the musk in the heart note is indeed the most demanding. So, if we start from a day in the light, we have already begun our descent into the evening and are probably - after work - standing in a bar. Here, the very straightforward musk asserts itself, completely unplayful, as a linesman between worlds and still provides a rather fresh feeling, including scent, while the third drink has already won the race against the ice.

As we head towards midnight, to be honest, there’s not much of the infinity left to sniff. It has now been definitively toned down and has become a skin scent. Slightly sweet, powdery. A bit of cocoa. One must know that it is still there. Personally, I find this quite agreeable for the end of an evening. There are surely much more interesting scents to discover at the end of the day than one’s own.

A clear recommendation for musk fans and those who want to become one. Musc Infini is a nice solid fragrance, without big surprises, but also without malice. With a longevity of just over 10 hours, it fits well before it becomes very cozy and close to the skin.