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Initiale

Rose Hubris Ex Nihilo 2013

7.2 / 10 56 Ratings

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

Floral

Fruity

Fresh

Sweet

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fenugreek

Lychee

Heart Notes

May rose

Labdanum

Base Notes

Musk

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Perfumers

Olivier Pescheux, Givaudan

Ratings

Scent

7.256 Ratings

Longevity

6.849 Ratings

Sillage

6.449 Ratings

Bottle

7.850 Ratings

Value for money

5.714 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius · last update on 01/19/2026.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Initiale collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

À la Rose Eau de Parfum

Rose Barbare

Un Zest de Rose

Reviews

1 in-depth fragrance description

06/30/2024

9Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

Ninamariah
316 Reviews

Ninamariah

1

Simple Chypre with beautiful Rose note

Beautiful sophisticated and simple Chypre, absolutely love. Not so much fruity scent from Lychee but rather a bit sweet (from Fenugreek) Rose with a most subtle Chypre feeling in the background. I love the gentle mossy feeling through out the scent's lifetime. Noticeable Ex Nihilo with utterly classy blend which doesn't bother anyone. These are not for those ones who love strongly projecting scents. These are so called quiet luxury.

I enjoy this one a lot, a full bottle worthy for me. This short review is based on a sample and I will edit this one.
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Updated on 11/25/2025

Statements

14 short views on the fragrance

Carlalune

1 month ago

1

at first beautiful fresh and green rose, after it becomes a sophisticated sightly soapy rose. You can smell the lychee. Feminine and elegant

Rieke2021

3 years ago

6.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

9

4

Starts bitter-green-herbaceous. A slightly soapy, still green rose with a hint of fruit. In the dry down, a more robust + mossy musk. Barely any patch. Nostalgic.

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Yatagan

6 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

9

3

Delicate, elegant pale green rose scent. You can easily imagine lychee. Creamy and fluffy in the base.

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Lilienfeld

9 years ago

6.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

6

Too much Bockshörndl (monkey bread - carob stuff), too much lychee - bubble bath, poor May rose
(Rosa centifolia), bitter & odd-looking base...

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Sweetsmell75

8 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

5

Bitter-green at the start ... takes some getting used to.
becomes lychee-fruity-rosy-balsamic!
Base scores with.
Patch on a gentle moss-musk bed.

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KingLui

5 years ago

7.5Scent

4

1

Green soapy rose, moderately sweet pastel fruits, a cold morning, a foggy meadow. I like it.

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Jennytammy

6 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

4

2

Rose with green, fenugreek + lychee.
It becomes a bit woody and more intense over time.
Musk adds in the base.
A successful fragrance.

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Kima

7 years ago

3Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

4

First overripe fruity sweet, then biting rosy. Terrible!

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ClemensJ

7 years ago

6.5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

3

Soft and creamy clean scent with fleeting rose + a bit of fruit + sweetness. H + S unfortunately weak. More character would be nice. Also for men. OK!

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