Ex Nihilo Oud Vendome vs Xerjoff Zafar
What they share
4 materials appear in both.
Only in Ex Nihilo Oud Vendome
Only in Xerjoff Zafar
Main accords
Both accord profiles, side by side. What separates them most comes first; a missing bar means the perfume does not carry that accord.
Gender
Oud Vendome
Man-leaning unisex
Woman
Man
Zafar
Man-leaning unisex
Woman
Man
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Oud Vendome
Longevity
9/10
Sillage
8/10
Season
Occasion
Zafar
Longevity
9/10
Sillage
8/10
Season
Occasion
Oud Vendome
Saffron and ginger start things off sharp and spiced, then cedar and incense bring the smoke in. Oud and musk hold a dark, resinous drydown with almost no sweetness.
Zafar
Black pepper and rose over a heart of oud softened by neroli, then cedar, vetiver, incense and musk. Two grades of oud answer each other in the formula, and it stays dry and woody rather than sweet.