Explicite
Explicite is Ex Nihilo's soft, approachable oriental — a Parisian niche entry that earns its place in the house's catalog by working the clean-sweet space more thoughtfully than its notes might initially suggest.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Vanilla50
- Sandalwood45
- Amber45
- Caramel40
- Black Pepper35
By the editors · 2 min readExplicite is Ex Nihilo's soft, approachable oriental — a Parisian niche entry that earns its place in the house's catalog by working the clean-sweet space more thoughtfully than its notes might initially suggest. Pink pepper and nutmeg open together with warmth and mild spice, the pink pepper's berry-like brightness preventing the nutmeg from reading heavy. The heart is where the composition shows its character: lily and lily of the valley's fresh, watery florals alongside peony's dewy sweetness and praline's caramel-nut warmth — a juxtaposition that reads as simultaneously feminine and dessert-adjacent without tipping into pure gourmand territory. Sandalwood, amber, and vanilla close with reliable, creamy depth. Polished and wearable.
