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Ex Nihilo Idle Hour Sample
Idle Hour, tried on skin before you decide
Idle Hour is a perfume from Ex Nihilo. Its notes are not in our files, and we would rather say so than fill the gap. A decant of 2, 5 or 10 ml lets you wear it on several days before you decide about a full bottle. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.
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A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands. Read how we fill your sample
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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Without a pyramid
There is no pyramid on this page for Ex Nihilo Idle Hour, because none is on record in our data. What it does on skin is for you to find out. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.
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Before it can be filled
The status of Idle Hour is on request. That is an honest way of saying it is on our list but not yet in a vial. The form on this page is where you raise your hand. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.
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In the vial
For this sample, FragranceGems takes Idle Hour from the original bottle and fills a glass spray vial with it. The label on the vial is ours. Three sizes mean you decide how long you want to test. Glass does not react with perfume, so what you smell is the perfume itself.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
No season or occasion is on record for Idle Hour, so let your own days decide. Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Test it on skin and not only on paper. Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes.
Who it is for
Whether Ex Nihilo Idle Hour is marketed to men, women or everyone is not in our record; wear it if you enjoy it. The sample is for anyone who wants to know a perfume before owning it. It also works for anyone who wants a small vial for travel or a bag.
Why try Ex Nihilo Idle Hour as a sample first
Choosing a bottle unsmelled is a gamble, and a decant takes the gamble out of it. The vial is filled and labelled by us, FragranceGems, from the original bottle. It is not an official brand sample and we are not affiliated with the house.
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
Samples are filled to order and cannot be returned. Is something wrong or damaged on arrival? Contact us and we solve it. To the contact page
Read how we fill your sampleQuestions
Frequently asked
Is this the same perfume as the full bottle?
Yes. The liquid is taken from the original bottle of Ex Nihilo Idle Hour and filled into a glass spray vial by FragranceGems. The vial carries our own label, so it is a decant and not a sample made by the brand.
Why does this page list no notes?
No note list is on record with us for Ex Nihilo Idle Hour, and we only print notes we can trace to a source. The sample lets you judge the perfume without a list.
How should I keep the vial?
Closed, upright if possible, and away from heat and direct sunlight, the same way you would keep a full bottle. That keeps Idle Hour as it was when we filled it.
The brand
About Ex Nihilo
Ex Nihilo was founded in Paris in 2013 by Sylvie Loday, Olivier Royère and Benoît Verdier, three people from the luxury world who hand emerging perfumers carte blanche and, the brand says, the finest raw materials without cost constraints. The perfumes sit in four universes, floral, ambery, woody and citrus, and lean on modern materials such as Ambrofix and Akigalawood. Their airy, abstract style is easy to misjudge on paper; a 10 ml decant on skin is the fairer test.
- Founded in Paris in 2013 by Sylvie Loday, Olivier Royère and Benoît Verdier
- Works with emerging perfumers who are given total creative freedom
- Four olfactive universes: Floral, Ambery, Woody and Citrus
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I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!
Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!
incredible fast delivery l. the fragrance itself its magnificent, the dry down woody base, is intoxicating. it last on me 10 hours plus. great service great fragrance
Good experience overall. Fast shipping without any incidents. Prices are good as well.
Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !
Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.
Great shop with a fantastic selection and fast shipping. I was very happy with my order. It would have been a nice touch to receive a little sample, especially as I ordered two full-size products. ;)
Placing the order was very easy. Shipping was very fast. I am completely satisfied.
Plenty of perfumes and very good perfumes. Fast shipping. One negative. Expensive shipping from Netherlands to Greece
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From the house of FragranceGems
The sample department of FragranceGems
DecantGems is part of FragranceGems B.V. in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. We fill every sample ourselves from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and label it ourselves. Behind it stands the same team that handles every FragranceGems order.
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- Filled by us from the original bottle
- Glass spray vial, labelled by us
- Customer service by the FragranceGems team