Ex Nihilo Is The Perfume Brand Celebs Gatekeep. Here Are 7 Scents, Ranked

There’s an influencer I always run into at beauty events, and I smell her presence in the room before I even see her face. Not in an overpowering way — more like the softest, most addictive scent trail pulling me in her direction. The only way I can describe it is like a tall, iced piña colada sipped in the sun — within reach of cooling sea spray — topped with a wedge of syrupy pineapple: sweet and indulgent, but fresh and invigorating at the same time. There was just one problem: every time I asked what perfume she was wearing, she’d conveniently “forget.” Then one day, Ex Nihilo’s Blue Talisman landed on my desk — and with one spritz, the mystery was solved. She isn’t the only one with impeccable taste in fragrance. At The Devil Wears Prada premiere in New York, Refinery29 senior fashion writer Victoria Montalti asked celebrities which perfume they were wearing, and the love for Ex Nihilo abounded on the red carpet. Take Olympian Johnny