EX NIHILO · EAU DE PARFUM · 2026

DEMON DANCER

Rhubarb and mint ignite orange blossom before a resonant woody-amber pulse.

Olfactive family
Floral · Woody
Perfumer
Jordi Fernández
For
Women & Men
OFFICIAL BOUTIQUE€280 · 100 mlOfficial Europe price
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Official European price for the 100 ml Eau de Parfum checked 3 August 2026. Price and availability may change; verify at the boutique before purchase.

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A FRAGRANCE CHOREOGRAPHED BETWEEN IMPACT AND RELEASE

Cold momentum strikes first; warmth answers from below.

Demon Dancer opens as a kinetic collision. Rhubarb supplies green-fruity tension, bergamot and blood orange throw light across it, and peppermint introduces a clean, almost electrical cut. Orange blossom then expands through blackcurrant, turning the brightness more sensual before Georgywood™, Akigalawood™ and Ambrofix™ build a vertical woody-amber frame. Musks and tonka soften the landing without slowing the composition’s sense of motion.

“A tribute to unapologetic self-expression, DEMON DANCER captures the magnetic tension between inner fire and outward freedom.”

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THREE MOMENTS, ONE EVOLVING SCENT

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Atmospheric interpretation of rhubarb, citrus and mint set the body in motion.
00:00 — THE IMPULSE

Rhubarb, citrus and mint set the body in motion.

Rhubarb arrives green, tart and textured. Bergamot and blood orange sharpen the light while peppermint slices through with cool aromatic force. The opening feels immediate and directional: less a conventional citrus burst than a sudden change of velocity.

ELECTRICTARTKINETIC
Atmospheric interpretation of orange blossom blooms inside a blackcurrant pulse.
00:30 — THE TRANCE

Orange blossom blooms inside a blackcurrant pulse.

Orange blossom brings radiant floral volume, supple rather than creamy. Blackcurrant adds tart fruit, green leaf and a faintly shadowed tension. Together they translate the opening’s speed into something more physical and emotionally charged.

RADIANTPULSINGSENSUAL
Atmospheric interpretation of modern woods rise through amber warmth, musk and tonka.
02:45 — THE RESONANCE

Modern woods rise through amber warmth, musk and tonka.

Georgywood™ and Akigalawood™ give the drydown grain, height and peppery movement. Ambrofix™ amplifies warmth and diffusion, while musks smooth the architecture and tonka bean adds a soft almond-hay sweetness. The trail remains vibrant, but its energy now feels grounded and resonant.

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THE IMPULSERhubarb · Peppermint · Blood Orange

Tart colour and cool aromatic force create immediate motion.

THE TRANCEOrange Blossom · Blackcurrant

Floral radiance becomes pulsing, sensual and more corporeal.

THE RESONANCEGeorgywood™ · Akigalawood™ · Ambrofix™

Dry modern woods establish height, warmth and diffusion.

THE AFTERIMAGEMusks · Tonka Bean · Amber Woods

A smooth warm trace remains after the sharper gestures fade.

Jordi Fernández, perfumer of Ex Nihilo Demon Dancer
Jordi FernándezMaster Perfumer · dsm-firmenich

THE MIND BEHIND DEMON DANCER

Movement engineered through contrast.

Jordi Fernández often works through strong material contrasts and highly diffusive structures. In Demon Dancer, tart fruit and mint are not treated as a static fresh accord: they launch the composition into an orange-blossom centre, then hand its momentum to modern woody and amber materials. The result reflects the brief’s choreography of inner force, outward freedom and sustained movement.

The composition moves by transferring energy from tart freshness to floral radiance and finally to a diffusive woody-amber structure.

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PERFUMER
Jordi Fernández
BRAND
EX NIHILO
COLLECTION
Iconoclaste
FORMATS
50 ml · 100 ml
CREATION
Demon Dancer · 2026

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