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Perfumes like Blue Talisman

Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman is unisex, about €250–400 for a full bottle. Pear and ginger over clean musk, fresh and bright. Notes: pear, bergamot, ginger, musk, ambroxan. Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe.

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1. InitioNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Psychedelic Love

   Ginger and bergamot with ambergris, a bright skin glow. Shares ginger, bergamot, musk with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: hedione, ginger, bergamot, ambergris, musk · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · spring, summer · office-safe
2. Louis VuittonNicheFor men€€€€€
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   Imagination

   Black tea, citron and ginger, a fresh journey of the mind. Shares ginger, ambroxan with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: citron, black tea, ginger, ambroxan, neroli, guaiac wood · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
3. Le LaboNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Another 13

   Your own skin but better, airy ambroxan musk, clean and intimate. Shares ambroxan, musk with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: ambroxan, musk, jasmine, ambrette, moss · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · spring, autumn, summer, winter · office-safe
4. D.S. & DurgaUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   I Don't Know What

   An invisible clean woody glow that makes your other perfume better. Shares bergamot, ambroxan with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: bergamot, iso E super, vetiver, ambroxan, cedar · Soft · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer, autumn, winter · office-safe
5. Maison Francis KurkdjianNicheUnisex€€€
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   Aqua Universalis

   Fresh laundry drying in the sun, citrus and white musk, endlessly clean. Shares bergamot with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: bergamot, lemon, lily of the valley, sweet pea, white musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
6. CreedNicheFor men€€€€
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   Silver Mountain Water

   Cold mountain stream with green tea and blackcurrant, very fresh. Shares bergamot, musk with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: bergamot, mandarin, green tea, blackcurrant, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
7. L'Artisan ParfumeurNicheUnisex€€€
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   Mûre et Musc

   Blackberries and musk, the sweet nostalgia of childhood summers. Shares musk, bergamot with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: blackberry, musk, bergamot, mandarin, lemon · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
8. DiptyqueNicheUnisex€€€
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   Ilio

   Prickly pear and iris in Mediterranean sun, a summer on a Greek island. Shares bergamot, musk with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: prickly pear, bergamot, iris, jasmine, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe

Similar and cheaper

1. Penhaligon'sNicheFor men€€€
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   Bayolea

   Lavender, bergamot and moss, a clean barbershop. Shares bergamot with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: lavender, bergamot, petitgrain, moss, mint, vetiver · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
2. DiptyqueNicheUnisex€€€
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   Fleur de Peau

   The scent of clean skin after a bath, soft iris and ambrette musk. Shares musk with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: ambrette, iris, musk, pink pepper, angelica · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · spring, autumn, winter · office-safe
3. Serge LutensNicheUnisex€€€
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   Five O'Clock au Gingembre

   English tea time with ginger, honey and cocoa. Shares ginger, bergamot with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: ginger, black tea, honey, cocoa, bergamot, pepper · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe
4. Maison Francis KurkdjianNicheUnisex€€€
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   Petit Matin

   Lemon, lavender and verbena at dawn, a clean early morning. Shares bergamot, musk with Blue Talisman.

   Notes: lemon, lavender, verbena, bergamot, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe

Before buying a full bottle, try a sample of two or three of these for a few days. Niche perfume changes a lot on skin.