Is Perfume Parlour Muse Spiked a dupe of Ex Nihilo Spiky Muse?
Spiky Muse EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2025 | Year | 2025 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Muse Spiked EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
Spiky Muse is a divisive but daring take on a rose scent. It's a bright, tenacious fruity-floral for those who like their roses with a bit of a kick, though some find its sharp, modern edge a bit much.
A budget read of Ex Nihilo's Spiky Muse - that crisp, photo-realistic strawberry-and-rose over a pistachio-and-ambery-wood base. Muse Spiked keeps the juicy fruity-floral signature but candies the strawberry and softens the pistachio's creamy bite, losing the original's cool, airy precision. A fun, flirtatious stand-in for a fraction of the niche price.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in spring and summer.
Occasions
Its bright, energetic character with good projection and longevity makes it suitable for casual and sport settings, as noted by community reviews wearing it to the gym. The bold rose and fruit profile feels too assertive for formal events and might be a bit much for a conservative office, though a light hand could make it work for a date.
Seasons
Juicy strawberry and bright rose feel made for spring and summer, with enough creamy-woody warmth to stretch into early autumn; the fruit reads too light for deep winter.
Occasions
Playful and flirtatious, it suits dates, casual outings and easygoing daytime more than formal or sporty settings.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Every one of its 9 notes is in the original, including Rose, Ambroxan, Akigalawood
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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