Midnight Special
meets Lost Cherry.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Cinnamon · Turkish Rose · Vanilla · Patchouli
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with cherry. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Ex Nihilo Midnight SpecialConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |  Tom Ford Lost CherryEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Concentration not recorded | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2017 | 2018 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · oud · vanilla | cherry · sweet · almond |
| Notes unique to this record | Saffron, Black Pepper, Grapefruit, Rose, Agarwood (Oud) | Bitter Almond, Black Cherry, Cherry Liqueur, Sour Cherry, Plum, Jasmine Sambac, Tonka Bean, Peru Balsam, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Cloves, Cedar, Vetiver |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.90 · 177 votes | 3.14 · 8,831 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.85 · 213 votes | 2.24 · 8,819 votes |
Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.
Ingredients, side by side.
Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.
Declared on both
- Parfum (fragrance)
- Aqua (water)
- Citronellol
- Linalool
- Coumarin
- Eugenol
- Citral
- Benzyl alcohol
- Benzyl benzoate
Listed only on Midnight Special
- Alcohol denat
- Limonene
- Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Geraniol
- Ethylhexyl salicylate
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Farnesol
- Cinnamal
- Cinnamyl alcohol
Listed only on Lost Cherry
- Alcohol denat.
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Vanillin
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
- Isoeugenol
- Anise alcohol
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Rose ketones
- Benzaldehyde
- Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.
Midnight Special
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol denat, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Citronellol, Limonene, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Geraniol, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Coumarin, Farnesol, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Cinnamyl alcohol
Source: Ex Nihilo official US product ingredient panel · Checked 2026-09-22
Lost Cherry
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol denat., Water aqua eau, Fragrance (parfum), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Rose flower oil/extract, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Coumarin, Eugenol, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Anise alcohol, Benzyl cinnamate, Rose ketones, Benzaldehyde, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Citronellol
Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54075
These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.
Follow your curiosity.
A starting point, not a verdictConcentration not recorded
Start here if the listed warm spicy and oud direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Eau de parfum
Start here if the listed cherry and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.