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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Ex
meets Blessed Baraka.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Musk

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with fresh spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with amber. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Parfoholic Ex bottle
Parfoholic

Ex

Concentration not recorded

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Initio Parfums Prives Blessed Baraka bottle
Initio Parfums Prives

Blessed Baraka

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232015
Leading accordsfresh spicy · woody · muskyamber · powdery · woody
Notes unique to this recordBlack Pepper, Peppertree, Ginger, elemi, Cinnamon, Cashmeran, Cherry, Rose, Amyris, Iris, Jasmine, Oud, Leather, Labdanum, PatchouliAmber, Sandalwood, Vanilla, White Flowers
Longevity / 53.64 · 36 votes3.86 · 1,357 votes
Projection / 42.55 · 33 votes2.73 · 1,490 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.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Ex

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Blessed Baraka

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Coumarin, Benzyl salicylate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Linalool, Limonene, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Eugenol, Bht, Cinnamal, Citral, Citronellol, Benzyl cinnamate, Methyl benzoate, Benzyl alcohol, Phenoxyethanol

Source: Initio official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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 verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed fresh spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed amber and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.