{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"The Review: Ex Nihilo Chandigarh Express &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wVWFDJNEiG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/ex-nihilo-chandigarh-express-leather-perfume\/\">The Review: Ex Nihilo Chandigarh Express<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/ex-nihilo-chandigarh-express-leather-perfume\/embed\/#?secret=wVWFDJNEiG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Review: Ex Nihilo Chandigarh Express&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"wVWFDJNEiG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Celebrated the launch of Ex Nihilo&#8217;s latest fragrance, Chandigarh Express, at Cassina earlier this year. (Which was cause for finally hemming this Ludovic de Saint Sernin piece\u2014and by that, I mean a rough chop with my sharpest scissors. The perks of a pliss\u00e9 fabric! No sewing required.) I still need more time with it but my initial thoughts so far: Chandigarh Express is a dry and aromatic leather whose heart persists for hours before giving way to a transparent, almost powdery tonka bean. The finale is intimate\u2014an ending wholly unexpected from such a patently masculine start. (It&#8217;s worth noting that this one is unlike any other fragrance within the Ex Nihilo line, which works well for this particular profile. The French house has a signature that to my nose, is a recognizable throughline even in its retailer-exclusive scents.) The true beauty is in how Chandigarh Express develops over several hours with the warmth of skin. New leather and spiced wood go through a most marvelous evolution before revealing its tender interior. Be patient and you&#8217;ll reach the sweetened, vanillic-vetiver finish with traces of jasmine&#8217;s creamiest facets. It&#8217;s intoxicating, honestly\u2014and now that my bottle has macerated for a month, the notes&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/perfume-review-ex-nihilo-chandigarh-express.jpg"}