Where it differs: Italian Bergamot gives the same sunny bergamot opening but is thinner, without the dense cardamom, pink pepper and woody-amber base that keeps Nio going.
Smells like Xerjoff Nio.
3 bottles the community rates close to Nio, with the one thing each does differently. citrus, aromatic, green, for men.
Scent overlap
Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.
Notes of Nio
What Xerjoff publishes. Black means Ermenegildo Zegna Italian Bergamot shares the note.
Top
- bergamot
- neroli
- green notes
Heart
- cardamom
- pink pepper
- jasmine
- nutmeg
Base
- vetiver
- cedar
- guaiac wood
- patchouli
- amber
Notes of Italian Bergamot
What Ermenegildo Zegna publishes. Black means Nio shares the note.
The house has not published a note list for this bottle; the accords above come from its own description.
The 3 worth trying, ranked
Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.
Where it differs: Bright Neroli leans on neroli and citrus freshness and drops most of the spicy cardamom and vetiver-cedar depth, so it fades sooner.
Where it differs: Lacoste Yellow is a simple fresh citrus-green with none of Nio's spice or density; forum users call it not particularly close but similar in mood.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Similarity figures come from owner ratings and published notes, never from a lab, and no bottle here is a copy of another. Brand names appear only to say what a scent is similar to.
Side by side, the way people actually decide
Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.
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