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the one you wantXerjoff Nioprice varies, 50 ml
smells like it, for lessErmenegildo Zegna Italian Bergamotprice varies

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.

Xerjoff Nio5 accords
2of 6 accords shared, 33%
Ermenegildo Zegna Italian Bergamot3 accords
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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.

No. 1
Italian Bergamot
Ermenegildo Zegna, EDT
65similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
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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.

Buy Nio ifYou want bergamot backed by spice and dense woods.
Buy Italian Bergamot ifYou want a clean bergamot splash for warm days.
No. 2
Bright Neroli
Ferrari, EDT
58similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
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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.

Buy Nio ifYou want lasting citrus with a spiced woody trail.
Buy Bright Neroli ifYou want a cheap, bright neroli-citrus for summer.
No. 3
Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Yellow
Lacoste, EDT
50similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
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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.

Buy Nio ifYou want depth and a long-lasting woody drydown.
Buy Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Yellow ifYou want a very cheap fresh citrus for the gym or heat.

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Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about Ermenegildo Zegna Italian Bergamot
Xerjoff Nio
price varies, 50 ml
Ermenegildo Zegna Italian Bergamot
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65 similar. 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.

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