Initio Parfums Privés
Side Effect
An opulent gourmand from Initio, Side Effect plays a rum and a vanilla on a base of spices, tobacco and sandalwood. Warm, sweet and diffusive.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Rum · Cinnamon · Tobacco
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Spices
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · Amber · Tonka bean · Sandalwood
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 1 in the heart, 4 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Spices: a niche material, declared by only 15 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
- Gourmand, spicy, woody and amber: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with gourmand supplying 2 of 8.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Side Effect by Initio Parfums Privés seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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