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Initio Parfums Privés

Side Effect

EDP · 2017

Side Effect by Initio Parfums Privés

Olfactive Profile

tobacco · sweet · rum · warm spicy

About the Fragrance

An intoxicating swirl of rum, tobacco and immortelle laid over rich vanilla and amber.

Note Pyramid

The composition

Composed by House Perfumer. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • Rum
    Rum
  • Cinnamon
    Cinnamon
  • Saffron
    Saffron

Heart notes

the soul
  • Tobacco
    Tobacco
  • Immortelle

Base notes

the trail
  • Vanilla
    Vanilla
  • Amber
    Amber
  • Musk
    Musk

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity4/5
Sillage4/5
Projection4/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderUnisex
FamilyTobacco Vanilla

Main accords

tobaccosweetrumwarm spicy

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.

Textures

  • — Warm wax
  • — Spun sugar
  • — Tonka resin
  • — Wool tweed
  • — Cured leaf
  • — Suede patch

Materials

Vanilla pod · Amber resin · Toasted oak · Aged tobacco · Walnut · Brass

Atmosphere

The room

A candlelit kitchen, dessert wine, late conversation

Weather

The air

Warm rainy evening, 16°C

Interior Design

Warm gilded

Wide oak floors, brass sconces, velvet sofa the colour of cognac

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Lisbon balcony, ginja in a chocolate cup

Also at home in New Orleans, Mexico City, Edinburgh.

Literary Match

Esquivel — Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate — Esquivel · The God of Small Things — Roy

In one line

Initio Parfums Privés

Side Effect — boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.

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Try Before You Commit

Available samples.

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Available decants.