Side Effect by Initio
Carnal Blends

Side Effect 2016

SarahMarie
01/10/2025 - 06:16 AM
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Not my hype

I held off on my review for a very long time because I really wanted to love the Side Effect.

It was my first in the journey of discovering the house of Initio.
I sprayed it on and enjoyed the great opening for the first few seconds.
But after a short time, this synthetic scratchy smell came into my nose...

I guess it's the Hedion which unfortunately doesn't seduce me at all as a pheromone booster.

Even for my now more experienced nose, it's a pure fragrance tree vibe, like in my parents' vintage car in the 90s.

This is not to say that the fragrance creation is bad, but in my opinion a fragrance in this price range should not have the DNA of air fresheners.

Definitely not a blind buy, test it first!
2 Comments
Dufti1985Dufti1985 6 months ago
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The feeling of wanting to love a fragrance is very familiar to me; I think the Side Effect is great, but I had this experience with Naxos...
SarahMarieSarahMarie 6 months ago
That's always a shame!
With Naxos, I noticed that it really depends on the "degree of maturity". I had a souk twice and both were completely different.