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8.6 90 Ratings
A popular perfume by The Dua Brand for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is sweet-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production. The perfume is vegan according to the manufacturer.
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Main accords

Sweet
Spicy
Gourmand
Fruity
Woody

Fragrance Notes

TobaccoTobacco CinnamonCinnamon RumRum VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent 8.6
90 Ratings
010
Longevity 9.0
86 Ratings
010
Sillage 8.5
83 Ratings
010
Bottle 6.0
85 Ratings
010
Value for money 7.9
68 Ratings
010
Submitted by EvilCat, updated on 08/06/2026
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Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the Inspired Expression collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
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Reviews

1 in-depth fragrance description
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Helpful Review 7
You Are Enough
"Side Effect | Initio" on the left wrist and "Collateral Damage | The Dua Brand / Dua Fragrances" on the right wrist - I can hardly notice a difference.
In the end, I chose "Collateral Damage | The Dua Brand / Dua Fragrances" because it was simply better from the H/S.

Blind buy if you love "Side Effect | Initio"
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I compared the initio I have with this one, they are almost identical. Just the initio is more ventilated and less compact. Excellent
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1 year ago
Cherries bathing in Cinnamon. Slightly fruitier than Side Effect. I prefer original scent but dupe's price :)
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Mmmh, yes, there's also tobacco + cinnamon like in Side Effect. But the coziness, the delicate jasmine note, the harmony - no, just synthetic!
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5 years ago
I've noticed that all Duas somehow have the same slightly musty base DNA. The whole house isn't for me, no judgment.
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Sweet and very synthetic,
you have to want that!
Typical DUA = a brutal performance.
A decent alternative to Side Effect.
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