Here is my initial review after one wearing. I will follow up at a later time after I've worn it more and will add to or edit this post. FYI, my bottle is part of the second batch, which shipped out on January 20th, 2026.
The bottle arrived on a cold day in NY, so I let it sit for a day in my house to acclimate to the indoor temperature. A day later, I gave it its initial spray, and that first blast of the juice was potent, heavy with the smell of dry tobacco and the scent of the inside of an empty cognac bottle, with some sweetness lightly in the background. I sprayed it some more onto different parts of my body, and a few minutes later the air was sweet, but if I buried my nose into the spot where I applied it, the cognac was still the dominant scent. In the air, I’m getting hints of what smells like a lighter version of Initio’s Side Effect mixed with Narcotic Delight. As time passed, hints of vanilla and tobacco began to appear. The transition from the opening toward the dry-down became sweeter but not cloying, with the latter stage being reminiscent of Herod by PDM.
This is a nice fragrance. I look forward to wearing it under different conditions and enjoying all the different notes.
