Dupe review · Match Perfumes
Side Effect
Built to smell like Initio Side Effect, for 91% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Initio Side Effect
- Price
- $44.32
- Size
- 100ml
- Per 100ml
- $44
- Original per 100ml
- $467
- Made by
- Match Perfumes
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Side Effect scores 7.0 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Side Effect.
Match Perfumes sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Side Effect's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $44 per 100ml it costs 91% less than Side Effect — the 2nd cheapest of 10 twins we can price.
Some wearers dispute how close it gets — the match is the seller's claim, so read the votes before you buy.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Match Perfumes publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
Initio Side Effect is saffron and cinnamon at first, rum and tobacco at its heart and sandalwood, Hedione and vanilla at the end. Match Perfumes set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- saffron
- cinnamon
Heart
- rum
- tobacco
Base
- sandalwood
- Hedione
- vanilla
For the one who wants a hypnotic, intoxicating trail of boozy rum, sweet tobacco and warm spice that lingers seductively long after the room empties.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 14 twins of Initio Side Effect we can price, Side Effect is number 2 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Fragrance World Aftermath $27/100ml
- 02 Match Perfumes Side Effect $44/100ml
- 03 Lattafa Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst $45/100ml
- 04 French Avenue After Effect $47/100ml
- 05 Yom & Layl Shelby Effect $85/100ml
- 06 Perfume Parlour Second Reaction $89/100ml
- 07 HK Perfumes Act $89/100ml
- 08 Alexandria Fragrances Upside Down $110/100ml
- 09 Scentual Obsessions Aftermath $140/100ml
- 10 Oil Perfumery Side Effect $148/100ml
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The community
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What does Match Perfumes Side Effect smell like?
It is built to smell like Initio Side Effect — saffron and cinnamon up top, rum and tobacco in the heart, sandalwood, Hedione and vanilla in the base.
Is Match Perfumes Side Effect a dupe of Initio Side Effect?
Yes — Match Perfumes sells it as its version of Initio Side Effect.
How much cheaper is Match Perfumes Side Effect than Initio Side Effect?
91% less per 100ml: about $44 per 100ml against $467 for the original.
Where can I buy Match Perfumes Side Effect?
It is in stock at $44.32 for 100ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.