Dupe review · Mod Fragrances
Secret Embers
The Initio Side Effect profile, from Mod Fragrances.
- Smells like
- Initio Side Effect
- Price
- $44.99
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $467
- Made by
- Mod Fragrances
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Secret Embers is a strong bet if you want Side Effect for less.
Mod Fragrances 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 $45 it costs 89% less than Side Effect.
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 Mod Fragrances 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
The original opens on saffron and cinnamon, turns to rum and tobacco, and settles into sandalwood, Hedione and vanilla. That is the brief Secret Embers is working from.
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, Secret Embers is number 14 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
What people say about Secret Embers
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—Would buy again
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What does Mod Fragrances Secret Embers 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 Mod Fragrances Secret Embers a dupe of Initio Side Effect?
Yes — Mod Fragrances sells it as its version of Initio Side Effect.
Where can I buy Mod Fragrances Secret Embers?
It is in stock at $44.99 — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.