Dupe review · Oil Perfumery
Side Effect
Oil Perfumery made Side Effect with one brief: Initio Side Effect — and it costs 68% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Initio Side Effect
- Price
- $88.95
- Size
- 60ml
- Per 100ml
- $148
- Original per 100ml
- $467
- Made by
- Oil Perfumery
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, Side Effect is a reasonable bet if you want Side Effect for less.
Oil Perfumery 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 $148 per 100ml it costs 68% less than Side Effect — the 10th cheapest of 10 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Oil Perfumery 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 Side Effect 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.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 14 twins of Initio Side Effect we can price, Side Effect is number 10 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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What does Oil Perfumery 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 Oil Perfumery Side Effect a dupe of Initio Side Effect?
Yes — Oil Perfumery sells it as its version of Initio Side Effect.
How much cheaper is Oil Perfumery Side Effect than Initio Side Effect?
68% less per 100ml: about $148 per 100ml against $467 for the original.
Where can I buy Oil Perfumery Side Effect?
It is in stock at $88.95 for 60ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.