Dupe review · Yom & Layl
Shelby Effect
Yom & Layl made Shelby Effect with one brief: Initio Side Effect — and it costs 82% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Initio Side Effect
- Price
- $84.99
- Size
- 100ml
- Per 100ml
- $85
- Original per 100ml
- $467
- Made by
- Yom & Layl
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Shelby Effect scores 6.8 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Side Effect.
Yom & Layl 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 $85 per 100ml it costs 82% less than Side Effect — the 5th cheapest of 10 twins we can price.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Yom & Layl 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. Yom & Layl 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.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 14 twins of Initio Side Effect we can price, Shelby Effect is number 5 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 people say about Shelby Effect
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What does Yom & Layl Shelby 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 Yom & Layl Shelby Effect a dupe of Initio Side Effect?
Yes — Yom & Layl sells it as its version of Initio Side Effect.
How much cheaper is Yom & Layl Shelby Effect than Initio Side Effect?
82% less per 100ml: about $85 per 100ml against $467 for the original.
Where can I buy Yom & Layl Shelby Effect?
It is in stock at $84.99 for 100ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.