Side Effect

Initio Parfums Privés – a Paris-based niche house that pairs perfumery with neuroscience: so-called "neuroscents," concentrated compositions designed to work on mood and wellbeing.

Side Effect smells warm, spicy-sweet and woody-smoky – cinnamon bark and rum open with real bite, tobacco and saffron sit at the heart, before sandalwood and hedione settle into a transparent, warm base that keeps the fragrance light despite its weight.

Side Effect belongs to autumn and winter, to the evening and to occasions where you want to be remembered – a gender-neutral fragrance built as a warm, spicy signature scent for the colder season.

What draws us to Side Effect is the pairing of cinnamon and rum – two materials that can easily tip into mulled-wine territory on their own. Initio keeps them in check with saffron and, above all, hedione, which supplies the necessary transparent, almost airy contrast. That balance between warmth and lightness is exactly what makes Side Effect more than just another gourmand fragrance to us.

THE SNUD SCENT GUIDE

Everything you want to know about this fragrance.

How does Side Effect smell?

Spicy-warm and woody-smoky: cinnamon bark and rum up top, tobacco and saffron at the heart, sandalwood and hedione in the base.

How does Side Effect feel?

Side Effect wears warm yet surprisingly transparent – not a heavy spice bomb, but one that leaves room to breathe despite its depth, with noticeable but never overwhelming projection.

When do you wear Side Effect?

Best in autumn and winter, in the evening, for special occasions – a gender-neutral signature scent for anyone who wants warmth paired with lightness.

What else might I like if I love Side Effect?

If you love the spicy warmth of Side Effect, try Comandante – a different brand in our lineup with a similarly spicy, woody warmth, just with its own, leathery character.

Still unsure? Discover Side Effect as a sample first – the sample price is credited toward the full-size purchase.