I like psychedelic love but I also love rosey scents but I completely understand you’re dislike though, I feel like “hype” is a very underrated drug haha
Naxos, Herod, and Rehab are the trinity IMO. There’s a lot more but those are the ones I’d be sure to try. If you want to try an odd ball I’d try Amouage Royal Tobacco that one hits pretty hard.
This fragrance to me smells good but like you I wouldn’t wear it simply because it is very linear. The way it opens is pretty much the way it stays throughout the wear which to me becomes annoying I guess from olfactory fatigue. On the plus side initially the sillage is nuclear. I sprayed it on a coworker and I could tell where she had been in the building by her sillage trail.
@@Yes-Yes1 it’s flat and smells like a body cream to me. Cocoa butter body cream is just an example of another scent I find really flat. Bubblegummy is how I communicate feminine. I get a boozy plum flat body cream style muted scent on the dry down. Can’t stand that stuff but to each their own. But yes, I am positive I was trying side effect.
@@CgScents None of those accords are in this fragrance. Floral medicinal cherry cough syrup, closer. Such a swagged out scent. I pull like crazy with this one.
A better version of this is hedonistic from clive christian. I know the prices are crazy for clive christian fragrances but you can find them cheaper at discounters. Hedonistic is similar to this & narcotic delight only better quality.
Really? 😅 I’m just telling the truth I’m surprised people unanimously go for this one. To each their own I guess. It’s definitely not impressive for me at all.
I like some of them. Atomic Rose and Rehab (tho it’s pretty similar to spicebomb). Blessed Baraka is good. I think Oud for greatness is decent. But a huge majority of them are pretty bad to me. Very muted and flat also the blends are pretty forgettable. I know some people love Initio but they seem to miss 90% of the time for me.
@@lafayettewatts7805 Grand Soir is the only other one I recall of there’s ones I haven’t reviewed yet I’d personally give 10 on all markers. Tony iommi monkey special, PDM Haltane, and Greenwich Village has grown on me a ton. I’d say Amouage King Blue but that one’s so polarizing 😅 I love it tho it instantly because a top favorite for me.
@@lafayettewatts7805 I feel most fall short in the performance category. It’s really rare for something to be creative, smell good, AND have good performance.
I’m really happy to see Cg’s growth and dive into a new category of videos
I smelled a bunch of initio at a boutique in Milan and didn't like a single one. I was surprised because they are hyped so much and I am an easy sell.
I like psychedelic love but I also love rosey scents but I completely understand you’re dislike though, I feel like “hype” is a very underrated drug haha
Thanks for such an honest review! Can you please recommend some solid tobacco fragrances...thanks! I'm on my way to trying Naxos..
Naxos, Herod, and Rehab are the trinity IMO. There’s a lot more but those are the ones I’d be sure to try. If you want to try an odd ball I’d try Amouage Royal Tobacco that one hits pretty hard.
@@CgScents Awesome! Thanks for your recommendation, I am going to check all of these out before I pull the trigger...Rock on...
This fragrance to me smells good but like you I wouldn’t wear it simply because it is very linear. The way it opens is pretty much the way it stays throughout the wear which to me becomes annoying I guess from olfactory fatigue. On the plus side initially the sillage is nuclear. I sprayed it on a coworker and I could tell where she had been in the building by her sillage trail.
Can i know your side effevt batch code?? Is 80% alcohol?
@@amaterasublack3519 sorry my fragrance was Initio samples
@@amaterasublack3519hell no! You got ripped off for certain!
I prefer hafez 1984 from alexandria over this one... 😊 a compliment magnet.. rum tobacco nd vanilla.. its for masculine leather jacket vibe man..
What about new batchs performance does anyone know?
Did you try it on your skin? The first time I sprayed it on a strip I hated it, then I sprayed it on myself liked it a lot more.
I did try it on skin with multiple wears I’ve heard the vintage batches are better so that could be a factor but ultimately it’s subjective
I love Side Effect! So good
I enjoyed on full dry down. Took forever though.
2:37 Thats EXACTLY what I said, verbatim 😅...I was shocked that people were so easily impressed by this stuff...such a basic, sweet average fragrance
Which one is more seductive side effect or spice bomb extram ? ❤
I personally much prefer Spicebomb Extreme it isn't even a question. I am quite a big fan of Spicebomb DNA.
Thank you brother ❤
Cocoa butter smell? Bubblegummy? You sure you got the right stuff?
@@Yes-Yes1 positive
@@Yes-Yes1 it’s flat and smells like a body cream to me. Cocoa butter body cream is just an example of another scent I find really flat. Bubblegummy is how I communicate feminine. I get a boozy plum flat body cream style muted scent on the dry down. Can’t stand that stuff but to each their own. But yes, I am positive I was trying side effect.
@@CgScents None of those accords are in this fragrance. Floral medicinal cherry cough syrup, closer. Such a swagged out scent. I pull like crazy with this one.
@@CgScents I agree it’s flat and linear but I like this profile. If the color purple had a smell it would be this.
@@Yes-Yes1 good for you
I bought an Sample ITS completely Trash
@@dinopalavra876 u Just Said everything in point
The opening is the only bad thing in my oppinion
Whenever I wear this. I get this sexy aroma around me and get compliments of how amazing it smells
A better version of this is hedonistic from clive christian. I know the prices are crazy for clive christian fragrances but you can find them cheaper at discounters. Hedonistic is similar to this & narcotic delight only better quality.
1k and soon 100k with this type of quality
Wow! The first negative review I am seeing.
Really? 😅 I’m just telling the truth I’m surprised people unanimously go for this one. To each their own I guess. It’s definitely not impressive for me at all.
Side effect got a side step from me. Headache inducing
Side effect is for teenagers
Ah of course, teenagers spending $300 on fragrance LOL
rum tobacco cinnamon yeah ion know ab that
To me Initio is one of those brands that sells cheaply made fragrances in cheap bottles for exorbitant prices.
Correct
I like some of them. Atomic Rose and Rehab (tho it’s pretty similar to spicebomb). Blessed Baraka is good. I think Oud for greatness is decent. But a huge majority of them are pretty bad to me. Very muted and flat also the blends are pretty forgettable. I know some people love Initio but they seem to miss 90% of the time for me.
@@CgScents can you give me three fragrances that are 3-ten outside of vibrato / also congratulations to you and your wife (baby)
@@lafayettewatts7805 Grand Soir is the only other one I recall of there’s ones I haven’t reviewed yet I’d personally give 10 on all markers. Tony iommi monkey special, PDM Haltane, and Greenwich Village has grown on me a ton. I’d say Amouage King Blue but that one’s so polarizing 😅 I love it tho it instantly because a top favorite for me.
@@lafayettewatts7805 I feel most fall short in the performance category. It’s really rare for something to be creative, smell good, AND have good performance.
🫡 salute to you for wearing a fragrance you don’t really like for a full day. Your sacrifice didn’t go unnoticed. 🫡