Side Effect

Initio's Side Effect, launched in 2016, is a unisex oriental built around a single, seamless accord: warm spice laced with tobacco and rum. The listed top notes—rum, tobacco, cinnamon, saffron, sandalwood, and hedione—are not a fleeting overture but the core signature, unfolding slowly on skin. There is no separate heart or base; instead, the materials braid together, with saffron's leathery edge and cinnamon's heat softened by hedione's airy floral lift and sandalwood's creamy dryness. The result is dense, boozy, and sweet, yet never cloying.

Collectors who favor rich, cold-weather compositions will find this a natural companion to tobacco-and-spice classics, though its streamlined structure feels distinctly modern. It suits anyone drawn to rum-soaked warmth and lingering spice—ideal for evening wear, autumn and winter, or whenever a scent should announce itself quietly but firmly. Those who prefer sheer, citrus-forward fragrances may find it overpowering; test on skin before committing.

Initio Side Effect（2016）係一款中性東方調香水，以蘭姆酒、煙草、肉桂、番紅花、檀香同 Hedione 構成香調核心，冇獨立中調或基調，而係一層層交織成溫暖辛辣、帶酒香同煙草甜意嘅氣味。氣質濃郁、沉穩，帶少少皮革感同木質乾爽，適合秋冬或夜晚場合，鍾意暖香料同煙草調嘅人會覺得好吸引；偏好清爽柑橘調嘅用家就可能覺得太厚重，建議先試上身。