Where it differs: On paper it lists white flowers that the original does not, and does not list the original's hedione.
Smells like Initio Side Effect. USD 50 instead of 420
5 bottles the community rates close to Side Effect, 88 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. warm spicy, woody, boozy, unisex.
Initio Side Effect, USD 420
Main accords
The chart every fragrance forum reads. Longest bar, strongest accord.
Notes
Black means French Avenue After Effect shares the note.
Top
- Rum
- Tobacco
- Cinnamon
- Saffron
Heart
- Sandalwood
Base
- Hedione
The 5 worth trying, ranked
Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.
Where it differs: On paper it lists vanilla that the original does not, and does not list the original's saffron or sandalwood.
Where it differs: No published difference found yet; compare opening and longevity on skin.
Where it differs: On paper it lists nutmeg and oud that the original does not, and does not list the original's rum or tobacco.
Where it differs: On paper it lists pink pepper and bergamot that the original does not, and does not list the original's rum or tobacco.
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Side by side, the way people actually decide
Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.
Read about French Avenue After EffectInitio Side Effect
USD 420, 90 ml
French Avenue After Effect
USD 50
90 similar. On paper it lists white flowers that the original does not, and does not list the original's hedione, 88 percent less.