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Side Effect
About
A dark sweet-spicy scent built around rum, tobacco, and cinnamon that draws attention early on. As it settles, sandalwood softens the profile while vanilla and hedione leave a warm, slightly powdery trail. It wears especially well in the evening.
Side Effect opens with a dense accord of rum and tobacco, where the sweetness feels dark and pressed by cinnamon and saffron spice. In the first minutes it is bright and forceful, then it settles into a smoother, more even flow. Sandalwood appears in the heart, softening the sharper edges and adding dry woody warmth. In the base, hedione and vanilla create a cleaner, slightly powdery trail while keeping the spicy depth intact. The overall profile is sweet-spicy, with notable longevity and above-average projection. It performs best in the evening, in cooler air, and in moments that suit a pronounced, intimate-seductive signature.
Top notes
rum, tobacco, cinnamon, saffron
Heart
sandalwood
Base
hedione, vanilla