Initio Side Effect vs Penhaligon's Changing Constance

Flacon Initio

Initio

Side Effect

EDP · 2021

Flacon Penhaligon's

Penhaligon's

Changing Constance

EDP · 2018

What they share

2 materials appear in both.

Only in Initio Side Effect

Only in Penhaligon's Changing Constance

Main accords

Both accord profiles, side by side. What separates them most comes first; a missing bar means the perfume does not carry that accord.

Boozy
Caramel
Sweet
Woody
Vanilla
Warm Spicy
Gourmand
Tobacco

Gender

Side Effect

Unisex

Woman

Man

Changing Constance

Unisex

Woman

Man

A guide to how it's perceived, not a rule — anyone can wear any perfume.

Side Effect

Longevity

9/10

Sillage

8/10

Season

AutumnWinter

Occasion

EveningDate

Changing Constance

Longevity

7/10

Sillage

7/10

Season

AutumnWinter

Occasion

EveningDateEveryday

Side Effect

Rum, cinnamon and tobacco over a base of vanilla and tonka bean. A boozy gourmand, dense and persistent.

Changing Constance

Pimento and cardamom open onto a heart of salted caramel. The tobacco accord closes the base, and it is what keeps the composition from being a pure gourmand.

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