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Sans Merci
meets Side Effect.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with aromatic; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Givenchy Sans Merci bottle
Givenchy

Sans Merci

Concentration not recorded

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Initio Parfums Prives Side Effect bottle
Initio Parfums Prives

Side Effect

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20202016
Leading accordsaromatic · green · fruitywarm spicy · tobacco · rum
Notes unique to this recordDavana, Haitian VetiverRum, Tobacco, Cinnamon, Saffron, Sandalwood, Hedione
Longevity / 53.50 · 58 votes3.96 · 5,626 votes
Projection / 42.43 · 58 votes2.78 · 5,726 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Farnesol
  • Bht

Listed only on Sans Merci

  • Alcohol
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate
  • Isoeugenol
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)

Listed only on Side Effect

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Linalool
  • Benzoic acid
  • Coumarin
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Methyl benzoate

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Sans Merci

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official US 100 mL product-page ingredient panel

Alcohol •Parfum (fragrance) •Aqua (water) •Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate •Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate •Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane •Butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate •Limonene •Isoeugenol •Farnesol•Bht •CI 14700 (red 4) •CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) •CI 19140 (yellow 5) •CI 42090 (blue 1)

Source: Givenchy Beauty official US ingredient panel · Checked 2026-09-22

Side Effect

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Bht, Linalool, Limonene, Benzoic acid, Farnesol, Coumarin, Benzyl benzoate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Methyl benzoate

Source: Initio official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed aromatic and green direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and tobacco direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.