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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Infinity
meets Side Effect.

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

Shared ground

Saffron · Sandalwood

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

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

At a glance
Montale Infinity bottle
Montale

Infinity

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 year20232016
Leading accordssweet · cherry · warm spicywarm spicy · tobacco · rum
Notes unique to this recordBlack Cherry, Plum, Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Oud, Leather, Rose, Vetiver, Tuberose, Tobacco Leaf, Tonka, Vanilla Sugar, Amber, MuskRum, Tobacco, Cinnamon, Hedione
Longevity / 53.86 · 721 votes3.96 · 5,626 votes
Projection / 42.74 · 712 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Infinity

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Aqua (water), Vanillin, Limonene, Hexamethylindanopyran, Pogostemon cablin oil, Citrus limon peel oil, Linalyl acetate, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Coumarin, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Linalool, Pinene, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Hexyl cinnamal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl cinnamate, Beta-caryophyllene, Geranyl acetate, Anise alcohol, Citral, Geraniol, Benzyl salicylate, Juniperus virginiana oil, Rose ketones, Eugenol, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Terpineol, Benzyl alcohol, Alpha-terpinene, Terpinolene, Camphor, Cinnamal, Dimethyl phenethyl acetate, Anethole, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Farnesol.

Source: Montale official France product page · 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 sweet and cherry 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.