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After Effect vs Side Effect

After Effect is a close alternative to Side Effect. Model read from notes and accords, with no community % yet.

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Estimated · early community read

Not community-rated yet, so no %. The tier is our estimate until reviewers weigh in.

0 prefer After Effect · 0 prefer Side Effect · 1 no preference

What changes with After Effect

Wearer points first, then what notes and accords show.

+ You gain

  • Much cheaper than the originalWearers

− You give up

  • Flatter, less sparkling openingWearers
  • No sandalwood or saffronFrom notes & accords
  • Less warm spicyFrom notes & accords

What wearers say

Where Side Effect wins

  • Flatter, less sparkling opening

Where After Effect wins

  • Much cheaper than the original

Both sides noticed

  • Leans into the dry-down; heart and base closest to the original

Accords

Predicted from notes. Highlighted rows differ, and a note one side lacks explains it.

  • Warm SpicyWarm Spicy: Side Effect 100 of 100, After Effect 68 of 100, a clear difference
  • SweetSweet: Side Effect 48 of 100, After Effect 100 of 100
  • VanillaVanilla: Side Effect 28 of 100, After Effect 98 of 100
  • TobaccoTobacco: Side Effect 53 of 100, After Effect 97 of 100
  • RumRum: Side Effect 30 of 100, After Effect 96 of 100
  • Mulled WineMulled Wine: Side Effect 71 of 100, After Effect 84 of 100
  • Woodynot listedWoody: Side Effect 55 of 100, After Effect not listed
  • not listedBakeryBakery: Side Effect not listed, After Effect 54 of 100

2 more accords with no clear difference

Notes

Only Side Effect 3

  • Sandalwood
  • Saffron
  • Hedione

Only After Effect 0

None

Matched after merging spelling and origin variants.

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