Initio Parfums Narcotic Delight is from the Initio Parfums Prive line. Released in 2024, a dark tobacco cherry vanilla unisex fragrance. This is not a sweet cherry like the releases of cherry have been the last year. Dark and booze and tobacco drenched, it has notes of cherry, pink pepper, black pepper, cognac, hedione, tobacco and vanilla.
From the brand - "A Sensual Shot of Provocation. It set its sights on the erogenous VANILLA BEAN, electrified by PINK PEPPER, drenched in a draught of COGNAC, before finally succumbing to the intoxicating swirls of a cigar. A cheeky twist of plump and juicy CHERRY celebrates the indulgence of a polished proposition." " At the heart of the fragrance lies Hedione, a molecule that stimulates the brain's pleasure centres and acts as the final trigger in a formula that is decidedly sensuous."
Initio Parfums Prive French perfume company using perfumers like Alexandra Kosinski, Pierre-Constantin Guéros, Maurice Roucel, Alberto Morillas, Guillaume Flavigny and Hamid Merati-Kashani.
Fragrantica - "This stuff is now in my top 10 all time favorites and wasn’t even in my top 50 just a day before. The peppery tobacco is coming in crazy strong at the beginning and sticks around for a hour (maybe longer idk) before drying down to that sweet, juicy, creamy, smooth cherry vanilla with that light tobacco sticking around pretty much the whole time. 10/10 fragrance in my honest opinion. Also the performance has moved up from subpar to the “long lasting” category with a moderate to large scent bubble. I can’t say it’s eternal or nuclear since my #1 favorite is LV Ombré Nomade and that’s what I call eternal and nuclear."
Fragrantica - "Damn ! So far the best Initio release in my opinion! Opens up with a mushy cherry and spicy notes, then later dries down to a boozy sweet tobacco vanilla. This stuff is nuclear! Incredible projection and longevity, unisex and I think it would shine on a fall/winter night time, gives the feeling that you are in a Jazz Club drinking a cognac with cherry on top and smoking a cigar. Grab it if you can, it is an amazing scent!"
Fragrantica - "So deliciously sexy and sweet but not syrupy and not gourmand. All the good things about Byreydo Vanilla Antique but dark cherry instead of vanilla. Boozy and luxurious. "
Fragrantica - "as it wears the different facets of the fragrance do start to shine. For me the most beautiful is the boozy tobacco smell that this is based on combined with the sweet vanillin, it’s gorgeous!"
Fragrantica - "wow it was love at first sniff, I was completely blown away, the fragrance is beautifully blended, the cherry with the cognac and that smooth Tabacco makes this a full bottle worthy fragrance, for me personally give it a 10/10"
Fragrantica - "darker, sexier, more complex version of side effect imo, it will definitely maintain the mass appealing status side effect has. opening reminds me of chocolate covered cherries, will easily be top 3 in my collection once it releases, its so good"
