Narcotic Delight

10/10 fragrance in my honest opinion *Skip to the DAY 3 for my last and final impressions* I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to buy a pre-released bottle and I must say, I am really loving this stuff. I’ve never paid that much for a fragrance but I really just wanted to be apart of the exclusivity and the notes looked good lol. It was worth it. I’m no expert with fragrance reviews but I have an insanely high bar when it comes to fragrances I love and this is one of them. I prefer this over Side Effect, Argos Triumph of Bacchus, Amouage Royal Tobacco, Precious Liquid Tobacco Royal, Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, PDM Herod (old batch red juice and new batch clear), and every other Initio fragrance I’ve tried. DAY 1- First impressions after opening the box and instantly spraying myself: Juicy cherry that dries down to a creamy sweet vanilla with maybe a hint of tobacco. I was getting heavy Side Effect vibes. Honestly the performance was subpar in every category too. I of course planned to give it a few more wears but I had already decided to sell it if it didn’t change. DAY 2- The second wear was pretty much the same thing but the tobacco was coming in stronger once it started to dry. Still similar to Side Effect but I sprayed it multiple times that day and it was slowly becoming its own thing as the tobacco came in more. DAY 3- Mannn what in the world. 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. -Sample first -Don’t pay the retail price -Give it at least 3 days and 10-12 sprays before final judgment

Personal: 9/10 - I love this one. Smooth, intoxicating, warm and luxurious. Mass appeal: 7.5/10 - While gorgeous, it's still a very bold blend. The boozy sweetness may be a bit cloying to some. Performance: 8/10 - Strong and long lasting. Projects quite well. Value: 6.5/10 - Initio has steep pricing, but the quality and artistry make it justifiable. Uniqueness: 8/10 - Familiar boozy sweet tobacco, but elevated with Initio's richness. SCORE: 78/100 Full bottle buy? YES, despite its price, it's one of my favorite Initio releases. Blind buy? NO, it's too bold and expensive to gamble on. Recommend? YES, especially if you love the spicy Sauvage Elixir DNA. Date night? YES, this is perfect for dates. Seductive without being too cloying. Office safe? NO, it's a bit too bold and spicy for professional settings. Pros: Luxurious seductive and powerful. Warm, boozy, and sweet. Cons: Expensive. It's too bold for daily use. This has a very similar opening to Sauvage Elixir, but with more boozy sweetness, and less warm spice to carry it. The spiciness is there, but it's less shouty than Sauvage Elixir, with more refinement and more of the intoxicating complexity you'd expect from Initio. It's very well polished, beautifully blended, and a reasonable purchase at its current prices. I don't own a bottle yet, but one day I probably will. A sweet, boozy seduction. One of Initio's best works. *Review #44 in my fragrance journey - this fragrance I own as a decant*

Many of the people leaving reviews here write about perfumes that are fake! I highly recommend that you get to know a certain brand of perfume well before you buy it, look on the internet and YouTube what are the signs of an original and a fake perfume, because without knowing it you leave false presentations because of the fake perfumes you bought, that's how you deceive people! An authentic product will never let you down and smell bad! An authentic product may not like you, but it will never smell bad! Almost the entire series of Initio, Parfums de Marly, Nishane and others will never smell bad! Many people simply do not know that they are deceived by perfume sellers who claim to sell you original perfumes, but they are fake! You can never buy an original niche perfume worth less than $ 120! If you have been fooled into believing someone who sells you Initio for $90 and claims it is original, that is why you give fake reviews and people are confused and don't know what to buy! The fact that many people have narrow and tight hearts and don't give you, for example, $250-500 for perfume is your problem! At least don't write reviews if you are not sure that your perfume is authentic, because you are confusing people! And everyone around the world who makes fake perfumes and their clones in laboratories and factories deserve to be sentenced to a solid fine and prison!!!

Im gonna start off by saying I think this is stupidly overpriced but I'm just that kinda guy that will buy this shit regardles. As for the fragrance itself, this has ticked all the boxes that I wanted in looking for my first niche fragrance. Its sweet but dark and masculine. Something I can only wear on a very special occasion, or a late night date. The cherry isnt a SUPER sweet cherry however more like a dark cherry thats still sweet but not doing too much. The dry down on this is absolutely gorgeous aswell you get that Cognac note that is boozy but just a very tiny bit sweet which is something Ive always been looking for as im not a massive fan of boozy scents but I just love the way it is done in this fragrance. Do I prefer Paragon? Kinda but I have Vintage Radio by Lattafa which smells extremely similar to paragon. However tho my aim for buying my first niche was to have a fragrance that I would only use on special occasions and something that I could appreciate instead of having something more versatile unlike paragon which is a more versatile fragrance imo. Anyways overall im ecstatic with my pickup regardless of the price and im so glad its my first niche. 9.8/10

I get nothing but cherry cola at first. The longer it sits on my skin, the more the tobacco comes out, and Narcotic Delight settles into something deeply sexy but more masculine than I was expecting. The tobacco note in this is dry to my nose, not quite smoky. Imagine a cigar with the flame almost touching it, peripherally heating it to the exact second before it starts to smoke. That’s what I get. It’s really nice. I can’t put my finger on what this is similar to. I’m sure it’ll come to me eventually, probably right after I submit this review. I’m a big fan of cherry fragrances, and this did not scratch that itch for me, so I think my disappointment in that regard might be clouding my judgement a little. I’ll probably be ordering a small decant to test it out a few more times before giving an exact rating. UPDATE: Yeah, I love this. It lasts forever on my skin and the tobacco note is gorgeous. I just wish it didn’t cost so damn much. 8/10