What Is DUA Collateral Damage a Dupe Of?

If you are wondering what DUA Collateral Damage is a dupe of, the answer is Initio Side Effect. This is a clone pairing built around the idea of rum, tobacco, cinnamon and vanilla. We would start there, then look at the individual notes before deciding which bottle makes sense for you.

The idea behind the comparison

Collateral Damage takes its inspiration from Side Effect. Rum, tobacco, cinnamon and vanilla make the connection easy to follow on paper. It is a useful pairing if those four notes are what bring you to this style, rather than a fresh tobacco or citrus-led scent.

The reference is Initio Side Effect.

How do their notes compare?

DUA gives this scent a single note list. Its listed notes include Rum, Tobacco, Cinnamon, Bark and Vanilla. Those are useful points to look for when trying the DUA scent.

Initio Side Effect lists Raspberry, Rum, Cinnamon, Hedione, Saffron, Tobacco and Cedar among its notes. The full profiles above show the rest, keeping each scent’s own labels and structure. A note list describes the idea; it does not tell you the proportions or guarantee that two fragrances develop the same way.

What would we compare on skin?

We would compare the rum and cinnamon against the vanilla and tobacco. Side Effect’s catalog also includes raspberry, saffron and woody notes, which deserve attention in a sample.

Which one should you choose?

If rum, tobacco, cinnamon and vanilla is the idea you want to explore, this pairing is a useful place to start. We would choose between the two after checking the actual bottle size, current offer and return terms, rather than assuming one is automatically the better deal. Try the same number of sprays on separate wrists if you can, and compare them again after the opening has settled.