Power Self
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Power Self by Initio Parfums Prives opens with pink pepper, sharp and a little spicy against a pale floral backdrop. Magnolia, osmanthus, white flowers and white rose build a soft, powdery heart that never turns sweet. Ambroxan, cedarwood and musk hold the base close and clean, giving it a quiet, confident finish rather than a loud one. It suits men and women who want a floral that reads composed, not delicate. Voters wear it across spring and fall, mostly by day sliding into evening. Longevity leans moderate in the vote. The sillage vote is called moderate by most wearers, so it sits close rather than filling a room. A 3ml decant is enough to see how it settles on you across a working week.
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The community verdict
Pink pepper gives Power Self a spicy opening before magnolia and white flowers settle into musk and cedarwood. The largest group reports moderate longevity, and most find its projection moderate. It fits spring days particularly well, though autumn and evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Initio Parfums Prives Power Self, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Magnolia and osmanthus pinned to a crisp collar of cedar.
Main accordsfloral, musky, woody, spicy, powdery
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity255 votes
Most voted: 49%Moderate
24%Long lasting
Sillage225 votes
Most voted: 56%Moderate
27%Strong
Season213 votes
Most voted: 39%Spring
30%Autumn
Time of day191 votes
Most voted: 39%Daytime
31%Evening
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Longevity255 votes
- Very weak6%16 votes
- Weak16%42 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)49%125 votes
- Long lasting24%62 votes
- Eternal4%10 votes
Sillage225 votes
- Intimate14%32 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)56%125 votes
- Strong27%60 votes
- Enormous4%8 votes
Season213 votes
- Spring (Most voted)39%84 votes
- Summer18%39 votes
- Autumn30%64 votes
- Winter12%26 votes
Time of day191 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)39%74 votes
- Office18%34 votes
- Evening31%59 votes
- Night out13%24 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Initio Parfums Prives
Initio Parfums Prives is a French niche house, launched in 2015 around one idea: that a scent can change how you feel, and its perfume names say so openly. Most of the range is warm and woody, with musk, sandalwood and vanilla at the base and pink pepper, black pepper or saffron for a spark. Side Effect is the one to try first: tobacco, rum and warm spice. Oud for Greatness, as the name promises, is built around oud. Musk Therapy is cleaner, citrus and florals resting on musk, and Rehab is a woody lavender with a herbal side.
Frequently asked questions
What does Initio Parfums Prives Power Self smell like?
Initio Parfums Prives Power Self opens with Pink Pepper. The heart brings Magnolia, Osmanthus, White Flowers and White Rose. It dries down to Ambroxan, Cedarwood and Musk. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as floral, musky, woody, spicy and powdery.
Is Initio Parfums Prives Power Self long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (49% of votes), and 28% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (56% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Initio Parfums Prives Power Self good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for spring; summer takes only 18% of season votes.
Is Initio Parfums Prives Power Self good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 12% of season votes go to winter.
Is Initio Parfums Prives Power Self for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities wear it day and night alike: 57% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 43% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Initio Parfums Prives Power Self to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 18% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Initio Parfums Prives Power Self?
Power Self is made by Initio Parfums Prives.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Initio Parfums Prives Power Self?
A 10ml decant of Initio Parfums Prives Power Self holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Initio Parfums Prives perfumes can I try?
Besides Initio Parfums Prives Power Self, 10ML has Side Effect, Oud for Greatness and Musk Therapy from Initio Parfums Prives, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Initio Parfums Prives Power Self decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Initio Parfums Prives Power Self decant is filled by hand from an original Initio Parfums Prives bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.