Initio Addictive Vibration is £270 for a 90ml bottle. That is £3.00 a millilitre. Aromara Frisson is £40 for 50ml, which is 80p a millilitre. Same honey, apple blossom and orange blossom, for about a quarter of the price per spray.
Frisson is our take on Addictive Vibration by Initio Parfums Privés. 35% Extrait, 7+ hours guaranteed, 60-day money-back. Get the 50ml for £40, or any three 50ml bottles for £80 (buy 2, get 1 free). Want to test it first? The 5ml is £6.99.
Quick verdict: six bottles of Frisson cost £240. One bottle of Addictive Vibration costs £270.
Initio Addictive Vibration vs Aromara Frisson
| Initio Addictive Vibration | Aromara Frisson | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £270 for 90ml at Initio UK, Harrods, Selfridges and John Lewis (checked 30 September 2026) | £40 for 50ml, £6.99 for 5ml |
| Price per millilitre | £3.00 | 80p |
| Concentration | Eau de parfum, no percentage published | 35% Extrait, published on every listing |
| Notes | Five main notes, no pyramid published | Built on the same five |
| Longevity | Not guaranteed | 7+ hours, guaranteed in writing |
| If you do not love it | Check the retailer's returns policy | 60-day money-back |
| Made in | France | UK, small batch |
What Addictive Vibration smells like
It opens on honey and apple. Some wearers say honeyed apple, others say grape sweets. Either way, the first half hour is sweet and bright.
Then orange blossom and white flowers take over. The honey stays underneath, so it never goes thin or soapy.
The dry-down is vanilla and a warm, skin-like musk. This is the part that splits people. Fans call it cosy and expensive. Critics call it a little animal.
Initio file it in their Absolutes collection and call all their scents unisex. Most Fragrantica voters lean it feminine.
The notes, and why there is no pyramid
Initio do not publish a top, heart and base for Addictive Vibration. They list five main notes:
- Apple Blossom
- Orange Blossom
- Honey
- Vanilla
- Musk
Frisson is built on the same five. If a retailer shows you a tidy three-tier pyramid for this scent, it did not come from Initio.
Does it smell like Alien?
That is the comparison reviewers make most. Addictive Vibration shares the warm white-floral feel of Mugler Alien, then pours honey and apple over the top.
We make both. Alien Mystique is our take on Alien if you want the straight white floral. Frisson is the honeyed one.
From our own shop: how the Initio range sells
Frisson joins 12 other Initio-inspired scents at Aromara. Over the last 90 days (to 30 September 2026), the two that sold most were Oud Elite, our take on Oud for Greatness, with 32 sold, and Euphoria, our take on Side Effect, with 30. Those are 5ml and 50ml sales together, before counting bundle picks.
Frisson is the first honeyed floral in the line. When we checked ten UK dupe brands on 30 September 2026, none of them sold an Addictive Vibration alternative.
Who it suits and when to wear it
Anyone who likes sweet florals but finds most of them too sugary. The musk gives it weight.
It works all year. Two sprays for the office, three for a night out.
Why ours holds
One number. We publish our concentration: 35% Extrait on every spray. That is the highest disclosed by any UK dupe brand we have found, and it is why we can put 7+ hours in writing instead of hoping.
Some cheap dupes use cheaper oils and stretch them with DPG, Ambroxan and other fillers. We never add DPG. Our oils are built by specialist fragrance houses, every batch is rested more than once, and we smell every batch against the original.
What we do not claim is that it is the same liquid. It is not. It is the same scent family, built at a strength you can check.
The 60-day dare
Buy it. Wear it for a proper week. Put it next to the original if you can get near one.
Not convinced? You have 60 days to get your money back. Send it back lightly tested, with at least 90% left, and you cover the return postage. The full terms are in our refund policy.
No other UK dupe brand we know of gives more than 30 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Initio Addictive Vibration dupe in the UK?
Aromara Frisson is our pick. It is a 35% Extrait built on the same five notes Initio publish, £40 against £270, with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
How much is Frisson?
£40 for 50ml, or £6.99 for a 5ml sample. Any three 50ml bottles are £80.
What are the notes in Initio Addictive Vibration?
Initio list five main notes with no pyramid: apple blossom, orange blossom, honey, vanilla and musk.
Is Addictive Vibration for men or women?
Initio call it unisex. Most Fragrantica voters lean it feminine.
How long does Frisson last?
7+ hours, guaranteed. It is a 35% Extrait.
PS. £270 for 90ml, or £40 for 50ml. £3.00 a millilitre, or 80p. Get Frisson here.
Keep reading: the best Initio dupes in the UK, the Initio High Frequency dupe and the strongest perfume dupes in the UK. Browse all Initio-inspired scents or shop all fragrances.
Aromara is not affiliated with Initio Parfums Privés. Brand names are used only to describe scent families.
