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Afternoon DelightFirst · Maison Martin MargielaAfternoon DelightEDP · 2024 · ★ 3.52
The Library Collection Opus VIIISecond · AmouageThe Library Collection Opus VIIIEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.95
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Afternoon DelightThe Library Collection Opus VIII
Contrast pairing

Afternoon Delight × The Library Collection Opus VIII

Vanilla, sweet and powdery meets white floral, amber and woody. They share two accords and no notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Afternoon Delight, blue is The Library Collection Opus VIII. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Afternoon DelightThe Library Collection Opus VIII
woodyboth
sweetboth
vanillafirst
white floralsecond
ambersecond
fresh spicysecond
aromaticsecond
warm spicysecond
powderyfirst
yellow floralsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Afternoon Delight
VanillaVanillaWhipped CreamWhipped CreamMadeleineMadeleineSandalwoodSandalwoodMuskMusk
In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
sweetwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in The Library Collection Opus VIII
JasmineJasmineOrange BlossomOrange BlossomYlang-YlangYlang-YlangOlibanumOlibanumGuaiac WoodGuaiac WoodSaffronSaffronGingerGingerVetiverVetiverWest Indian BayWest Indian BayBenzoinBenzoin
Why it might work
  • Sweet meets spiceThe Library Collection Opus VIII brings amber; Afternoon Delight brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
  • A shared threadSweet and woody run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadThe Library Collection Opus VIII is voted eternal and enormous; Afternoon Delight moderate on both. Expect The Library Collection Opus VIII to lead and Afternoon Delight to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of The Library Collection Opus VIII, two of Afternoon Delight over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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