Layering Lab

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Aqua Allegoria Mandarine BasilicFirst · GuerlainAqua Allegoria Mandarine BasilicEDP · 2007 · ★ 4.12
SearchSecond · AmouageSearchEDP · 2023 · ★ 3.96
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Aqua Allegoria Mandarine BasilicSearch
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Citrus, fresh spicy and green meets citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic, blue is Search. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Aqua Allegoria Mandarine BasilicSearch
citrusboth
aromaticboth
fresh spicyboth
woodysecond
greenfirst
ambersecond
freshfirst
conifersecond
sweetfirst
balsamicsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic
ClementineClementineBitter OrangeBitter OrangeOrange BlossomOrange BlossomGreen TeaGreen TeaIvyIvyBasilBasilChamomileChamomilePeonyPeonySandalwoodSandalwoodAmberAmber
In both
Mandarin Orange
Three shared accords:
citrusfresh spicyaromatic
Only in Search
LimeLimeLemonLemonOlibanumOlibanumelemiElemiBlack PepperBlack PepperCade oilCade oilVetiverVetiverGuaiac WoodGuaiac Wood
Why it might work
  • Fresh on freshAqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic brings citrus; Search brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
  • Notes in commonBoth list mandarin orange, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadCitrus, fresh spicy and aromatic run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadSearch is voted long lasting and moderate; Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic moderate on both. Expect Search to lead and Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Search, two of Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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