Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · GuerlainAqua Allegoria Mandarine BasilicEDP · 2007 · ★ 4.12
Second · AmouageSearchEDP · 2023 · ★ 3.96From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic × Search
Citrus, fresh spicy and green meets citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy. They share three accords and one note.
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
Clementine
Bitter Orange
Orange Blossom
Green Tea
Ivy
Basil
Chamomile
Peony
Sandalwood
Amber
Clementine
Bitter Orange
Orange Blossom
Green Tea
Ivy
Basil
Chamomile
Peony
Sandalwood
AmberIn both
Mandarin Orange
Three shared accords:citrusfresh spicyaromatic
Only in Search
Lime
Lemon
Olibanum
Elemi
Black Pepper
Cade oil
Vetiver
Guaiac Wood
Lime
Lemon
Olibanum
Elemi
Black Pepper
Cade oil
Vetiver
Guaiac WoodWhy 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.
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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