Layering Lab

Wear two at once

Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

First · Yves Saint LaurentBabycatEDP · 2022 · ★ 4.21

Second · Matiere PremiereEncens SuaveEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.22

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Contrast pairing

Babycat × Encens Suave

Vanilla, fresh spicy and leather meets amber, warm spicy and vanilla. They share four 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 Babycat, blue is Encens Suave. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

BabycatEncens Suave

amberboth

vanillaboth

warm spicyboth

balsamicboth

fresh spicyfirst

leatherfirst

powderyfirst

muskyfirst

aromaticfirst

smokysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Babycat

Black

Pink Pepper Black Pepper

Black Pepper elemi

Elemi

Olibanum

Saffron

Bourbon Vanilla Suede

Suede

Cedar

In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:

vanillawarm spicyamberbalsamic

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Encens Suave

Coffee

Incense

Madagascar Vanilla Benzoin

Benzoin

Labdanum

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceEncens Suave brings amber; Babycat brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
A shared threadVanilla, warm spicy, amber and balsamic run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Babycat is long lasting and strong, Encens Suave long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?