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.

Black Opium Eau de ToiletteFirst · Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium Eau de ToiletteEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.85
Opium Pour Homme Eau de ParfumSecond · Yves Saint LaurentOpium Pour Homme Eau de ParfumEDP · 1995 · ★ 4.63
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Black Opium Eau de ToiletteOpium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum
Contrast pairing

Black Opium Eau de Toilette × Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum

Fruity, white floral and coffee meets powdery, soft spicy and anis. They share two 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 Black Opium Eau de Toilette, blue is Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Black Opium Eau de ToiletteOpium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum
fruityboth
woodyboth
powderysecond
soft spicysecond
anissecond
vanillasecond
ambersecond
fresh spicysecond
white floralfirst
coffeefirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Black Opium Eau de Toilette
PearPearCitrusesCitrusesGreen MandarinGreen MandarinCoffeeCoffeeTeaTeaJasmineJasmineOrange BlossomOrange BlossomWhite WoodWhite WoodWhite MuskWhite Musk
In both
Black Currant
Two shared accords:
fruitywoody
Only in Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum
Star AniseStar AniseSichuan PepperSichuan PepperGalangaGalangaBourbon VanillaBourbon VanillaTolu BalsamTolu BalsamAtlas CedarAtlas Cedar
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list black currant, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadFruity and woody run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadOpium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum is voted eternal and enormous; Black Opium Eau de Toilette moderate on both. Expect Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum to lead and Black Opium Eau de Toilette to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Opium Pour Homme Eau de Parfum, two of Black Opium Eau de Toilette over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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