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Black Opium Over RedFirst · Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium Over RedEDP · 2024 · ★ 4.25
Lafayette StreetSecond · Bond No 9Lafayette StreetEDP · 2018 · ★ 4.39
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Black Opium Over RedLafayette Street
Contrast pairing

Black Opium Over Red × Lafayette Street

Cherry, vanilla and sweet meets amber, vanilla and fruity. 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 Black Opium Over Red, blue is Lafayette Street. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Black Opium Over RedLafayette Street
vanillaboth
citrusboth
cherryfirst
ambersecond
sweetfirst
coffeefirst
white floralfirst
warm spicyfirst
fruitysecond
floralsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Black Opium Over Red
CherryCherryGreen MandarinGreen MandarinJasmineJasmineOrange BlossomOrange BlossomBlack TeaBlack TeaMadagascar VanillaMadagascar VanillaCoffeeCoffeeIndonesian Patchouli LeafIndonesian Patchouli Leaf
In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
vanillacitrus
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Lafayette Street
BergamotBergamotFlowersFlowersCorianderCorianderAppleAppleAmbroxanAmbroxanVanillaVanillaTonka BeanTonka BeanWoodsy NotesWoodsy NotesAmbergrisAmbergris
Why it might work
  • Sweet meets spiceLafayette Street brings amber; Black Opium Over Red brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
  • A shared threadVanilla and citrus run through both.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Black Opium Over Red is moderate on both, Lafayette Street 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 pointBlack Opium Over Red first, then Lafayette Street over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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