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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 PerfectoFirst · GuerlainBlack PerfectoEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.98
Totem YellowSecond · KenzoTotem YellowEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.89
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Black Perfecto × Totem Yellow

Sweet, cherry and almond meets citrus, green and leather. They share one accord and two 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 Perfecto, blue is Totem Yellow. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Black PerfectoTotem Yellow
leatherboth
sweetfirst
citrussecond
cherryfirst
almondfirst
nuttyfirst
rosefirst
fruityfirst
soft spicyfirst
greensecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Black Perfecto
Sour CherrySour CherryAlmondAlmondBlack TeaBlack TeaLicoriceLicoriceTonka BeanTonka BeanPatchouliPatchouliBlack MuskBlack Musk
In both
RoseLeather
One shared accord:
leather
Only in Totem Yellow
Pink GrapefruitPink GrapefruitLemonLemonTeaTeaHedioneHedionePeachPeachWoody NotesWoody NotesWhite MuskWhite Musk
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list rose and leather, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadLeather runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Black Perfecto in fall and winter and Totem Yellow in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Black Perfecto is moderate on both, Totem Yellow moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointBlack Perfecto first, then Totem Yellow 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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