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 · NasomattoBlamageEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.06

Second · Issey MiyakeL’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & CèdreEDT · 2022 · ★ 3.76

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Contrast pairing

Blamage × L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre

Leather, woody and smoky meets woody, aromatic and earthy. They share one accord 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 Blamage, blue is L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

BlamageL’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre

woodyboth

leatherfirst

smokyfirst

muskyfirst

aromaticsecond

earthysecond

warm spicysecond

powderyfirst

animalicfirst

patchoulisecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Blamage

Birch

Musk

White Woods Leather

Leather

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

woody

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

Only in L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre

Cardamom

Cedar

Vetiver

Patchouli

Why it might work

Light over deepL’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre brings aromatic; Blamage brings woody and smoky. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadWoody runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Blamage in fall and L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadBlamage is voted long lasting and strong; L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre moderate and intimate. Expect Blamage to lead and L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Blamage, two of L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Eau & Cèdre over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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