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 · Matiere PremiereFalcon LeatherEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.13

Second · Maison Martin MargielaBy the FireplaceEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.20

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Contrast pairing

Falcon Leather × By the Fireplace

Leather, amber and warm spicy meets woody, vanilla and balsamic. 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 Falcon Leather, blue is By the Fireplace. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Falcon LeatherBy the Fireplace

warm spicyboth

amberboth

leatherfirst

woodysecond

vanillasecond

balsamicsecond

oudfirst

powderysecond

smokyfirst

metallicfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Falcon Leather

Saffron

Labdanum

Birch Tar

Agarwood (Oud) Benzoin

Benzoin

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

amberwarm spicy

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

Only in By the Fireplace

Cloves

Pink Pepper Orange Blossom

Orange Blossom Chestnut

Chestnut

Guaiac Wood Juniper

Juniper

Vanilla

Peru Balsam Cashmeran

Cashmeran

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceFalcon Leather brings amber; By the Fireplace brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
A shared threadAmber and warm spicy run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for winter.

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

What to watch

One will leadFalcon Leather is voted long lasting and strong; By the Fireplace moderate on both. Expect Falcon Leather to lead and By the Fireplace to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Falcon Leather, two of By the Fireplace over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?