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.

Hermessence Ambre NarguileFirst · HermèsHermessence Ambre NarguileEDP · 2004 · ★ 4.41
SampaquitaSecond · Ormonde JayneSampaquitaEDP · 2004 · ★ 3.79
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Hermessence Ambre Narguile × Sampaquita

Sweet, warm spicy and vanilla meets floral, fresh and musky. They share no 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 Hermessence Ambre Narguile, blue is Sampaquita. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Hermessence Ambre NarguileSampaquita
sweetfirst
floralsecond
warm spicyfirst
vanillafirst
cinnamonfirst
amberfirst
honeyfirst
freshsecond
rumfirst
muskysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Hermessence Ambre Narguile
CinnamonCinnamonHoneyHoneyRumRumCaramelCaramelTonka BeanTonka BeanVanillaVanillaBenzoinBenzoinTobaccoTobaccoLabdanumLabdanumCoumarinCoumarinSesameSesameWhite OrchidWhite Orchid
In both
Musk
Only in Sampaquita
MagnoliaMagnoliaGrassGrassLitchiLitchiBergamotBergamotWater LilyWater LilyFreesiaFreesiaJasmineJasmineRoseRoseLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Ambrette (Musk Mallow)OakmossOakmossVetiverVetiver
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Hermessence Ambre Narguile in fall and winter and Sampaquita in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Hermessence Ambre Narguile is long lasting and moderate, Sampaquita 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 pointHermessence Ambre Narguile first, then Sampaquita 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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