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 · HermèsHermessence Ambre NarguileEDP · 2004 · ★ 4.41
Second · Ormonde JayneSampaquitaEDP · 2004 · ★ 3.79From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Hermessence Ambre Narguile × Sampaquita
Sweet, warm spicy and vanilla meets floral, fresh and musky. They share no accords and one note.
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
Cinnamon
Honey
Rum
Caramel
Tonka Bean
Vanilla
Benzoin
Tobacco
Labdanum
Coumarin
Sesame
White Orchid
Cinnamon
Honey
Rum
Caramel
Tonka Bean
Vanilla
Benzoin
Tobacco
Labdanum
Coumarin
Sesame
White OrchidIn both
Musk
Only in Sampaquita
Magnolia
Grass
Litchi
Bergamot
Water Lily
Freesia
Jasmine
Rose
Lily-of-the-Valley
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Oakmoss
Vetiver
Magnolia
Grass
Litchi
Bergamot
Water Lily
Freesia
Jasmine
Rose
Lily-of-the-Valley
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Oakmoss
VetiverWhy 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.
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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