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 · LancômeJasmins MarzipaneEDP · 2016 · ★ 4.12

Second · LancômeMagie Noire ParfumParfum · 1978 · ★ 4.50

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Harmony pairing

Jasmins Marzipane × Magie Noire Parfum

White floral, musky and woody meets woody, green and amber. They share three accords and three 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 Jasmins Marzipane, blue is Magie Noire Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Jasmins MarzipaneMagie Noire Parfum

woodyboth

powderyboth

sweetboth

white floralfirst

greensecond

ambersecond

aromaticsecond

earthysecond

warm spicysecond

muskyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Jasmins Marzipane

Jasmine Sambac Almond Wood

Almond Wood Bourbon Vanilla

Bourbon Vanilla Cashmere Wood

Cashmere Wood

In both

JasmineMuskSandalwood

Three shared accords:

woodypowderysweet

Only in Magie Noire Parfum

Galbanum

Cassis

Cassia

Bulgarian Rose Hyacinth

Hyacinth

Raspberry

Bergamot

Honey

Narcissus

Orris Root Tuberose

Tuberose

Cedar

Why it might work

Light over deepMagie Noire Parfum brings green; Jasmins Marzipane brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, musk and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, powdery and sweet run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadMagie Noire Parfum is voted eternal and enormous; Jasmins Marzipane moderate on both. Expect Magie Noire Parfum to lead and Jasmins Marzipane to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Magie Noire Parfum, two of Jasmins Marzipane over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?