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 · Issey MiyakeL Eau D Issey AbsolueEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.97
Second · Penhaligon'sOstaraEDT · 2015 · ★ 4.22From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
L Eau D Issey Absolue × Ostara
Floral, white floral and honey meets green, floral and yellow floral. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is L Eau D Issey Absolue, blue is Ostara. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
L Eau D Issey AbsolueOstara
floralboth
sweetboth
greensecond
woodyboth
yellow floralsecond
white floralfirst
honeyfirst
fresh spicysecond
tuberosefirst
ambersecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in L Eau D Issey Absolue
Lotus
Freesia
Honey
Tuberose
Night blooming Cereus
Woody Notes
Bourbon Vanilla
LotusFreesiaHoneyTuberoseNight blooming CereusWoody NotesBourbon VanillaIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
floralsweetwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Ostara
Green Leaves
Violet Leaf
Aldehydes
Clementine
Juniper
Bergamot
Black Currant Blossom
Mint
Pink Pepper
Narcissus
Hyacinth
Beeswax
Green LeavesViolet LeafAldehydesClementineJuniperBergamotBlack Currant BlossomMintPink PepperNarcissusHyacinthBeeswaxWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenL Eau D Issey Absolue brings floral; Ostara brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadFloral, sweet and woody run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: L Eau D Issey Absolue is moderate on both, Ostara moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointL Eau D Issey Absolue first, then Ostara 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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