Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Serge LutensLa Fille de BerlinEDP · 2013 · ★ 4.02
Second · AmouageThe Library Collection Opus VIIIEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.95From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
La Fille de Berlin × The Library Collection Opus VIII
Rose, fresh spicy and floral meets white floral, amber and woody. They share two accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is La Fille de Berlin, blue is The Library Collection Opus VIII. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
La Fille de BerlinThe Library Collection Opus VIII
fresh spicyboth
aromaticboth
rosefirst
white floralsecond
ambersecond
woodysecond
warm spicysecond
yellow floralsecond
floralfirst
sweetsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in La Fille de Berlin
Rose
Geranium
Palmarosa
Honey
Moss
Patchouli
RoseGeraniumPalmarosaHoneyMossPatchouliIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
fresh spicyaromatic
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in The Library Collection Opus VIII
Jasmine
Orange Blossom
Ylang-Ylang
Olibanum
Guaiac Wood
Saffron
Ginger
Vetiver
West Indian Bay
Benzoin
JasmineOrange BlossomYlang-YlangOlibanumGuaiac WoodSaffronGingerVetiverWest Indian BayBenzoinWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenLa Fille de Berlin brings floral; The Library Collection Opus VIII brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadFresh spicy and aromatic run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
What to watch
- One will leadThe Library Collection Opus VIII is voted eternal and enormous; La Fille de Berlin moderate on both. Expect The Library Collection Opus VIII to lead and La Fille de Berlin to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of The Library Collection Opus VIII, two of La Fille de Berlin over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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