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.

La Nuit de L'Homme Le ParfumFirst · Yves Saint LaurentLa Nuit de L'Homme Le ParfumParfum · 2010 · ★ 4.25
L Eau d Issey LotusSecond · Issey MiyakeL Eau d Issey LotusEDT · 2014 · ★ 3.93
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Contrast pairing

La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum × L Eau d Issey Lotus

Fresh spicy, fruity and sweet meets aquatic, floral and fresh. They share two accords and no 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 La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum, blue is L Eau d Issey Lotus. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

La Nuit de L'Homme Le ParfumL Eau d Issey Lotus
fresh spicyboth
woodyboth
aquaticsecond
floralsecond
fruityfirst
sweetfirst
aromaticfirst
lavenderfirst
vanillafirst
warm spicyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum
PepperPepperAniseAniseBergamotBergamotFruity NotesFruity NotesLavenderLavenderFrench labdanumFrench labdanumVanilleVanillePatchouliPatchouliVetyverVetyver
In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
fresh spicywoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in L Eau d Issey Lotus
Watery NotesWatery NotesLotusLotusHyacinthHyacinthJasmine SambacJasmine SambacWhite MuskWhite MuskWhite WoodsWhite Woods
Why it might work
  • A shared threadFresh spicy and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum in fall and winter and L Eau d Issey Lotus in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum is moderate on both, L Eau d Issey Lotus 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 pointLa Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum first, then L Eau d Issey Lotus 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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