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.

La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette FloraleFirst · LancômeLa Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette FloraleEDT · 2016 · ★ 4.12
Magie Noire ParfumSecond · LancômeMagie Noire ParfumParfum · 1978 · ★ 4.50
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La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette FloraleMagie Noire Parfum
Harmony pairing

La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale × Magie Noire Parfum

Floral, powdery and fruity meets woody, green and amber. They share four accords and four 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 Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale, blue is Magie Noire Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette FloraleMagie Noire Parfum
woodyboth
powderyboth
aromaticboth
earthyboth
floralfirst
greensecond
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
balsamicsecond
animalicsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale
Currant budsCurrant budsFreesiaFreesiaPink PepperPink PepperOsmanthusOsmanthusVioletVioletMimosaMimosaMagnoliaMagnoliaRoseRoseOrange BlossomOrange BlossomIrisIrisAmberwoodAmberwood
In both
BergamotJasminePatchouliMusk
Four shared accords:
powderywoodyearthyaromatic
Only in Magie Noire Parfum
GalbanumGalbanumCassisCassisCassiaCassiaBulgarian RoseBulgarian RoseHyacinthHyacinthRaspberryRaspberryHoneyHoneyNarcissusNarcissusOrris RootOrris RootTuberoseTuberoseCedarCedarYlang-YlangYlang-Ylang
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenLa Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale brings floral; Magie Noire Parfum brings woody and green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, jasmine, patchouli and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery, woody, earthy and aromatic run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale in spring and Magie Noire Parfum in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
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; La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale long lasting and moderate. Expect Magie Noire Parfum to lead and La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Magie Noire Parfum, two of La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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