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 · Tom FordLavender ExtremeEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.13

Second · ByredoBal d'AfriqueEDP · 2009 · ★ 4.14

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Contrast pairing

Lavender Extreme × Bal d'Afrique

Aromatic, lavender and vanilla meets woody, aromatic and earthy. They share two accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Lavender Extreme, blue is Bal d'Afrique. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Lavender ExtremeBal d'Afrique

aromaticboth

woodyboth

lavenderfirst

vanillafirst

earthysecond

violetsecond

warm spicyfirst

floralsecond

sweetfirst

powderysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Lavender Extreme

Lemon

Lavender

Cinnamon

Geranium

Rose

Tonka Bean Coumarin

Coumarin

In both

Violet

Two shared accords:

aromaticwoody

Only in Bal d'Afrique

Bergamot

African Marigold Buchu or Agathosma

Buchu or Agathosma Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Vetiver

Cedar

Why it might work

Light over deepLavender Extreme brings aromatic; Bal d'Afrique brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list violet, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic and woody run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadLavender Extreme is voted long lasting and moderate; Bal d'Afrique moderate on both. Expect Lavender Extreme to lead and Bal d'Afrique to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Lavender Extreme, two of Bal d'Afrique over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?