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 · Nina RicciNina L'ElixirEDP · 2010 · ★ 3.90

Second · AmouageJourney ManEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.25

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Contrast pairing

Nina L'Elixir × Journey Man

Fruity, sweet and citrus meets fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus. 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 Nina L'Elixir, blue is Journey Man. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Nina L'ElixirJourney Man

citrusboth

sweetboth

fruityfirst

fresh spicysecond

aromaticsecond

ambersecond

warm spicysecond

tobaccosecond

smokysecond

woodysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Nina L'Elixir

Amalfi Lemon Caipirinha

Caipirinha Red Berries

Red Berries Jasmine

Jasmine

Candy apple Amber

Amber

Cedar

In both

Musk

Two shared accords:

sweetcitrus

Only in Journey Man

Sichuan Pepper Cardamom

Cardamom

Bergamot

Neroli

Tobacco Leaf Incense

Incense

Juniper Berries Leather

Leather

Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean

Why it might work

Fresh on freshNina L'Elixir brings citrus; Journey Man brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadSweet and citrus run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadJourney Man is voted long lasting and strong; Nina L'Elixir moderate on both. Expect Journey Man to lead and Nina L'Elixir to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Journey Man, two of Nina L'Elixir over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?