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 · LancômeO de L'OrangerieEDP · 2011 · ★ 3.97
Second · LancômeMagie Noire ParfumParfum · 1978 · ★ 4.50From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
O de L'Orangerie × Magie Noire Parfum
Citrus, white floral and fresh meets woody, green and amber. They share one accord and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is O de L'Orangerie, blue is Magie Noire Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
O de L'OrangerieMagie Noire Parfum
sweetboth
citrusfirst
woodysecond
greensecond
white floralfirst
ambersecond
aromaticsecond
earthysecond
warm spicysecond
balsamicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in O de L'Orangerie
African Orange Flower
Citruses
Orange
Virginia Cedar
Benzoin
African Orange Flower
Citruses
Orange
Virginia Cedar
BenzoinIn both
BergamotJasmine
One shared accord:sweet
Only in Magie Noire Parfum
Galbanum
Cassis
Cassia
Bulgarian Rose
Hyacinth
Raspberry
Honey
Narcissus
Orris Root
Tuberose
Cedar
Ylang-Ylang
Galbanum
Cassis
Cassia
Bulgarian Rose
Hyacinth
Raspberry
Honey
Narcissus
Orris Root
Tuberose
Cedar
Ylang-YlangWhy it might work
- Light over deepO de L'Orangerie brings citrus; Magie Noire Parfum brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and jasmine, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadSweet runs through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put O de L'Orangerie in summer and Magie Noire Parfum in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadMagie Noire Parfum is voted eternal and enormous; O de L'Orangerie moderate on both. Expect Magie Noire Parfum to lead and O de L'Orangerie to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Magie Noire Parfum, two of O de L'Orangerie over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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