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 · Issey MiyakePleats PleaseEDT · 2012 · ★ 3.64
Second · Issey MiyakeL Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or EncensEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.46From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Pleats Please × L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens
Floral, sweet and fresh meets woody, amber and rose. They share one accord and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Pleats Please, blue is L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Pleats PleaseL Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens
woodyboth
floralfirst
ambersecond
sweetfirst
freshfirst
rosesecond
smokysecond
fruityfirst
warm spicysecond
leathersecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Pleats Please
Pear
Sweet Pea
Peony
Indole
White Musk
Patchouli
Vanilla Absolute
Pear
Sweet Pea
Peony
Indole
White Musk
Patchouli
Vanilla AbsoluteIn both
Cedar
One shared accord:woody
Only in L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens
Rose
Labdanum
Incense
Pink Pepper
Cumin
Leather
Sandalwood
Amberwood
Vetiver
Rose
Labdanum
Incense
Pink Pepper
Cumin
Leather
Sandalwood
Amberwood
VetiverWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenPleats Please brings floral; L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody runs through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Pleats Please in spring and L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Pleats Please is moderate on both, L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointL Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens first, then Pleats Please 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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