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.

Pleats PleaseFirst · Issey MiyakePleats PleaseEDT · 2012 · ★ 3.64
L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or EncensSecond · Issey MiyakeL Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or EncensEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.46
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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.

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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
PearPearSweet PeaSweet PeaPeonyPeonyIndoleIndoleWhite MuskWhite MuskPatchouliPatchouliVanilla AbsoluteVanilla Absolute
In both
Cedar
One shared accord:
woody
Only in L Eau d Issey Pour Homme Or Encens
RoseRoseLabdanumLabdanumIncenseIncensePink PepperPink PepperCuminCuminLeatherLeatherSandalwoodSandalwoodAmberwoodAmberwoodVetiverVetiver
Why 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.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
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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