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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
Nuit d Issey PolarisSecond · Issey MiyakeNuit d Issey Polaris2020 · ★ 4.50
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Pleats Please × Nuit d Issey Polaris

Floral, sweet and fresh meets woody, fresh spicy and amber. They share four accords and two notes.

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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 Nuit d Issey Polaris. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Pleats PleaseNuit d Issey Polaris
woodyboth
vanillaboth
floralfirst
powderyboth
patchouliboth
sweetfirst
fresh spicysecond
freshfirst
ambersecond
fruityfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Pleats Please
PearPearSweet PeaSweet PeaPeonyPeonyIndoleIndoleWhite MuskWhite MuskVanilla AbsoluteVanilla Absolute
In both
PatchouliCedar
Four shared accords:
woodypowderypatchoulivanilla
Only in Nuit d Issey Polaris
CypressCypressBlack PepperBlack PepperBergamotBergamotAgarwood (Oud)Agarwood (Oud)VanillaVanillaLeatherLeatherGurjan balsamGurjan balsamAmberAmberLabdanumLabdanum
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenPleats Please brings floral; Nuit d Issey Polaris brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody, powdery, patchouli and vanilla run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Pleats Please in spring and Nuit d Issey Polaris in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Pleats Please is moderate on both, Nuit d Issey Polaris long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointNuit d Issey Polaris 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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