Layering Lab
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First · GuerlainSamsara Eau de ToiletteEDT · 1989 · ★ 4.10
Second · KenzoMadlyEDP · 2011 · ★ 3.58From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Samsara Eau de Toilette × Madly
Woody, powdery and vanilla meets powdery, amber and vanilla. They share five accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Samsara Eau de Toilette, blue is Madly. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Samsara Eau de ToiletteMadly
powderyboth
woodyboth
vanillaboth
sweetboth
white floralboth
ambersecond
smokysecond
muskysecond
soft spicysecond
balsamicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Samsara Eau de Toilette
Ylang-Ylang
Peach
Bergamot
Green Notes
Lemon
Iris
Jasmine
Orris
Narcissus
Violet
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Ylang-Ylang
Peach
Bergamot
Green Notes
Lemon
Iris
Jasmine
Orris
Narcissus
Violet
Sandalwood
VanillaIn both
RoseMusk
Five shared accords:woodypowderyvanillasweetwhite floral
Only in Madly
Pink Pepper
African Orange Flower
Incense
Heliotrope
Virginia Cedar
Vanille
Pink Pepper
African Orange Flower
Incense
Heliotrope
Virginia Cedar
VanilleWhy it might work
- Sweet meets spiceMadly brings amber; Samsara Eau de Toilette brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
- Notes in commonBoth list rose and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, powdery, vanilla and sweet run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Samsara Eau de Toilette is moderate on both, Madly moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointMadly first, then Samsara Eau de Toilette 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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