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 · Le LaboThe Noir 29EDP · 2015 · ★ 4.20

Second · Clive ChristianV for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver2017 · ★ 4.06

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The Noir 29 × V for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver

Woody, fresh spicy and sweet meets fresh spicy, amber and aromatic. 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 The Noir 29, blue is V for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

The Noir 29V for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver

fresh spicyboth

woodyboth

aromaticboth

citrusboth

ambersecond

sweetfirst

fruityfirst

tobaccofirst

greenfirst

warm spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in The Noir 29

Fig

Bay Leaf

Cedar

Musk

Tobacco

Hay

In both

BergamotVetiver

Four shared accords:

woodyfresh spicyaromaticcitrus

Only in V for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver

Black Pepper Olibanum

Olibanum

Smoke

Amber

Why it might work

Light over deepV for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver brings aromatic; The Noir 29 brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and vetiver, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: The Noir 29 is long lasting and moderate, V for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.