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 · Tom FordVanille FataleEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.07

Second · KenzoNuit TatamiEDP · 2022 · ★ 4.15

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Contrast pairing

Vanille Fatale × Nuit Tatami

Vanilla, warm spicy and sweet meets vanilla, musky and sweet. They share three accords and no 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 Vanille Fatale, blue is Nuit Tatami. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Vanille FataleNuit Tatami

vanillaboth

sweetboth

powderyboth

muskysecond

warm spicyfirst

amberfirst

woodyfirst

soft spicysecond

floralsecond

savorysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Vanille Fatale

Rum

Myrrh

Olibanum

Saffron

Coriander

Orange

Lime

Barley

Coffee

Plum

Frangipani Narcissus

Narcissus

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

vanillasweetpowdery

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Nuit Tatami

Rice

Pink Pepper Vanilla

Vanilla

Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

Why it might work

A shared threadVanilla, sweet and powdery run through both.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadVanille Fatale is voted long lasting and moderate; Nuit Tatami moderate and intimate. Expect Vanille Fatale to lead and Nuit Tatami to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Vanille Fatale, two of Nuit Tatami over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?