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 · Aaron Terence HughesFilth XXL2020 · ★ 2.22

Second · Miller HarrisLa Fumee Ottoman2013 · ★ 4.31

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Contrast pairing

Filth XXL × La Fumee Ottoman

White floral, amber and warm spicy meets amber, warm spicy and woody. They share three 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 Filth XXL, blue is La Fumee Ottoman. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Filth XXLLa Fumee Ottoman

amberboth

warm spicyboth

powderyboth

white floralfirst

woodysecond

chocolatefirst

oudfirst

muskyfirst

animalicfirst

smokysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Filth XXL

Jasmine Sambac Gardenia

Gardenia

Dark Chocolate Agarwood (Oud)

Agarwood (Oud) Natural Musk

Natural Musk Leather

Leather

In both

AmberPatchouli

Three shared accords:

amberwarm spicypowdery

Only in La Fumee Ottoman

Cumin

Cardamom

Rose

Bergamot

Incense

Cedar

Fruits

Vanilla

Sandalwood Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list amber and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAmber, warm spicy and powdery run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Filth XXL is very weak and intimate, La Fumee Ottoman 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 pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?