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 · Afnan9PM ElixirEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.23

Second · Perfumer's WorkshopZipped Soho NoirEDP · 2016 · ★ 4.14

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Contrast pairing

9PM Elixir × Zipped Soho Noir

Warm spicy, vanilla and aromatic meets tobacco, amber and woody. 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 9PM Elixir, blue is Zipped Soho Noir. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

9PM ElixirZipped Soho Noir

warm spicyboth

woodyboth

aromaticboth

fresh spicyboth

tobaccosecond

ambersecond

vanillafirst

sweetsecond

leatherfirst

lavenderfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in 9PM Elixir

Elemi

Pimento

Leather

Lavender

Vanilla

Patchouli

Labdanum

Rock rose

In both

CardamomNutmeg

Four shared accords:

warm spicyaromaticfresh spicywoody

Only in Zipped Soho Noir

Eucalyptus Bergamot

Bergamot

Tobacco Leaf Saffron

Saffron

Amber

Agarwood (Oud) Guaiac Wood

Guaiac Wood Cypress

Cypress

Why it might work

Light over deep9PM Elixir brings aromatic; Zipped Soho Noir brings amber and woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list cardamom and nutmeg, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWarm spicy, aromatic, fresh spicy and woody run through both.

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

What to watch

One will lead9PM Elixir is voted long lasting and strong; Zipped Soho Noir moderate on both. Expect 9PM Elixir to lead and Zipped Soho Noir to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of 9PM Elixir, two of Zipped Soho Noir over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?