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 · AjmalFacets of HerEDP · 2008 · ★ 3.88

Second · Les NereidesPas De VeloursEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.05

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Contrast pairing

Facets of Her × Pas De Velours

White floral, vanilla and woody meets vanilla, amber and smoky. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Facets of Her, blue is Pas De Velours. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Facets of HerPas De Velours

vanillaboth

woodyboth

powderyboth

white floralfirst

ambersecond

smokysecond

yellow floralsecond

balsamicsecond

sweetsecond

warm spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Facets of Her

Gardenia

Cedar

Jasmine

In both

Vanilla

Three shared accords:

vanillawoodypowdery

Only in Pas De Velours

Ylang-Ylang Incense

Incense

Why it might work

Sweet meets spicePas De Velours brings amber; Facets of Her brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadVanilla, woody and powdery run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.

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

What to watch

One will leadFacets of Her is voted long lasting and moderate; Pas De Velours moderate on both. Expect Facets of Her to lead and Pas De Velours to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Facets of Her, two of Pas De Velours over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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