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Layering Lab

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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

Desire for a ManFirst · Alfred DunhillDesire for a ManEDP · 2000 · ★ 4.06
Vanilla ExtasySecond · MontaleVanilla ExtasyEDP · 2008 · ★ 3.76
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Desire for a Man × Vanilla Extasy

Citrus, vanilla and fruity meets vanilla, woody and amber. They share four 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 Desire for a Man, blue is Vanilla Extasy. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Desire for a ManVanilla Extasy
vanillaboth
woodyboth
fruityboth
powderyboth
citrusfirst
ambersecond
rosefirst
freshfirst
sweetsecond
muskyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Desire for a Man
AppleAppleLemonLemonBergamotBergamotOrange BlossomOrange BlossomRoseRoseTeak WoodTeak WoodPatchouliPatchouliMuskMusk
In both
Vanilla
Four shared accords:
vanillafruitypowderywoody
Only in Vanilla Extasy
ApricotApricotApricot BlossomApricot BlossomYlang-YlangYlang-YlangJasmineJasmineBenzoinBenzoinSandalwoodSandalwoodResinsResinsMahoganyMahogany
Why it might work
  • Light over deepDesire for a Man brings citrus; Vanilla Extasy brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadVanilla, fruity, powdery and woody run through both.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Desire for a Man is moderate on both, Vanilla Extasy 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 pointVanilla Extasy first, then Desire for a Man over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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