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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.

By Any Other NameFirst · ALTAIABy Any Other NameEDP · 2015 · ★ 3.93
Shalimar L'EssenceSecond · GuerlainShalimar L'EssenceEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.36
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By Any Other Name × Shalimar L'Essence

Floral, rose and fresh meets vanilla, amber and powdery. They share two accords and three 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 By Any Other Name, blue is Shalimar L'Essence. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

By Any Other NameShalimar L'Essence
powderyboth
muskyboth
floralfirst
vanillasecond
rosefirst
ambersecond
freshfirst
fruityfirst
irissecond
sweetsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in By Any Other Name
PeonyPeonyLitchiLitchiOsmanthusOsmanthusCedarCedar
In both
RoseMuskBergamot
Two shared accords:
muskypowdery
Only in Shalimar L'Essence
IncenseIncenseAlmondAlmondIrisIrisAmberAmberEthylvanillinEthylvanillinOpoponaxOpoponaxMadagascar VanillaMadagascar VanillaBenzoinBenzoinTonka BeanTonka BeanLeatherLeather
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list rose, musk and bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadMusky and powdery run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put By Any Other Name in spring and Shalimar L'Essence in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: By Any Other Name is moderate on both, Shalimar L'Essence 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 pointShalimar L'Essence first, then By Any Other Name 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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