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 · AmouageFate ManEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.90

Second · Issey MiyakeL Eau d Issey Summer 2015EDT · 2015 · ★ 4.02

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Contrast pairing

Fate Man × L Eau d Issey Summer 2015

Amber, fresh spicy and warm spicy meets fruity, tropical and floral. They share one accord and no 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 Fate Man, blue is L Eau d Issey Summer 2015. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Fate ManL Eau d Issey Summer 2015

fresh spicyboth

amberfirst

fruitysecond

tropicalsecond

floralsecond

citrussecond

warm spicyfirst

balsamicfirst

freshsecond

sweetfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Fate Man

Cumin

Saffron

Wormwood

Ginger

Mandarin Orange Immortelle

Immortelle Incense

Incense

Copahu Balm Olibanum

Olibanum

Labdanum

Rose

Licorice

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

fresh spicy

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in L Eau d Issey Summer 2015

Grapefruit Litchi

Litchi

Floral Notes Guava

Guava

Pitahaya

Passionfruit Vanilla

Vanilla

Why it might work

A shared threadFresh spicy runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Fate Man in fall and winter and L Eau d Issey Summer 2015 in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadFate Man is voted long lasting and strong; L Eau d Issey Summer 2015 moderate on both. Expect Fate Man to lead and L Eau d Issey Summer 2015 to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Fate Man, two of L Eau d Issey Summer 2015 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?