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.
First · Andrea MaackSoft Tension2016 · ★ 4.16
Second · WIDIANVII2014 · ★ 4.42From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Soft Tension × VII
Musky, floral and woody meets woody, musky and amber. They share three accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Soft Tension, blue is VII. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Soft TensionVII
muskyboth
woodyboth
powderyboth
floralfirst
aromaticfirst
mossyfirst
ambersecond
oudsecond
earthyfirst
fresh spicyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Soft Tension
Musk
Mate
Freesia
Moss
MuskMateFreesiaMossIn both
Cedar
Three shared accords:muskywoodypowdery
Only in VII
Cashmere Wood
Agarwood (Oud)
White Musk
Amber
Cashmere WoodAgarwood (Oud)White MuskAmberWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenSoft Tension brings floral; VII brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadMusky, woody and powdery run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Soft Tension in spring and VII in fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadVII is voted long lasting and strong; Soft Tension moderate and intimate. Expect VII to lead and Soft Tension to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of VII, two of Soft Tension over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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