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 · Arabian OudUltimate★ 5.00

Second · GuerlainNahema Eau de ParfumEDP · 2021 · ★ 4.10

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Contrast pairing

Ultimate × Nahema Eau de Parfum

White floral, fresh spicy and citrus meets rose, floral and woody. They share two accords 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 Ultimate, blue is Nahema Eau de Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

UltimateNahema Eau de Parfum

fresh spicyboth

white floralfirst

rosesecond

warm spicyboth

citrusfirst

floralsecond

woodysecond

fruitysecond

amberfirst

oudfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Ultimate

Black Pepper Bergamot

Bergamot

Orange Blossom Jasmine

Jasmine

Amber

Oud

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

fresh spicywarm spicy

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

Only in Nahema Eau de Parfum

Peach

Passionfruit Rose

Rose

Hyacinth

Sandalwood Patchouli

Patchouli

Why it might work

Light over deepUltimate brings citrus; Nahema Eau de Parfum brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadFresh spicy and warm spicy run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadUltimate is voted long lasting and strong; Nahema Eau de Parfum long lasting and moderate. Expect Ultimate to lead and Nahema Eau de Parfum to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Ultimate, two of Nahema Eau de Parfum over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?