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 · AramisAramis Modern LeatherEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.11

Second · PhaedonPoivre ColonialEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.94

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Contrast pairing

Aramis Modern Leather × Poivre Colonial

Fresh spicy, aromatic and leather meets fresh spicy, woody and aromatic. They share four accords and two 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 Aramis Modern Leather, blue is Poivre Colonial. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Aramis Modern LeatherPoivre Colonial

fresh spicyboth

aromaticboth

woodyboth

earthyboth

leatherfirst

citrussecond

warm spicysecond

mossyfirst

herbalfirst

animalicfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Aramis Modern Leather

Basil

Thyme

Geranium

Leather

In both

PatchouliOakmoss

Four shared accords:

fresh spicyaromaticearthywoody

Only in Poivre Colonial

Pepper

Grapefruit Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Vetiver

Cacao Pod

Cedar

White Wood

Why it might work

Light over deepAramis Modern Leather brings aromatic; Poivre Colonial brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and oakmoss, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadFresh spicy, aromatic, earthy and woody run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadAramis Modern Leather is voted long lasting and moderate; Poivre Colonial moderate and intimate. Expect Aramis Modern Leather to lead and Poivre Colonial to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Aramis Modern Leather, two of Poivre Colonial over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?