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 · AramisHavana Reserva1996 · ★ 4.52

Second · Jo Malone LondonYuja CologneCologne · 2020 · ★ 4.05

From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here

Contrast pairing

Havana Reserva × Yuja Cologne

Woody, tobacco and leather meets citrus, woody and aromatic. They share four accords and one note.

Find samples of both

The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Havana Reserva, blue is Yuja Cologne. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Havana ReservaYuja Cologne

woodyboth

citrusboth

aromaticboth

sweetboth

fresh spicysecond

tobaccofirst

leatherfirst

warm spicyfirst

greensecond

conifersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Havana Reserva

Coriander

Citruses

Tangerine

Spices

Vanilla

Jasmine

Tobacco

Leather

Sandalwood Woodsy Notes

Woodsy Notes

In both

Cedar

Four shared accords:

woodysweetcitrusaromatic

Only in Yuja Cologne

Yuzu

Clary Sage Balsam Fir

Balsam Fir

Why it might work

Light over deepYuja Cologne brings citrus and aromatic; Havana Reserva brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, sweet, citrus and aromatic run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadHavana Reserva is voted long lasting and moderate; Yuja Cologne moderate on both. Expect Havana Reserva to lead and Yuja Cologne to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Havana Reserva, two of Yuja Cologne over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?