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 · Arcana WildcraftBlack DeathEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.08
Second · Van Cleef & ArpelsMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar2004 · ★ 4.27From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Black Death × Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
Amber, warm spicy and sweet meets white floral, woody and floral. They share one accord and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Black Death, blue is Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Black DeathMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
sweetboth
amberfirst
white floralsecond
warm spicyfirst
woodysecond
floralsecond
yellow floralsecond
vanillasecond
powderyfirst
animalicfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Black Death
Amber
Clove
Toffee
Bergamot
Musk
Amber
Clove
Toffee
Bergamot
MuskIn both
Vanilla
One shared accord:sweet
Only in Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
Freesia
Mandarin Orange
White Flowers
Jasmine
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Cedar
Brazilian Rosewood
Freesia
Mandarin Orange
White Flowers
Jasmine
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Cedar
Brazilian RosewoodWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadSweet runs through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Black Death in fall and winter and Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- Two loud onesBoth are voted strong projectors (Black Death: long lasting and strong; Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar: eternal and enormous). Go light on both.
A starting pointBlack Death first, then Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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