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.

Café TuberosaFirst · Atelier CologneCafé TuberosaEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.96
Le Male Summer 2013Second · Jean Paul GaultierLe Male Summer 2013EDT · 2013 · ★ 4.34
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Café TuberosaLe Male Summer 2013
Contrast pairing

Café Tuberosa × Le Male Summer 2013

Warm spicy, coffee and cacao meets green, aromatic and lavender. 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 Café Tuberosa, blue is Le Male Summer 2013. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Café TuberosaLe Male Summer 2013
warm spicyboth
vanillaboth
greensecond
coffeefirst
aromaticsecond
cacaofirst
tuberosefirst
lavendersecond
white floralfirst
powderysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Café Tuberosa
Guatemalan CardamomGuatemalan CardamomCalabrian bergamotCalabrian bergamotSicilian MandarinSicilian MandarinCoffeeCoffeeIndian TuberoseIndian TuberoseDamask RoseDamask RoseCacao PodCacao PodBourbon VanillaBourbon VanillaIndonesian Patchouli LeafIndonesian Patchouli Leaf
In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
warm spicyvanilla
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Le Male Summer 2013
LavenderLavenderMintMintCardamomCardamomGreen LeavesGreen LeavesGrassGrassVanillaVanillaSandalwoodSandalwoodMuskMusk
Why it might work
  • A shared threadWarm spicy and vanilla run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Café Tuberosa in fall and winter and Le Male Summer 2013 in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Café Tuberosa is moderate on both, Le Male Summer 2013 moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointCafé Tuberosa first, then Le Male Summer 2013 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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