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 · Bath & Body WorksMulanEDP · 2026 · ★ 4.05

Second · Yves Saint LaurentOpium Collector's Edition 2014EDP · 2014 · ★ 4.09

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Contrast pairing

Mulan × Opium Collector's Edition 2014

Floral, fruity and citrus meets citrus, aromatic and amber. They share three 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 Mulan, blue is Opium Collector's Edition 2014. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

MulanOpium Collector's Edition 2014

floralboth

citrusboth

powderyboth

aromaticsecond

ambersecond

vanillasecond

white floralsecond

woodysecond

warm spicysecond

fruityfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Mulan

Magnolia

Apricot

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

floralcitruspowdery

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

Only in Opium Collector's Edition 2014

Mandarin Orange Bergamot

Bergamot

Carnation

Jasmine

Amber

Vanilla Absolute Vetiver

Vetiver

Why it might work

Light over deepMulan brings citrus; Opium Collector's Edition 2014 brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadFloral, citrus and powdery run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadOpium Collector's Edition 2014 is voted eternal and enormous; Mulan weak and moderate. Expect Opium Collector's Edition 2014 to lead and Mulan to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Opium Collector's Edition 2014, two of Mulan over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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