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 · BentleyMellow HeliotropeEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.12
Second · Van Cleef & ArpelsMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar2004 · ★ 4.27From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Mellow Heliotrope × Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
Vanilla, sweet and fruity meets white floral, woody and floral. They share three accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Mellow Heliotrope, blue is Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Mellow HeliotropeMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
sweetboth
vanillaboth
floralboth
white floralsecond
woodysecond
fruityfirst
powderyfirst
almondfirst
ozonicfirst
yellow floralsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Mellow Heliotrope
Gardenia
Cassis
Bergamot
Raspberry
Pink Pepper
Elemi
Heliotrope
Violet Leaf
Praline
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Gardenia
Cassis
Bergamot
Raspberry
Pink Pepper
Elemi
Heliotrope
Violet Leaf
Praline
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)In both
Mandarin OrangeVanilla
Three shared accords:vanillasweetfloral
Only in Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
Freesia
White Flowers
Jasmine
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Cedar
Brazilian Rosewood
Freesia
White Flowers
Jasmine
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Cedar
Brazilian RosewoodWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list mandarin orange and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadVanilla, sweet and floral run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
What to watch
- One will leadMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar is voted eternal and enormous; Mellow Heliotrope moderate on both. Expect Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar to lead and Mellow Heliotrope to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar, two of Mellow Heliotrope over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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