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 · Boadicea the VictoriousElaborate2009 · ★ 3.90
Second · Memoirs Of A Perfume CollectorTokyo2025 · ★ 3.69From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Elaborate × Tokyo
Musky, animalic and powdery meets woody, powdery and aromatic. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Elaborate, blue is Tokyo. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
ElaborateTokyo
powderyboth
muskyboth
oudboth
woodysecond
animalicfirst
aromaticsecond
leatherfirst
irissecond
floralsecond
rosesecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Elaborate
Leather
Musk
Civet
Agarwood (Oud)
Violet
Leather
Musk
Civet
Agarwood (Oud)
VioletIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
muskypowderyoud
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Tokyo
Ambrette
Calabrian bergamot
Geranium
Orris
Bulgarian Rose
Tonka Bean
Mimosa
Oud
Hinoki Wood
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Ambrette
Calabrian bergamot
Geranium
Orris
Bulgarian Rose
Tonka Bean
Mimosa
Oud
Hinoki Wood
Sandalwood
VanillaWhy it might work
- A shared threadMusky, powdery and oud run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
What to watch
- One will leadElaborate is voted eternal and enormous; Tokyo moderate on both. Expect Elaborate to lead and Tokyo to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Elaborate, two of Tokyo over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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