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 · Boadicea the VictoriousPure Narcotic2015 · ★ 4.00

Second · NishaneShem2021 · ★ 4.07

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Harmony pairing

Pure Narcotic × Shem

White floral, aromatic and amber meets aromatic, rose and woody. They share five accords and three 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 Pure Narcotic, blue is Shem. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Pure NarcoticShem

aromaticboth

woodyboth

floralboth

amberboth

warm spicyboth

white floralfirst

rosesecond

leathersecond

earthysecond

greenfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Pure Narcotic

Datura

Fig Leaf

Bergamot

Coriander

Mate

Jasmine

Moroccan Rose Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean Benzoin

Benzoin

Sandalwood Bourbon Vanilla

Bourbon Vanilla Musk

Musk

In both

CardamomOsmanthusAmber

Five shared accords:

aromaticamberfloralwarm spicywoody

Only in Shem

Turkish Rose Geranium

Geranium

Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha Leather

Leather

Vetiver

Elemi

Why it might work

Light over deepPure Narcotic brings aromatic; Shem brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list cardamom, osmanthus and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, amber, floral and warm spicy run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadShem is voted eternal and strong; Pure Narcotic moderate on both. Expect Shem to lead and Pure Narcotic to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Shem, two of Pure Narcotic over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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Pure Narcotic · Boadicea the Victorious

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