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 · Bond No 9BrooklynEDP · 2008 · ★ 3.93

Second · Miller HarrisLa Fumee2011 · ★ 4.29

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Contrast pairing

Brooklyn × La Fumee

Aromatic, woody and fresh spicy meets amber, woody and aromatic. They share four accords and two 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 Brooklyn, blue is La Fumee. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

BrooklynLa Fumee

woodyboth

aromaticboth

warm spicyboth

fresh spicyboth

ambersecond

smokysecond

balsamicsecond

leathersecond

powderysecond

citrusfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Brooklyn

Grapefruit Cypress

Cypress

Gin

Juniper

Cedar

Guaiac Wood Leather

Leather

In both

CardamomGeranium

Four shared accords:

aromaticwoodyfresh spicywarm spicy

Only in La Fumee

Incense

Elemi

Lavender

Coriander

Cumin

Chamomile

French labdanum Sandalwood

Sandalwood Birch

Birch

Moroccan Cedar Amber

Amber

Agarwood (Oud)

Why it might work

Light over deepBrooklyn brings aromatic; La Fumee brings amber and woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list cardamom and geranium, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, woody, fresh spicy and warm spicy run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Brooklyn in spring and summer and La Fumee in fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Brooklyn is moderate on both, La Fumee moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.