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 9Fire Island2006 · ★ 3.89

Second · Roja DovePierre de Velay No. 47EDP · 2017 · ★ 4.31

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Contrast pairing

Fire Island × Pierre de Velay No. 47

White floral, tuberose and musky meets woody, musky and powdery. They share four accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Fire Island, blue is Pierre de Velay No. 47. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Fire IslandPierre de Velay No. 47

muskyboth

powderyboth

warm spicyboth

animalicboth

white floralfirst

woodysecond

tuberosefirst

leathersecond

ambersecond

smokysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Fire Island

Tuberose

Neroli

White Musk Cardamom

Cardamom

In both

Patchouli

Four shared accords:

muskywarm spicyanimalicpowdery

Only in Pierre de Velay No. 47

Bergamot

Lemon

Clary Sage Ylang-Ylang

Ylang-Ylang Violet

Violet

Mayflower

Jasmine

Castoreum

Civet

Tolu Balsam Oakmoss

Oakmoss

Guaiac Wood

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadMusky, warm spicy, animalic and powdery run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Fire Island in summer and Pierre de Velay No. 47 in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadPierre de Velay No. 47 is voted eternal and strong; Fire Island moderate on both. Expect Pierre de Velay No. 47 to lead and Fire Island to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Pierre de Velay No. 47, two of Fire Island over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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