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 9Madison AvenueEDP · 2016 · ★ 4.03

Second · ByredoSuper CedarEDP · 2016 · ★ 3.77

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Contrast pairing

Madison Avenue × Super Cedar

Fruity, floral and rose meets woody, aromatic and musky. They share two 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 Madison Avenue, blue is Super Cedar. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Madison AvenueSuper Cedar

woodyboth

roseboth

fruityfirst

floralfirst

sweetfirst

patchoulifirst

citrusfirst

amberfirst

aromaticsecond

freshfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Madison Avenue

Apple

Blackberry Bergamot

Bergamot

Magnolia

Jasmine

Patchouli

Praline

Ambroxan

In both

Rose

Two shared accords:

rosewoody

Only in Super Cedar

Virginian Cedar Haitian Vetiver

Haitian Vetiver Musk

Musk

Why it might work

Flowers over greenMadison Avenue brings floral; Super Cedar brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
Notes in commonBoth list rose, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadRose and woody run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadMadison Avenue is voted long lasting and moderate; Super Cedar moderate on both. Expect Madison Avenue to lead and Super Cedar to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Madison Avenue, two of Super Cedar over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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