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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.

SuccessFirst · Bond No 9Success2013 · ★ 4.05
Bois et Cuir RaffinéSecond · VertusBois et Cuir RaffinéEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.18
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Success × Bois et Cuir Raffiné

Warm spicy, vanilla and amber meets woody, amber and citrus. 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 Success, blue is Bois et Cuir Raffiné. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

SuccessBois et Cuir Raffiné
warm spicyboth
amberboth
citrusboth
aromaticboth
woodysecond
vanillafirst
leathersecond
lavendersecond
animalicsecond
earthysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Success
CardamomCardamomCorianderCorianderMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeLemonLemonTuberoseTuberosePimentoPimentoPlumPlumRoseRoseVanilaVanila
In both
AmberPatchouli
Four shared accords:
warm spicyamberaromaticcitrus
Only in Bois et Cuir Raffiné
GrapefruitGrapefruitBergamotBergamotGalbanumGalbanumNeroliNeroliLavenderLavenderMagnoliaMagnoliaLabdanumLabdanumSandalwoodSandalwoodLeatherLeatherTonkaTonkaOakmossOakmossAmbergrisAmbergris
Why it might work
  • Light over deepBois et Cuir Raffiné brings citrus; Success brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list amber and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWarm spicy, amber, aromatic and citrus run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Success in fall and winter and Bois et Cuir Raffiné in spring and summer. 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
  • An unusual mixVanilla and citrus are often kept apart. Try it on skin before committing.
  • One will leadSuccess is voted eternal and enormous; Bois et Cuir Raffiné moderate on both. Expect Success to lead and Bois et Cuir Raffiné to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Success, two of Bois et Cuir Raffiné over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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