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.

Violet EndsFirst · Boy SmellsViolet Ends2021 · ★ 3.89
Sel de VetiverSecond · The Different CompanySel de VetiverEDP · 2006 · ★ 4.11
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Contrast pairing

Violet Ends × Sel de Vetiver

Leather, violet and tobacco meets aromatic, woody and earthy. They share two 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 Violet Ends, blue is Sel de Vetiver. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Violet EndsSel de Vetiver
aromaticboth
fresh spicyboth
leatherfirst
violetfirst
tobaccofirst
greenfirst
woodysecond
powderyfirst
sweetfirst
earthysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Violet Ends
VioletVioletRhubarbRhubarbBlack PepperBlack PepperTobaccoTobaccoBlack TeaBlack TeaOlibanumOlibanumLeatherLeatherBirchBirchPapyrusPapyrus
In both
BergamotIris
Two shared accords:
fresh spicyaromatic
Only in Sel de Vetiver
GrapefruitGrapefruitCardamomCardamomTahitian VetiverTahitian VetiverBourbon GeraniumBourbon GeraniumYlang-YlangYlang-YlangBourbon VetiverBourbon VetiverSea SaltSea Salt
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and iris, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadFresh spicy and aromatic run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Violet Ends in fall and winter and Sel de Vetiver in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Violet Ends is moderate on both, Sel de Vetiver long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointViolet Ends first, then Sel de Vetiver over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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