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Read My Mind – Pure EssenceFirst · Bruno AcamporaRead My Mind – Pure EssenceEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.17
NGC 6302Second · Ylem ParfumsNGC 6302Parfum · 2026 · ★ 4.25
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Read My Mind – Pure EssenceNGC 6302
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Read My Mind – Pure Essence × NGC 6302

Woody, leather and iris meets white floral, amber and aromatic. They share one accord 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 Read My Mind – Pure Essence, blue is NGC 6302. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Read My Mind – Pure EssenceNGC 6302
warm spicyboth
woodyfirst
white floralsecond
leatherfirst
ambersecond
aromaticsecond
yellow floralsecond
tuberosesecond
smokysecond
balsamicsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Read My Mind – Pure Essence
LeatherLeatherIrisIrisPomegranatePomegranateSaffronSaffronAlmondAlmondMuskMuskLemonLemonJasmineJasmineCuminCuminEbony WoodEbony WoodBergamotBergamotYlang-YlangYlang-Ylang
In both
Patchouli
One shared accord:
warm spicy
Only in NGC 6302
Tropical FruitsTropical FruitsApple BlossomApple BlossomCardamomCardamomBuchu or AgathosmaBuchu or AgathosmaLemon ZestLemon ZestNarcissusNarcissusTuberoseTuberoseJasmine SambacJasmine SambacOsmanthusOsmanthusIncenseIncenseWormwoodWormwoodAbsintheAbsinthe
Why it might work
  • Light over deepNGC 6302 brings aromatic; Read My Mind – Pure Essence brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWarm spicy runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Read My Mind – Pure Essence in fall and winter and NGC 6302 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
  • One will leadRead My Mind – Pure Essence is voted long lasting and intimate; NGC 6302 long lasting and intimate. Expect Read My Mind – Pure Essence to lead and NGC 6302 to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Read My Mind – Pure Essence, two of NGC 6302 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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