Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Bruno AcamporaYoung Hearts – Pure EssenceEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.20
Second · Nina RicciMemoire D'homme2002 · ★ 4.09From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Young Hearts – Pure Essence × Memoire D'homme
Woody, aromatic and green meets fresh spicy, citrus and woody. They share three accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Young Hearts – Pure Essence, blue is Memoire D'homme. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Young Hearts – Pure EssenceMemoire D'homme
woodyboth
fresh spicyboth
aromaticboth
citrussecond
soft spicysecond
ambersecond
greenfirst
coniferfirst
earthyfirst
mossyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Young Hearts – Pure Essence
Pine Tree
Balsam Fir
Oakmoss
Rose
Patchouli
Galbanum
Saffron
Birch Leaf
Jasmine
Bergamot
Pine Tree
Balsam Fir
Oakmoss
Rose
Patchouli
Galbanum
Saffron
Birch Leaf
Jasmine
BergamotIn both
AmberMusk
Three shared accords:woodyaromaticfresh spicy
Only in Memoire D'homme
Licorice
Grapefruit
Pomelo
Ginger
Nutmeg
Atlas Cedar
Vetiver
Opoponax
Myrrh
Ambergris
Licorice
Grapefruit
Pomelo
Ginger
Nutmeg
Atlas Cedar
Vetiver
Opoponax
Myrrh
AmbergrisWhy it might work
- Light over deepYoung Hearts – Pure Essence brings aromatic and green; Memoire D'homme brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list amber and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, aromatic and fresh spicy run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadYoung Hearts – Pure Essence is voted eternal and enormous; Memoire D'homme long lasting and moderate. Expect Young Hearts – Pure Essence to lead and Memoire D'homme to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Young Hearts – Pure Essence, two of Memoire D'homme over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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