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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.

Back to BlackFirst · By KilianBack to BlackEDP · 2009 · ★ 4.00
Black Eau de ToiletteSecond · Comme des GarconsBlack Eau de ToiletteEDT · 2013 · ★ 4.37
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Back to BlackBlack Eau de Toilette
Contrast pairing

Back to Black × Black Eau de Toilette

Sweet, honey and tobacco meets smoky, amber and leather. 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 Back to Black, blue is Black Eau de Toilette. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Back to BlackBlack Eau de Toilette
amberboth
warm spicyboth
sweetfirst
smokysecond
leathersecond
fresh spicysecond
woodysecond
honeyfirst
balsamicsecond
tobaccofirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Back to Black
White HoneyWhite HoneyTobaccoTobaccoCherryCherryVanillaVanillaRaspberryRaspberryAlmondAlmondGingerbreadGingerbreadTonka BeanTonka BeanAmberAmberNutmegNutmegBenzoinBenzoinChamomileChamomile
In both
Olibanum
Two shared accords:
amberwarm spicy
Only in Black Eau de Toilette
IncenseIncenseBlack PepperBlack PepperBirchBirchLicoriceLicoriceLeatherLeatherPepperwood™Pepperwood™CedarCedarVetiverVetiver
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list olibanum, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAmber and warm spicy run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for winter.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Back to Black is eternal and moderate, Black Eau de Toilette 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 pointBlack Eau de Toilette first, then Back to Black 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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