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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.

Black CalamusFirst · Carner BarcelonaBlack CalamusEDP · 2016 · ★ 4.01
Hippie PrincessSecond · Vera WangHippie PrincessEDT · 2015 · ★ 4.34
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Black Calamus × Hippie Princess

Amber, woody and oud meets fruity, floral and tropical. They share no accords and no 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 Black Calamus, blue is Hippie Princess. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Black CalamusHippie Princess
amberfirst
fruitysecond
woodyfirst
floralsecond
tropicalsecond
sweetsecond
oudfirst
warm spicyfirst
fresh spicyfirst
aromaticfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Black Calamus
CalamusCalamusPapyrusPapyrusBlack PepperBlack PepperCorianderCorianderLabdanumLabdanumSpanish LabdanumSpanish LabdanumTurkish RoseTurkish RoseOsmanthusOsmanthusAgarwood (Oud)Agarwood (Oud)IncenseIncenseJuniperJuniperMexican VanillaMexican Vanilla
In bothNo shared notes
Only in Hippie Princess
MangoMangoApple BlossomApple BlossomFreesiaFreesiaApricotApricotLotusLotusJasmineJasmineVanillaVanillaMuskMuskWoody NotesWoody Notes
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenHippie Princess brings floral; Black Calamus brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Black Calamus in fall and winter and Hippie Princess in 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 leadBlack Calamus is voted long lasting and moderate; Hippie Princess moderate on both. Expect Black Calamus to lead and Hippie Princess to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Black Calamus, two of Hippie Princess over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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