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 · CaronTabac Noir (2021)2021 · ★ 4.05
Second · Xerjoff1888EDP · 2013 · ★ 4.17From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Tabac Noir (2021) × 1888
Sweet, tobacco and woody meets warm spicy, woody and amber. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Tabac Noir (2021), blue is 1888. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Tabac Noir (2021)1888
woodyboth
warm spicyboth
amberboth
sweetfirst
tobaccofirst
honeyfirst
floralsecond
white floralfirst
aromaticsecond
vanillafirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Tabac Noir (2021)
Bulgarian Light Tobacco
Madagascar Pepper
Tobacco
Labdanum
Indonesian Patchouli Leaf
Papyrus
Honey
Tonka Bean
Cedar
Vanilla
Bulgarian Light Tobacco
Madagascar Pepper
Tobacco
Labdanum
Indonesian Patchouli Leaf
Papyrus
Honey
Tonka Bean
Cedar
VanillaIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
woodyamberwarm spicy
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in 1888
Carnation
Pepper
Coriander
Saffron
Ylang-Ylang
Rose
Neroli
Amber
Sandalwood
Patchouli
Birch
Carnation
Pepper
Coriander
Saffron
Ylang-Ylang
Rose
Neroli
Amber
Sandalwood
Patchouli
BirchWhy it might work
- A shared threadWoody, amber and warm spicy run through both.
What to watch
- One will lead1888 is voted long lasting and strong; Tabac Noir (2021) moderate on both. Expect 1888 to lead and Tabac Noir (2021) to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of 1888, two of Tabac Noir (2021) over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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