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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.

Number SixFirst · Caswell MasseyNumber SixEDP · 2018 · ★ 4.05
FirstSecond · Van Cleef & ArpelsFirstEDP · 1976 · ★ 3.98
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Number SixFirst
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Number Six × First

Fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus meets floral, green and aldehydic. They share one accord and two 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 Number Six, blue is First. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Number SixFirst
woodyboth
fresh spicyfirst
floralsecond
aromaticfirst
citrusfirst
greensecond
aldehydicsecond
white floralsecond
yellow floralsecond
freshsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Number Six
RosemaryRosemaryNeroliNeroliDried RoseDried RoseCloveCloveLavenderLavenderWhite MuskWhite Musk
In both
BergamotAmber
One shared accord:
woody
Only in First
AldehydesAldehydesPeachPeachBlack CurrantBlack CurrantMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeRaspberryRaspberryNarcissusNarcissusHiacynthHiacynthJasmineJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyCarnationCarnationYlang-YlangYlang-YlangOrris RootOrris Root
Why it might work
  • Fresh on freshNumber Six brings citrus; First brings green. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody runs through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadFirst is voted long lasting and moderate; Number Six moderate on both. Expect First to lead and Number Six to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of First, two of Number Six over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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