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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.

1881First · Cerruti1881EDP · 1995 · ★ 3.86
Taaj Al OudSecond · RasasiTaaj Al OudEDP · 2024
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1881 × Taaj Al Oud

Powdery, floral and yellow floral meets warm spicy, amber and woody. They share two 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 1881, blue is Taaj Al Oud. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

1881Taaj Al Oud
floralboth
woodyboth
powderyfirst
warm spicysecond
ambersecond
yellow floralfirst
herbalfirst
aromaticfirst
greenfirst
oudsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in 1881
MimosaMimosaIrisIrisRoseRoseFreesiaFreesiaVioletVioletLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyJasmineJasmineBergamotBergamotChamomileChamomileNarcissusNarcissusGalbanumGalbanumGeraniumGeranium
In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
floralwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Taaj Al Oud
Aromatic NotesAromatic NotesLavenderLavenderSpicy NotesSpicy NotesFloral NotesFloral NotesCedarwoodCedarwoodSaffronSaffronIncenseIncenseAmbergrisAmbergrisSugarSugarMossMossOudOud
Why it might work
  • Flowers over green1881 brings floral; Taaj Al Oud brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • A shared threadFloral and woody run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointTaaj Al Oud first, then 1881 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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