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First · Chris CollinsAfrican RooibosEDP · 2021 · ★ 4.35

Second · Chris CollinsVideCorMeum2021 · ★ 4.22

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African Rooibos × VideCorMeum

Warm spicy, smoky and herbal meets amber, rose and vanilla. They share five accords 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 African Rooibos, blue is VideCorMeum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

African RooibosVideCorMeum

warm spicyboth

smokyboth

fresh spicyboth

aromaticboth

woodyboth

ambersecond

herbalfirst

rosesecond

irisfirst

citrusfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in African Rooibos

Black Pepper Cardamom

Cardamom

Rooibos Tea Orris Root

Orris Root Immortelle

Immortelle Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean

In both

BergamotCedar

Five shared accords:

warm spicysmokyfresh spicywoodyaromatic

Only in VideCorMeum

Thyme

Turkish Rose Incense

Incense

Siam Benzoin Vanilla

Vanilla

Amberwood

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWarm spicy, smoky, fresh spicy and woody run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: African Rooibos is long lasting and moderate, VideCorMeum 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 pointVideCorMeum first, then African Rooibos 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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African Rooibos · Chris Collins

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VideCorMeum · Chris Collins

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