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 · Chris CollinsAfrican RooibosEDP · 2021 · ★ 4.35

Second · Les Bains GuerboisRakuEDP · 2023 · ★ 3.72

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African Rooibos × Raku

Warm spicy, smoky and herbal meets musky, woody and amber. They share five accords and one note.

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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 Raku. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

African RooibosRaku

woodyboth

fresh spicyboth

aromaticboth

powderyboth

warm spicyfirst

muskysecond

smokyfirst

sweetboth

herbalfirst

ambersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in African Rooibos

Cardamom

Bergamot

Rooibos Tea Orris Root

Orris Root Cedar

Cedar

Immortelle Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean

In both

Black Pepper

Five shared accords:

fresh spicywoodyaromaticpowderysweet

Only in Raku

Lemon

Fig

Clary Sage White Musk

White Musk Ambroxan

Ambroxan

Texas Cedar

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list black pepper, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadFresh spicy, woody, aromatic and powdery run through both.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadAfrican Rooibos is voted long lasting and moderate; Raku moderate and intimate. Expect African Rooibos to lead and Raku to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of African Rooibos, two of Raku over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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African Rooibos · Chris Collins

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Raku · Les Bains Guerbois

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