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.

No. 1 Passant GuardantFirst · Clive ChristianNo. 1 Passant Guardant2014 · ★ 3.59
Musc – Pure EssenceSecond · Bruno AcamporaMusc – Pure EssenceEDP · 1975 · ★ 4.28
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Harmony pairing

No. 1 Passant Guardant × Musc – Pure Essence

Warm spicy, sweet and fruity meets warm spicy, powdery and woody. They share four accords and five 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 No. 1 Passant Guardant, blue is Musc – Pure Essence. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

No. 1 Passant GuardantMusc – Pure Essence
warm spicyboth
powderyboth
woodyboth
amberboth
sweetfirst
fruityfirst
muskysecond
patchoulisecond
floralfirst
vanillafirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in No. 1 Passant Guardant
PimentoPimentoPlumPlumPeachPeachLemonLemonApricotApricotPineapplePineappleBergamotBergamotCardamomCardamomOrchidOrchidYlang-YlangYlang-YlangIrisIrisCarnationCarnation
In both
RoseJasmineAmberMuskSandalwood
Four shared accords:
warm spicypowderyamberwoody
Only in Musc – Pure Essence
CloveCloveVioletVioletPatchouliPatchouli
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list rose, jasmine, amber and musk and 1 more, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWarm spicy, powdery, amber and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put No. 1 Passant Guardant in spring and summer and Musc – Pure Essence in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: No. 1 Passant Guardant is eternal and enormous, Musc – Pure Essence eternal and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointMusc – Pure Essence first, then No. 1 Passant Guardant 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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