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 · Clive ChristianSandalwood Absolute Oil2016 · ★ 4.00
Second · Bon Parfumeur401 cedar, candied plum, vanillaParfum · 2017 · ★ 3.97From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Harmony pairing
Sandalwood Absolute Oil × 401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla
Woody, powdery and warm spicy meets woody, amber and fruity. They share four accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Sandalwood Absolute Oil, blue is 401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Sandalwood Absolute Oil401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla
woodyboth
powderyboth
warm spicyboth
sweetboth
ambersecond
fruitysecond
balsamicsecond
aromaticsecond
smokysecond
floralfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Sandalwood Absolute Oil
Sicilian Mandarin
Thyme
Ylang-Ylang
Neroli
Heliotrope
Orris
Sandalowood
Tonka Bean
Leather
Sicilian MandarinThymeYlang-YlangNeroliHeliotropeOrrisSandalowoodTonka BeanLeatherIn both
BergamotCedarVanilla
Four shared accords:woodypowderywarm spicysweet
Only in 401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla
Incense
Elemi
Cypress
Plum
Cinnamon
Patchouli
Labdanum
Sandalwood
Musk
IncenseElemiCypressPlumCinnamonPatchouliLabdanumSandalwoodMuskWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, cedar and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, powdery, warm spicy and sweet run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
What to watch
- One will leadSandalwood Absolute Oil is voted eternal and enormous; 401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla moderate on both. Expect Sandalwood Absolute Oil to lead and 401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Sandalwood Absolute Oil, two of 401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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