Layering Lab

Wear two at once

Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

First · Comme des GarconsBlack2012 · ★ 3.95

Second · Swiss ArabianFadeitak★ 4.19

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Contrast pairing

Black × Fadeitak

Fresh spicy, warm spicy and smoky meets amber, woody and musky. They share four 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 Black, blue is Fadeitak. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

BlackFadeitak

fresh spicyboth

amberboth

woodyboth

warm spicyboth

muskysecond

animalicsecond

smokyfirst

powderysecond

aromaticfirst

freshfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Black

Black Pepper Incense

Incense

Black Tea

Red Pepper Thyme

Thyme

Birch Tar

Pepperwood or Hercules Club Moss

Moss

Violet

In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:

fresh spicywarm spicyamberwoody

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Fadeitak

Amber

Musk

Pepper

Woodsy Notes Animal notes

Animal notes

Why it might work

A shared threadFresh spicy, warm spicy, amber and woody run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Black is moderate on both, Fadeitak long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointFadeitak first, then Black over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?