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 · Comme des GarconsBlue Encens2013 · ★ 4.09
Second · Comme des GarconsDover Street Market2009 · ★ 4.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Blue Encens × Dover Street Market
Warm spicy, fresh spicy and amber meets woody, aromatic and amber. They share six accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Blue Encens, blue is Dover Street Market. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Blue EncensDover Street Market
aromaticboth
warm spicyboth
amberboth
fresh spicyboth
smokyboth
balsamicboth
woodysecond
herbalfirst
citrussecond
cinnamonfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Blue Encens
Black Pepper
Cardamom
Artemisia
Cinnamon
Crystal Amber
Black Pepper
Cardamom
Artemisia
Cinnamon
Crystal AmberIn both
Incense
Six shared accords:warm spicyfresh spicyamberaromaticsmokybalsamic
Only in Dover Street Market
Pepper
Bergamot
Mandarin Orange
Juniper Berries
Coriander
Pine
Virginia Cedar
French labdanum
Patchouli
Pepper
Bergamot
Mandarin Orange
Juniper Berries
Coriander
Pine
Virginia Cedar
French labdanum
PatchouliWhy it might work
- Light over deepDover Street Market brings aromatic; Blue Encens brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list incense, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWarm spicy, fresh spicy, amber and aromatic run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Blue Encens is moderate on both, Dover Street Market moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointDover Street Market first, then Blue Encens 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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