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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.

Comme des GarconsFirst · Comme des GarconsComme des GarconsEDP · 1994 · ★ 4.00
Mandarin DesireSecond · ZaraMandarin Desire2021 · ★ 4.00
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Comme des Garcons × Mandarin Desire

Warm spicy, fresh spicy and amber meets citrus, woody and powdery. They share two 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 Comme des Garcons, blue is Mandarin Desire. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Comme des GarconsMandarin Desire
warm spicyboth
woodyboth
citrussecond
powderysecond
fresh spicyfirst
amberfirst
aromaticfirst
sweetsecond
cinnamonfirst
honeyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Comme des Garcons
CloveCloveCinnamonCinnamonCardamomCardamomNutmegNutmegCorianderCorianderRoseRoseGeraniumGeraniumCedarCedarHoneyHoneyIncenseIncensePepperPepperFrench labdanumFrench labdanum
In both
Sandalwood
Two shared accords:
warm spicywoody
Only in Mandarin Desire
OrangeOrangeJasmineJasmine
Why it might work
  • Light over deepMandarin Desire brings citrus; Comme des Garcons brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWarm spicy and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Comme des Garcons in fall and winter and Mandarin Desire in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadComme des Garcons is voted long lasting and moderate; Mandarin Desire weak and intimate. Expect Comme des Garcons to lead and Mandarin Desire to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Comme des Garcons, two of Mandarin Desire over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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