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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.

SerpentineFirst · Comme des GarconsSerpentine2014 · ★ 4.00
Totem OrangeSecond · KenzoTotem OrangeEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.77
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Serpentine × Totem Orange

Green, fresh and asphault meets citrus, woody and aromatic. 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 Serpentine, blue is Totem Orange. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

SerpentineTotem Orange
freshboth
aromaticboth
greenfirst
citrussecond
woodysecond
asphaultfirst
aldehydicfirst
earthysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Serpentine
GrassGrassAsphaltAsphaltAldehydesAldehydesGreen LeavesGreen LeavesGalbanumGalbanumMuskMuskIris leafIris leafJuniperJuniperLabdanumLabdanumBenzoinBenzoinNutmegNutmegGuaiac WoodGuaiac Wood
In both
Cedar
Two shared accords:
fresharomatic
Only in Totem Orange
Bitter OrangeBitter OrangeLemonLemonLemon BlossomLemon BlossomFig TreeFig TreePeachPeachVetiverVetiverWhite MuskWhite MuskCacaoCacao
Why it might work
  • Light over deepSerpentine brings green; Totem Orange brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadFresh and aromatic run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadTotem Orange is voted moderate on both; Serpentine moderate and intimate. Expect Totem Orange to lead and Serpentine to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Totem Orange, two of Serpentine over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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