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 · CotyAspen For MenEDP · 1989 · ★ 3.92
Second · Van Cleef & ArpelsMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar2004 · ★ 4.27From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Aspen For Men × Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
Aromatic, woody and fresh spicy meets white floral, woody and floral. They share one accord and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Aspen For Men, blue is Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Aspen For MenMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
woodyboth
aromaticfirst
white floralsecond
fresh spicyfirst
greenfirst
citrusfirst
floralsecond
yellow floralsecond
freshfirst
sweetsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Aspen For Men
Green Notes
Bergamot
Lemon
Lavender
Juniper
Geranium
Coriander
Cyclamen
Orange Blossom
Balsam Fir
Oakmoss
Musk
Green NotesBergamotLemonLavenderJuniperGeraniumCorianderCyclamenOrange BlossomBalsam FirOakmossMuskIn both
JasmineCedar
One shared accord:woody
Only in Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
Freesia
Mandarin Orange
White Flowers
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Brazilian Rosewood
Vanilla
FreesiaMandarin OrangeWhite FlowersMadagascar Ylang-YlangBrazilian RosewoodVanillaWhy it might work
- Light over deepAspen For Men brings aromatic; Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody runs through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
What to watch
- One will leadMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar is voted eternal and enormous; Aspen For Men moderate on both. Expect Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar to lead and Aspen For Men to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar, two of Aspen For Men over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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