Layering Lab
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First · CreedMillésime ImpérialEDP · 1995 · ★ 4.21
Second · Aurora ScentsBlack ObsidianEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.63From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Millésime Impérial × Black Obsidian
Marine, citrus and salty meets citrus, aromatic and floral. They share four accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Millésime Impérial, blue is Black Obsidian. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Millésime ImpérialBlack Obsidian
citrusboth
aromaticboth
fruityboth
woodyboth
marinefirst
saltyfirst
floralsecond
fresh spicysecond
soft spicysecond
white floralsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Millésime Impérial
Sea Salt
Fruity Notes
Sicilian Lemon
Iris
Mandarin Orange
Sea Notes
Musk
Woody Notes
Sea Salt
Fruity Notes
Sicilian Lemon
Iris
Mandarin Orange
Sea Notes
Musk
Woody NotesIn both
Bergamot
Four shared accords:citrusfruityaromaticwoody
Only in Black Obsidian
Elemi
Osmanthus
Pink Pepper
Jasmine Sambac
Helvetolide
Patchouli
Moss
Elemi
Osmanthus
Pink Pepper
Jasmine Sambac
Helvetolide
Patchouli
MossWhy it might work
- Fresh on freshMillésime Impérial brings citrus; Black Obsidian brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadCitrus, fruity, aromatic and woody run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadBlack Obsidian is voted long lasting and strong; Millésime Impérial moderate on both. Expect Black Obsidian to lead and Millésime Impérial to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Black Obsidian, two of Millésime Impérial over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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