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 · CreedSublime VanilleEDP · 2009 · ★ 4.04

Second · Boadicea the VictoriousArdentEDP · 2012 · ★ 4.33

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Harmony pairing

Sublime Vanille × Ardent

Vanilla, citrus and powdery meets amber, rose and warm spicy. They share two accords and three notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Sublime Vanille, blue is Ardent. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sublime VanilleArdent

vanillaboth

amberboth

rosesecond

citrusfirst

warm spicysecond

beeswaxsecond

patchoulisecond

woodysecond

honeysecond

oudsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sublime Vanille

Lemon

Bergamot

Tonka Bean

In both

VanillaJasmineMusk

Two shared accords:

vanillaamber

Only in Ardent

Turkish Rose Saffron

Saffron

Coriander

Carrot Seeds Rose

Rose

Beeswax

Hedione

Patchouli

Agarwood (Oud) Benzoin

Benzoin

Amber

Labdanum

Why it might work

Light over deepSublime Vanille brings citrus; Ardent brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, jasmine and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadVanilla and amber run through both.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadArdent is voted long lasting and moderate; Sublime Vanille moderate and intimate. Expect Ardent to lead and Sublime Vanille to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Ardent, two of Sublime Vanille over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?