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 · David JourquinCuir CaraibesEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.03

Second · Masque MilanoWhite WhaleEDP · 2022 · ★ 3.95

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Contrast pairing

Cuir Caraibes × White Whale

Fresh spicy, citrus and tropical meets amber, woody and floral. They share four accords and no 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 Cuir Caraibes, blue is White Whale. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Cuir CaraibesWhite Whale

fresh spicyboth

woodyboth

fruityboth

animalicboth

ambersecond

citrusfirst

tropicalfirst

floralsecond

saltysecond

freshfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Cuir Caraibes

Green Mango Citruses

Citruses

Bergamot

Ginger

Pepper

White Flowers Leather

Leather

Guaiac Wood Vetiver

Vetiver

Patchouli

Amber

In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:

fresh spicyfruitywoodyanimalic

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in White Whale

Salt

Olibanum

Madagascar Pepper Ambergris

Ambergris

Chinese Osmanthus Violet

Violet

Italian Orris Root Haitian Vetiver

Haitian Vetiver Virginia Cedar

Virginia Cedar Indonesian Patchouli Leaf

Indonesian Patchouli Leaf Labdanum

Labdanum

Why it might work

Light over deepCuir Caraibes brings citrus; White Whale brings amber and woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadFresh spicy, fruity, woody and animalic run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadCuir Caraibes is voted long lasting and strong; White Whale moderate on both. Expect Cuir Caraibes to lead and White Whale to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Cuir Caraibes, two of White Whale over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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