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First · David JourquinCuir VenitienEDP · 2016 · ★ 3.80
Second · Alfred DunhillArabian Desert2019 · ★ 4.12From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Cuir Venitien × Arabian Desert
Fruity, leather and sweet meets amber, oud and warm spicy. They share one accord and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Cuir Venitien, blue is Arabian Desert. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Cuir VenitienArabian Desert
roseboth
fruityfirst
ambersecond
leatherfirst
sweetfirst
oudsecond
freshfirst
warm spicysecond
animalicfirst
tropicalfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Cuir Venitien
Bitter Orange
Water Notes
Passionfruit
Plum
Rose de Mai
Jasmine
Prunol
Leather
White Musk
Atlas Cedar
Bitter Orange
Water Notes
Passionfruit
Plum
Rose de Mai
Jasmine
Prunol
Leather
White Musk
Atlas CedarIn both
Bergamot
One shared accord:rose
Only in Arabian Desert
Saffron
Pink Pepper
Rose
Night Blooming Jasmine
Agarwood (Oud)
Amber
Incense
Saffron
Pink Pepper
Rose
Night Blooming Jasmine
Agarwood (Oud)
Amber
IncenseWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadRose runs through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Cuir Venitien is eternal and enormous, Arabian Desert moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointArabian Desert first, then Cuir Venitien over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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