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.

La Tacita de CaféFirst · Day ThreeLa Tacita de CaféExtrait · 2023 · ★ 4.13
154 CologneSecond · Jo Malone London154 CologneCologne · 2001 · ★ 3.80
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La Tacita de Café × 154 Cologne

Warm spicy, sweet and coffee meets fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is La Tacita de Café, blue is 154 Cologne. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

La Tacita de Café154 Cologne
aromaticboth
woodyboth
citrusboth
warm spicyfirst
fresh spicysecond
sweetfirst
coffeefirst
vanillafirst
amberfirst
rumfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in La Tacita de Café
SpicesSpicesWild OrangeWild OrangeCoffeeCoffeeRumRumRoseRoseCaramelCaramelBrown sugarBrown sugarAmberAmberTonkaTonkaAmyrisAmyrisSandalwoodSandalwood
In both
Vanilla
Three shared accords:
woodycitrusaromatic
Only in 154 Cologne
GrapefruitGrapefruitBergamotBergamotMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeNutmegNutmegLavenderLavenderBasilBasilVetiverVetiverPatchouliPatchouliMuskMusk
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody, citrus and aromatic run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: La Tacita de Café is long lasting and moderate, 154 Cologne moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointLa Tacita de Café first, then 154 Cologne 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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