Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · DI SERManakaEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.33
Second · RasasiWood Excess Pour Femme2022 · ★ 2.00From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Manaka × Wood Excess Pour Femme
Woody, white floral and oud meets fresh spicy, citrus and amber. They share five accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Manaka, blue is Wood Excess Pour Femme. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
ManakaWood Excess Pour Femme
woodyboth
fresh spicyboth
amberboth
warm spicyboth
powderyboth
white floralfirst
citrussecond
oudfirst
aromaticsecond
animalicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Manaka
Agarwood (Oud)
Cedar
Olibanum
Agarwood (Oud)
Cedar
OlibanumIn both
JasmineSandalwood
Five shared accords:woodyamberfresh spicywarm spicypowdery
Only in Wood Excess Pour Femme
Grapefruit
Bergamot
Mandarin
Incense
Nutmeg
Ginger
Geranium
Cinnamon
Ambergris
Leather
Cypriol
Tonka
Grapefruit
Bergamot
Mandarin
Incense
Nutmeg
Ginger
Geranium
Cinnamon
Ambergris
Leather
Cypriol
TonkaWhy it might work
- Light over deepWood Excess Pour Femme brings citrus; Manaka brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, amber, fresh spicy and warm spicy run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Manaka is very weak and enormous, Wood Excess Pour Femme long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointManaka first, then Wood Excess Pour Femme 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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