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 · DiptyqueEssences Insensées 20152015 · ★ 4.09

Second · DiptyqueFleur de PeauEDP · 2018 · ★ 4.61

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Contrast pairing

Essences Insensées 2015 × Fleur de Peau

White floral, fresh spicy and floral meets musky, powdery and floral. They share one accord 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 Essences Insensées 2015, blue is Fleur de Peau. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Essences Insensées 2015Fleur de Peau

white floralfirst

muskysecond

floralboth

powderysecond

irissecond

soft spicysecond

aldehydicsecond

earthysecond

woodysecond

freshsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Essences Insensées 2015

Jasmine

Orange Blossom Basil

Basil

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

floral

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

Only in Fleur de Peau

Aldehydes

Carrot

Iris

Ambrette

Musk

Cedar

Why it might work

A shared threadFloral runs through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.

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

What to watch

One will leadEssences Insensées 2015 is voted moderate on both; Fleur de Peau moderate and intimate. Expect Essences Insensées 2015 to lead and Fleur de Peau to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Essences Insensées 2015, two of Fleur de Peau over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?