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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.

Havana GoldFirst · Dries Van NotenHavana Gold2025 · ★ 4.08
Bitter SplashSecond · Dries Van NotenBitter Splash2024 · ★ 4.18
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Havana GoldBitter Splash
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Havana Gold × Bitter Splash

Soft spicy, tobacco and sweet meets woody, aromatic and citrus. They share one accord 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 Havana Gold, blue is Bitter Splash. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Havana GoldBitter Splash
leatherboth
soft spicyfirst
woodysecond
aromaticsecond
tobaccofirst
citrussecond
sweetfirst
anisfirst
fresh spicysecond
warm spicyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Havana Gold
LicoriceLicoriceStar AniseStar AniseMandarinMandarinTobaccoTobaccoCinnamonCinnamonBenzoinBenzoinTonkaTonkaCypriolCypriol
In both
Leather
One shared accord:
leather
Only in Bitter Splash
GrapefruitGrapefruitCypressCypressOrrisOrrisGeraniumGeraniumCarrot SeedsCarrot SeedsVetiverVetiverCedarCedar
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list leather, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadLeather runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Havana Gold in fall and winter and Bitter Splash in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Havana Gold is long lasting and moderate, Bitter Splash long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointHavana Gold first, then Bitter Splash 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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