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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
Soie MalaquaisSecond · Dries Van NotenSoie MalaquaisEDP · 2022 · ★ 4.23
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Havana GoldSoie Malaquais
Contrast pairing

Havana Gold × Soie Malaquais

Soft spicy, tobacco and sweet meets fruity, warm spicy and cacao. They share two accords 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 Havana Gold, blue is Soie Malaquais. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Havana GoldSoie Malaquais
warm spicyboth
soft spicyboth
fruitysecond
cacaosecond
tobaccofirst
sweetfirst
rosesecond
anisfirst
leatherfirst
nuttysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Havana Gold
LicoriceLicoriceStar AniseStar AniseMandarinMandarinTobaccoTobaccoCinnamonCinnamonBenzoinBenzoinLeatherLeatherTonkaTonkaCypriolCypriol
In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
soft spicywarm spicy
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Soie Malaquais
Black CurrantBlack CurrantBergamotBergamotSilkSilkRoseRoseChestnutChestnutCacaoCacao
Why it might work
  • A shared threadSoft spicy and warm spicy run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadHavana Gold is voted long lasting and moderate; Soie Malaquais moderate on both. Expect Havana Gold to lead and Soie Malaquais to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Havana Gold, two of Soie Malaquais over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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