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 · DS&DurgaMy Indian Childhood★ 3.64

Second · Ex NihiloBois d'Hiver2014 · ★ 3.90

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Contrast pairing

My Indian Childhood × Bois d'Hiver

Floral, patchouli and sweet meets woody, warm spicy and powdery. 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 My Indian Childhood, blue is Bois d'Hiver. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

My Indian ChildhoodBois d'Hiver

woodyboth

warm spicyboth

patchouliboth

floralfirst

powderysecond

sweetfirst

greenfirst

tobaccofirst

muskysecond

tropicalfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in My Indian Childhood

Champaca

Pandanus

Galbanum

Tobacco

Osmanthus

In both

Patchouli

Three shared accords:

patchouliwoodywarm spicy

Only in Bois d'Hiver

Cardamom

Pink Pepper White Cedar Extract

White Cedar Extract Heliotrope

Heliotrope Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

Why it might work

Flowers over greenMy Indian Childhood brings floral; Bois d'Hiver brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadPatchouli, woody and warm spicy run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadMy Indian Childhood is voted long lasting and enormous; Bois d'Hiver moderate on both. Expect My Indian Childhood to lead and Bois d'Hiver to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of My Indian Childhood, two of Bois d'Hiver over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?