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 · Eau D'ItalieEasy to LoveEDP · 2019 · ★ 3.71

Second · Yves Saint LaurentExquisite Musk2016 · ★ 4.07

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Contrast pairing

Easy to Love × Exquisite Musk

Fruity, sweet and floral meets amber, fresh spicy and warm spicy. 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 Easy to Love, blue is Exquisite Musk. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Easy to LoveExquisite Musk

roseboth

fruityfirst

ambersecond

woodyboth

sweetfirst

floralfirst

fresh spicysecond

warm spicysecond

freshfirst

muskysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Easy to Love

Fig

White Currant Peony

Peony

Honey

Ambrette (Musk Mallow) Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

rosewoody

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

Only in Exquisite Musk

Ginger

Rose

Nutmeg

Cinnamon

Benzoin

Musk

Patchouli

Ambergris

Agarwood (Oud) Labdanum

Labdanum

Why it might work

A shared threadRose and woody run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Easy to Love in summer and spring and Exquisite Musk in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadExquisite Musk is voted long lasting and enormous; Easy to Love weak and moderate. Expect Exquisite Musk to lead and Easy to Love to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Exquisite Musk, two of Easy to Love over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?