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 · Elixir AttarBallad No. 1EDP · 2023
Second · M. MicallefNight Aoud2003 · ★ 3.99From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Ballad No. 1 × Night Aoud
Amber, woody and musky meets woody, oud and amber. They share four accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Ballad No. 1, blue is Night Aoud. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Ballad No. 1Night Aoud
woodyboth
amberboth
sweetboth
powderyboth
oudsecond
muskyfirst
lavenderfirst
fruityfirst
citrusfirst
fresh spicysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Ballad No. 1
Cedarwood
Deer Musk
Lavender
Resins
Fruits
Citrus
Myrrh
CedarwoodDeer MuskLavenderResinsFruitsCitrusMyrrhIn bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:
amberwoodysweetpowdery
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Night Aoud
Ylang-Ylang
Peach
Nutmeg
Citruses
Agarwood (Oud)
Sandalwood
Patchouli
Amber
Vanilla
Cedar
Labdanum
Ylang-YlangPeachNutmegCitrusesAgarwood (Oud)SandalwoodPatchouliAmberVanillaCedarLabdanumWhy it might work
- A shared threadAmber, woody, sweet and powdery run through both.
A starting pointNight Aoud first, then Ballad No. 1 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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