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.
First · Elizabeth Arden5th Avenue RoyaleEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.95
Second · MontaleAoud Legend2016 · ★ 3.99From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
5th Avenue Royale × Aoud Legend
Woody, patchouli and fruity meets woody, leather and amber. They share five accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is 5th Avenue Royale, blue is Aoud Legend. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
5th Avenue RoyaleAoud Legend
woodyboth
leatherboth
amberboth
patchouliboth
warm spicyboth
fruityfirst
muskyfirst
alcoholfirst
oudsecond
animalicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in 5th Avenue Royale
Liquor
Raspberry
Orange Blossom
Sicilian Bergamot
Olibanum
Atlas Cedar
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Suede
Amberwood
Musk
Liquor
Raspberry
Orange Blossom
Sicilian Bergamot
Olibanum
Atlas Cedar
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Suede
Amberwood
MuskIn both
PatchouliLabdanum
Five shared accords:woodypatchoulileatheramberwarm spicy
Only in Aoud Legend
Leather
Agarwood (Oud)
Saffron
Sandalwood
Rose
Vetiver
Ambergris
Oakmoss
Leather
Agarwood (Oud)
Saffron
Sandalwood
Rose
Vetiver
Ambergris
OakmossWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and labdanum, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, patchouli, leather and amber run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
What to watch
- One will leadAoud Legend is voted eternal and enormous; 5th Avenue Royale moderate on both. Expect Aoud Legend to lead and 5th Avenue Royale to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Aoud Legend, two of 5th Avenue Royale over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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