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 · Ermenegildo ZegnaJavanese PatchouliEDP · 2012 · ★ 4.46

Second · DavidoffAdventure Amazonia2009 · ★ 4.04

From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here

Contrast pairing

Javanese Patchouli × Adventure Amazonia

Woody, patchouli and warm spicy meets green, aromatic and woody. They share four accords and one note.

Find samples of both

The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Javanese Patchouli, blue is Adventure Amazonia. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Javanese PatchouliAdventure Amazonia

woodyboth

aromaticboth

warm spicyboth

citrusboth

greensecond

patchoulifirst

fresh spicysecond

earthyfirst

freshsecond

soft spicyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Javanese Patchouli

Patchouli

Pink Pepper Calabrian bergamot

Calabrian bergamot Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean

In both

Cedar

Four shared accords:

woodywarm spicycitrusaromatic

Only in Adventure Amazonia

Mint

Lemon

Holly

Spices

Palm Leaf

Why it might work

Light over deepAdventure Amazonia brings green and aromatic; Javanese Patchouli brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, warm spicy, citrus and aromatic run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadJavanese Patchouli is voted long lasting and moderate; Adventure Amazonia moderate on both. Expect Javanese Patchouli to lead and Adventure Amazonia to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Javanese Patchouli, two of Adventure Amazonia over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?