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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.

Madras CardamomFirst · Ermenegildo ZegnaMadras CardamomEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.42
Insence Ultramarine HawaiiSecond · GivenchyInsence Ultramarine Hawaii2004 · ★ 3.83
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Madras CardamomInsence Ultramarine Hawaii
Contrast pairing

Madras Cardamom × Insence Ultramarine Hawaii

Warm spicy, aromatic and coffee meets citrus, aromatic and woody. They share four 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 Madras Cardamom, blue is Insence Ultramarine Hawaii. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Madras CardamomInsence Ultramarine Hawaii
aromaticboth
woodyboth
citrusboth
amberboth
warm spicyfirst
marinesecond
floralsecond
lavendersecond
coffeefirst
fresh spicysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Madras Cardamom
CardamomCardamomBergamotBergamotPink PepperPink PepperCoffeeCoffeeVirginian CedarVirginian CedarVetiverVetiverLabdanumLabdanumVanillaVanillaAmbroxanAmbroxan
In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:
aromaticwoodycitrusamber
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Insence Ultramarine Hawaii
GrapefruitGrapefruitLavenderLavenderMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeSea waterSea waterFlowersFlowersWoody NotesWoody NotesSandalwoodSandalwoodAmberAmber
Why it might work
  • Light over deepMadras Cardamom brings aromatic; Insence Ultramarine Hawaii brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • A shared threadAromatic, woody, citrus and amber run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Madras Cardamom in fall and winter and Insence Ultramarine Hawaii in summer. 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 leadInsence Ultramarine Hawaii is voted long lasting and enormous; Madras Cardamom long lasting and moderate. Expect Insence Ultramarine Hawaii to lead and Madras Cardamom to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Insence Ultramarine Hawaii, two of Madras Cardamom over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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