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 · Estée LauderBeautifulEDT · 1985 · ★ 3.75
Second · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Beautiful × Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Floral, white floral and aromatic meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share four accords and six notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Beautiful, blue is Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
BeautifulAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
woodyboth
yellow floralboth
powderyboth
sweetboth
floralfirst
ambersecond
white floralfirst
aromaticfirst
warm spicysecond
greenfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Beautiful
Galbanum
Rose
Lily
Black Currant
Fruity Notes
Cassia
Mandarin Orange
Lemon
Tuberose
Carnation
Marigold
Mimosa
Galbanum
Rose
Lily
Black Currant
Fruity Notes
Cassia
Mandarin Orange
Lemon
Tuberose
Carnation
Marigold
MimosaIn both
BergamotYlang-YlangGeraniumSandalwoodAmberVanilla
Four shared accords:yellow floralwoodypowderysweet
Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian RoseWhy it might work
- Light over deepBeautiful brings aromatic; Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum brings amber and woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, ylang-ylang, geranium and sandalwood and 2 more, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadYellow floral, woody, powdery and sweet run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Beautiful in spring and Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Beautiful is long lasting and strong, Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum long lasting and enormous, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum first, then Beautiful 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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