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.

Beautiful MagnoliaFirst · Estée LauderBeautiful MagnoliaEDP · 2021 · ★ 3.72
Amber Ylang Ylang ParfumSecond · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38
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Beautiful MagnoliaAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Contrast pairing

Beautiful Magnolia × Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum

Floral, musky and white floral meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Beautiful Magnolia, blue is Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Beautiful MagnoliaAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
woodyboth
powderyboth
roseboth
floralfirst
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
yellow floralsecond
vanillasecond
cinnamonsecond
sweetsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Beautiful Magnolia
Magnolia PetalsMagnolia PetalsLotusLotusMateMateMagnoliaMagnoliaGardeniaGardeniaTurkish RoseTurkish RoseSolar NotesSolar NotesMuskMuskCedarCedar
In both
Sandalwood
Three shared accords:
woodypowderyrose
Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Ylang-YlangYlang-YlangGeraniumGeraniumBergamotBergamotCinnamonCinnamonIncenseIncenseBulgarian RoseBulgarian RoseAmberAmberVanillaVanilla
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenBeautiful Magnolia brings floral; Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody, powdery and rose run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Beautiful Magnolia in spring and Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum in fall and winter. 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 leadAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum is voted long lasting and enormous; Beautiful Magnolia moderate on both. Expect Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum to lead and Beautiful Magnolia to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum, two of Beautiful Magnolia over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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