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 LauderBeautiful MagnoliaEDP · 2021 · ★ 3.72
Second · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


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.
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 Petals
Lotus
Mate
Magnolia
Gardenia
Turkish Rose
Solar Notes
Musk
Cedar
Magnolia Petals
Lotus
Mate
Magnolia
Gardenia
Turkish Rose
Solar Notes
Musk
CedarIn both
Sandalwood
Three shared accords:woodypowderyrose
Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Ylang-Ylang
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Amber
Vanilla
Ylang-Ylang
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Amber
VanillaWhy 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.
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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