Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Estée LauderBeautiful Magnolia Intense2022 · ★ 3.60
Second · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Beautiful Magnolia Intense × Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Powdery, iris and floral meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share two accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Beautiful Magnolia Intense, blue is Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Beautiful Magnolia IntenseAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
powderyboth
woodyboth
ambersecond
irisfirst
floralfirst
warm spicysecond
yellow floralsecond
muskyfirst
earthyfirst
ozonicfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Beautiful Magnolia Intense
Violet Leaf
Mandarin Orange
Cardamom
Iris
Magnolia
Patchouli
Musk
Leather
Vanilla Bean
Virginia Cedar
Violet Leaf
Mandarin Orange
Cardamom
Iris
Magnolia
Patchouli
Musk
Leather
Vanilla Bean
Virginia CedarIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
powderywoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Ylang-Ylang
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Amber
Vanilla
Sandalwood
Ylang-Ylang
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Amber
Vanilla
SandalwoodWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenBeautiful Magnolia Intense brings floral; Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadPowdery and woody run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Beautiful Magnolia Intense 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 Intense moderate on both. Expect Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum to lead and Beautiful Magnolia Intense to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum, two of Beautiful Magnolia Intense over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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