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 LauderModern MuseEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.79
Second · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Modern Muse × Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
White floral, floral and musky meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share one accord and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Modern Muse, blue is Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Modern MuseAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
woodyboth
white floralfirst
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
yellow floralsecond
powderysecond
vanillasecond
rosesecond
cinnamonsecond
sweetsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Modern Muse
Mandarin Orange
Jasmine Sambac
Chinese Jasmine
Lily
Honeysuckle
Flower Petals
Tuberose
Musk
Woody Notes
Patchouli
Patchouli Leaf
Madagascar Vanilla
Mandarin Orange
Jasmine Sambac
Chinese Jasmine
Lily
Honeysuckle
Flower Petals
Tuberose
Musk
Woody Notes
Patchouli
Patchouli Leaf
Madagascar VanillaIn both
Amber
One shared accord:woody
Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Ylang-Ylang
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Vanilla
Sandalwood
Ylang-Ylang
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Vanilla
SandalwoodWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenModern Muse brings floral; Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody runs through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Modern Muse 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; Modern Muse moderate on both. Expect Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum to lead and Modern Muse to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum, two of Modern Muse over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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