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.

Pleasures FlowerFirst · Estée LauderPleasures FlowerEDT · 2014 · ★ 3.79
Amber Ylang Ylang ParfumSecond · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38
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Pleasures FlowerAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
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Pleasures Flower × Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum

White floral, fresh and floral meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share two accords and two notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

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

Pleasures FlowerAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
amberboth
roseboth
white floralfirst
woodysecond
warm spicysecond
yellow floralsecond
freshfirst
floralfirst
powderysecond
vanillasecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Pleasures Flower
Orange BlossomOrange BlossomCassisCassisLemonLemonJasmineJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyRoseRosePeonyPeonyCoconut NectarCoconut NectarAmbroxanAmbroxanVetiverVetiver
In both
BergamotIncense
Two shared accords:
roseamber
Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Ylang-YlangYlang-YlangGeraniumGeraniumCinnamonCinnamonBulgarian RoseBulgarian RoseAmberAmberVanillaVanillaSandalwoodSandalwood
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenPleasures Flower brings floral; Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and incense, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadRose and amber run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Pleasures Flower 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; Pleasures Flower very weak and strong. Expect Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum to lead and Pleasures Flower to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum, two of Pleasures Flower over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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