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 Summer BouquetFirst · Estée LauderPleasures Summer Bouquet2006 · ★ 3.92
Amber Ylang Ylang ParfumSecond · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38
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Pleasures Summer Bouquet × Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum

Floral, white floral and woody meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share five 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 Summer Bouquet, blue is Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Pleasures Summer BouquetAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
woodyboth
warm spicyboth
roseboth
powderyboth
fresh spicyboth
floralfirst
ambersecond
white floralfirst
yellow floralsecond
freshfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Pleasures Summer Bouquet
VioletVioletLilyLilyPepperPepperTuberoseTuberoseFreesiaFreesiaPeonyPeonyLilacLilacJasmineJasmineRoseRoseBerry FruitsBerry FruitsLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyCedarCedar
In both
GeraniumSandalwood
Five shared accords:
woodyrosepowderyfresh spicywarm spicy
Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Ylang-YlangYlang-YlangBergamotBergamotCinnamonCinnamonIncenseIncenseBulgarian RoseBulgarian RoseAmberAmberVanillaVanilla
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenPleasures Summer Bouquet brings floral; Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list geranium and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody, rose, powdery and fresh spicy run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Pleasures Summer Bouquet in spring and summer and Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Pleasures Summer Bouquet is weak and strong, Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum long lasting and enormous, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum first, then Pleasures Summer Bouquet over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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