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First · Estée LauderSpellBound2014 · ★ 4.24
Second · ThameenThe Black Carnation2024 · ★ 4.18From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
SpellBound × The Black Carnation
Warm spicy, amber and white floral meets woody, floral and warm spicy. They share seven accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is SpellBound, blue is The Black Carnation. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
SpellBoundThe Black Carnation
woodyboth
warm spicyboth
powderyboth
floralboth
white floralboth
vanillaboth
sweetboth
amberfirst
fruityfirst
aromaticfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in SpellBound
Apricot
Rose
Lily-of-the-Valley
Cardamom
Orange Blossom
Amber
Apricot
Rose
Lily-of-the-Valley
Cardamom
Orange Blossom
AmberIn both
CarnationSandalwoodVanilla
Seven shared accords:warm spicywhite floralwoodypowderyfloralsweetvanilla
Only in The Black Carnation
Pistachio
Mandarin Orange
Bergamot
Ylang-Ylang
Jasmine
Suede
Pistachio
Mandarin Orange
Bergamot
Ylang-Ylang
Jasmine
SuedeWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list carnation, sandalwood and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWarm spicy, white floral, woody and powdery run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: SpellBound is eternal and strong, The Black Carnation long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointSpellBound first, then The Black Carnation 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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