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 LauderWhite LinenEDP · 1978 · ★ 3.73
Second · Estée LauderAmber Ylang Ylang ParfumParfum · 2008 · ★ 4.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
White Linen × Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Floral, fresh and woody meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share two accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is White Linen, blue is Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
White LinenAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum
woodyboth
powderyboth
floralfirst
ambersecond
freshfirst
aldehydicfirst
warm spicysecond
yellow floralsecond
earthyfirst
vanillasecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in White Linen
Aldehydes
Lemon
Peach
Hyacinth
Carnation
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Lilac
Iris
Jasmine
Orris
Violet
Aldehydes
Lemon
Peach
Hyacinth
Carnation
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Lilac
Iris
Jasmine
Orris
VioletIn both
Ylang-YlangSandalwoodAmber
Two shared accords:woodypowdery
Only in Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
Vanilla
Geranium
Bergamot
Cinnamon
Incense
Bulgarian Rose
VanillaWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenWhite Linen brings floral; Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list ylang-ylang, sandalwood and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody and powdery run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put White Linen in spring and Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: White Linen is long lasting and moderate, Amber Ylang Ylang Parfum long lasting and enormous, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointAmber Ylang Ylang Parfum first, then White Linen 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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