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.

Youth-Dew Limited EditionFirst · Estée LauderYouth-Dew Limited Edition2013 · ★ 4.20
InvictusSecond · RabanneInvictusEDT · 2013 · ★ 3.80
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Youth-Dew Limited Edition × Invictus

White floral, earthy and woody meets citrus, marine and aromatic. They share four 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 Youth-Dew Limited Edition, blue is Invictus. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Youth-Dew Limited EditionInvictus
aromaticboth
white floralboth
woodyboth
earthyboth
citrussecond
marinesecond
warm spicyfirst
rosefirst
greenfirst
fresh spicysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Youth-Dew Limited Edition
RoseRoseNarcissusNarcissusLavenderLavenderSpicesSpicesLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyMossMossVetiverVetiver
In both
JasminePatchouli
Four shared accords:
white floralearthywoodyaromatic
Only in Invictus
Sea NotesSea NotesGrapefruitGrapefruitMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeBay LeafBay LeafAmbergrisAmbergrisGuaiac WoodGuaiac WoodOakmossOakmoss
Why it might work
  • Light over deepInvictus brings citrus and aromatic; Youth-Dew Limited Edition brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWhite floral, earthy, woody and aromatic run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Youth-Dew Limited Edition in winter and fall and Invictus in summer and spring. 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 leadYouth-Dew Limited Edition is voted eternal and enormous; Invictus moderate on both. Expect Youth-Dew Limited Edition to lead and Invictus to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Youth-Dew Limited Edition, two of Invictus over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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