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.

Ylang-Ylang EspressoFirst · Floral StreetYlang-Ylang EspressoEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.36
Terracotta Eau de ToiletteSecond · GuerlainTerracotta Eau de ToiletteEDT · 2024 · ★ 3.96
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Ylang-Ylang EspressoTerracotta Eau de Toilette
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Ylang-Ylang Espresso × Terracotta Eau de Toilette

Warm spicy, coffee and sweet meets white floral, sweet and yellow floral. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Ylang-Ylang Espresso, blue is Terracotta Eau de Toilette. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Ylang-Ylang EspressoTerracotta Eau de Toilette
sweetboth
yellow floralboth
warm spicyfirst
white floralsecond
vanillaboth
coffeefirst
woodyfirst
cacaofirst
patchoulifirst
citrussecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Ylang-Ylang Espresso
Sichuan PepperSichuan PepperRoseRoseTangerineTangerineYlang-YlangYlang-YlangPatchouliPatchouliTiramisuTiramisuCoffeeCoffeeCacaoCacaoWhipped CreamWhipped CreamGuaiac WoodGuaiac Wood
In both
Jasmine
Three shared accords:
sweetyellow floralvanilla
Only in Terracotta Eau de Toilette
CoconutCoconutBergamotBergamotTiareTiareYlang YlangYlang YlangOrange BlossomOrange BlossomVanillaVanillaMuskMusk
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadSweet, yellow floral and vanilla run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Ylang-Ylang Espresso in fall and winter and Terracotta Eau de Toilette in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Ylang-Ylang Espresso is moderate on both, Terracotta Eau de Toilette moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointYlang-Ylang Espresso first, then Terracotta Eau de Toilette 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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