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.
First · FlorisAmethystEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.00
Second · FlorisIslay2018 · ★ 4.42From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Amethyst × Islay
Sweet, white floral and fruity meets woody, powdery and green. They share three accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Amethyst, blue is Islay. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
AmethystIslay
woodyboth
powderyboth
citrusboth
sweetfirst
white floralfirst
fruityfirst
greensecond
irissecond
aromaticsecond
smokysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Amethyst
Big Strawberry
Lemon
Passionfruit
Jasmine
Cotton Candy
Orange Blossom
Mango
Big Strawberry
Lemon
Passionfruit
Jasmine
Cotton Candy
Orange Blossom
MangoIn both
CedarVanillaAmber
Three shared accords:citruswoodypowdery
Only in Islay
Galbanum
Bergamot
Smoke
Orris
Patchouli
Sandalwood
Musk
Galbanum
Bergamot
Smoke
Orris
Patchouli
Sandalwood
MuskWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list cedar, vanilla and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadCitrus, woody and powdery run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Amethyst in spring and Islay in fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadIslay is voted eternal and enormous; Amethyst weak and intimate. Expect Islay to lead and Amethyst to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Islay, two of Amethyst over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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