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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.

Imperial Iris CologneFirst · FlorisImperial Iris CologneCologne · 2017 · ★ 3.83
Red IslandSecond · Memo ParisRed Island2025 · ★ 3.91
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Imperial Iris Cologne × Red Island

Aromatic, woody and citrus meets warm spicy, coffee and woody. They share three 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 Imperial Iris Cologne, blue is Red Island. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Imperial Iris CologneRed Island
woodyboth
powderyboth
earthyboth
aromaticfirst
warm spicysecond
citrusfirst
fresh spicyfirst
irisfirst
rosefirst
coffeesecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Imperial Iris Cologne
Sea NotesSea NotesCassisCassisLavenderLavenderPetitgrainPetitgrainRoseRoseNeroliNeroliGeraniumGeraniumIris FlowerIris FlowerOakmossOakmossAmberAmberMuskMusk
In both
BergamotSandalwood
Three shared accords:
woodyearthypowdery
Only in Red Island
LongozaLongozaCinnamonCinnamonCoffeeCoffeeCarrotCarrotVanilla AbsoluteVanilla AbsolutePatchouliPatchouliTonkaTonka
Why it might work
  • Light over deepImperial Iris Cologne brings aromatic and citrus; Red Island brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody, earthy and powdery run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Imperial Iris Cologne in spring and Red Island in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Imperial Iris Cologne is long lasting and moderate, Red Island moderate and intimate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointRed Island first, then Imperial Iris Cologne 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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