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 · FlorisPatchouli2013 · ★ 4.24

Second · FlorisMalmaison2000 · ★ 4.51

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Harmony pairing

Patchouli × Malmaison

Amber, woody and patchouli meets warm spicy, floral and woody. They share two accords and three 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 Patchouli, blue is Malmaison. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

PatchouliMalmaison

warm spicyboth

woodyboth

amberfirst

patchoulifirst

floralsecond

irisfirst

powderyfirst

earthyfirst

balsamicfirst

coconutfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Patchouli

Coconut Milk Violet Leaf

Violet Leaf Iris

Iris

Cedar

Amber

Olibanum

Labdanum

Myrhh

Vanila

In both

PatchouliYlang-YlangRose

Two shared accords:

woodywarm spicy

Only in Malmaison

Clove

Cinnamon

Amalfi Lemon Carnation

Carnation

Virginia Cedar Vanilla

Vanilla

Musk

Why it might work

Flowers over greenMalmaison brings floral; Patchouli brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, ylang-ylang and rose, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody and warm spicy run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Patchouli is long lasting and moderate, Malmaison 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 pointPatchouli first, then Malmaison over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?