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 · Fragrance Du BoisLucius2024 · ★ 4.41

Second · FlorisChypress2017 · ★ 4.13

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Contrast pairing

Lucius × Chypress

Citrus, woody and amber meets citrus, floral and white floral. They share five 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 Lucius, blue is Chypress. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

LuciusChypress

citrusboth

white floralboth

woodyboth

sweetboth

fresh spicyboth

floralsecond

amberfirst

yellow floralsecond

soft spicyfirst

muskysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Lucius

Pink Pepper Mandarin

Mandarin

Cedarwood

Orange Blossom Vetiver

Vetiver

In both

BergamotAmber

Five shared accords:

citruswoodywhite floralsweetfresh spicy

Only in Chypress

Neroli

Sweet Orange Lemon

Lemon

Osmanthus

Jasmine

Ylang-Ylang Rose

Rose

Musk

Patchouli

Vanilla

Why it might work

Light over deepChypress brings citrus; Lucius brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadCitrus, woody, white floral and sweet run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Lucius is long lasting and moderate, Chypress 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 pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?