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.
First · Francesca BianchiCuir Soyeux2019 · ★ 4.07
Second · Al Haramain PerfumesMusk Clean2023 · ★ 3.38From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Cuir Soyeux × Musk Clean
Powdery, floral and vanilla meets lavender, musky and woody. They share six accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Cuir Soyeux, blue is Musk Clean. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Cuir SoyeuxMusk Clean
powderyboth
floralboth
woodyboth
muskyboth
yellow floralboth
amberboth
lavendersecond
warm spicysecond
vanillafirst
patchoulisecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Cuir Soyeux
Leather
Orris
Narcissus
Heliotrope
Magnolia
Labdanum
Bourbon Vanilla
Leather
Orris
Narcissus
Heliotrope
Magnolia
Labdanum
Bourbon VanillaIn both
SandalwoodMusk
Six shared accords:powderyfloralwoodyyellow floralmuskyamber
Only in Musk Clean
Lavender
Amber
Peach
Vanilla
Patchouli
Floral Notes
Ylang-Ylang
Cinnamon
Lavender
Amber
Peach
Vanilla
Patchouli
Floral Notes
Ylang-Ylang
CinnamonWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenCuir Soyeux brings floral; Musk Clean brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadPowdery, floral, woody and yellow floral run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Cuir Soyeux in fall and winter and Musk Clean in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadCuir Soyeux is voted long lasting and enormous; Musk Clean moderate and intimate. Expect Cuir Soyeux to lead and Musk Clean to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Cuir Soyeux, two of Musk Clean over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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