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 · GivenchyHarvest 2008 Amarige Ylang Ylang2009 · ★ 4.22
Second · J.F. Schwarzlose BerlinAltruist Eau de ParfumEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.71From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Harvest 2008 Amarige Ylang Ylang × Altruist Eau de Parfum
Yellow floral, white floral and sweet meets woody, citrus and fresh spicy. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Harvest 2008 Amarige Ylang Ylang, blue is Altruist Eau de Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Harvest 2008 Amarige Ylang YlangAltruist Eau de Parfum
woodyboth
citrusboth
white floralboth
yellow floralfirst
fresh spicysecond
sweetfirst
balsamicsecond
freshsecond
aquaticsecond
ambersecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Harvest 2008 Amarige Ylang Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Petitgrain
Almond
Neroli
White Flowers
Mimosa
Woodsy Notes
Ylang-YlangPetitgrainAlmondNeroliWhite FlowersMimosaWoodsy NotesIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
white floralwoodycitrus
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Altruist Eau de Parfum
Watery Notes
Lemon
Ginger
Bergamot
Orange Blossom
Rose
Black Pepper
Nutmeg
Ambrarome
Cedar
Vetiver
Patchouli
Watery NotesLemonGingerBergamotOrange BlossomRoseBlack PepperNutmegAmbraromeCedarVetiverPatchouliWhy it might work
- A shared threadWhite floral, woody and citrus run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Harvest 2008 Amarige Ylang Ylang in winter and Altruist Eau de Parfum in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Harvest 2008 Amarige Ylang Ylang is moderate on both, Altruist Eau de Parfum moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointHarvest 2008 Amarige Ylang Ylang first, then Altruist Eau de Parfum 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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