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 · GuerlainAqua Allegoria Mandarine BasilicEDP · 2007 · ★ 4.12
Second · Nina RicciL'Air du Temps Eau FloraleEDT · 2017 · ★ 4.17From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic × L'Air du Temps Eau Florale
Citrus, fresh spicy and green meets white floral, citrus and floral. They share two accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic, blue is L'Air du Temps Eau Florale. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Aqua Allegoria Mandarine BasilicL'Air du Temps Eau Florale
citrusboth
freshboth
white floralsecond
floralsecond
fresh spicyfirst
greenfirst
powderysecond
aromaticfirst
sweetfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic
Clementine
Bitter Orange
Green Tea
Ivy
Mandarin Orange
Basil
Chamomile
Sandalwood
Amber
Clementine
Bitter Orange
Green Tea
Ivy
Mandarin Orange
Basil
Chamomile
Sandalwood
AmberIn both
Orange BlossomPeony
Two shared accords:citrusfresh
Only in L'Air du Temps Eau Florale
Bergamot
Lemon
Honeysuckle
Gardenia
Violet
Musk
Woody Notes
Bergamot
Lemon
Honeysuckle
Gardenia
Violet
Musk
Woody NotesWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenL'Air du Temps Eau Florale brings floral; Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list orange blossom and peony, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadCitrus and fresh run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadL'Air du Temps Eau Florale is voted moderate on both; Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic moderate on both. Expect L'Air du Temps Eau Florale to lead and Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of L'Air du Temps Eau Florale, two of Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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