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 · GuerlainEmbruns d'Ylang2019 · ★ 3.96
Second · DS&DurgaIsle Ryder2013 · ★ 4.04From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Embruns d'Ylang × Isle Ryder
Yellow floral, woody and sweet meets woody, aromatic and floral. They share three accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Embruns d'Ylang, blue is Isle Ryder. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Embruns d'YlangIsle Ryder
woodyboth
sweetboth
white floralboth
yellow floralfirst
aromaticsecond
floralsecond
freshsecond
honeysecond
saltyfirst
warm spicyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Embruns d'Ylang
Salt
Bergamot
Ylang-Ylang
Jasmine Sambac
Cloves
Iris
Patchouli
Vanilla
Salt
Bergamot
Ylang-Ylang
Jasmine Sambac
Cloves
Iris
Patchouli
VanillaIn both
Honey
Three shared accords:woodysweetwhite floral
Only in Isle Ryder
Fir
Wildflowers
Poplar (Populus) buds
Jasmine
Spruce
Dyer’s Greenweed
Bulrush
Fir
Wildflowers
Poplar (Populus) buds
Jasmine
Spruce
Dyer’s Greenweed
BulrushWhy it might work
- Light over deepIsle Ryder brings aromatic; Embruns d'Ylang brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list honey, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, sweet and white floral run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Embruns d'Ylang is long lasting and moderate, Isle Ryder long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointEmbruns d'Ylang first, then Isle Ryder 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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