Layering Lab
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First · GuerlainLes Absolus d'Orient Épices ExquisesEDP · 2022 · ★ 4.12
Second · AmouageDia ManEDP · 2002 · ★ 4.21From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Les Absolus d'Orient Épices Exquises × Dia Man
Warm spicy, woody and fresh spicy meets woody, amber and floral. They share four accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Les Absolus d'Orient Épices Exquises, blue is Dia Man. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Les Absolus d'Orient Épices ExquisesDia Man
warm spicyboth
woodyboth
amberboth
aromaticboth
floralsecond
earthysecond
freshsecond
balsamicsecond
fruitysecond
sweetsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Les Absolus d'Orient Épices Exquises
Angelica
Pink Pepper
Black Pepper
Coffee
Sandalwood
Agarwood (Oud)
Angelica
Pink Pepper
Black Pepper
Coffee
Sandalwood
Agarwood (Oud)In both
CardamomPatchouli
Four shared accords:warm spicywoodyaromaticamber
Only in Dia Man
Incense
Labdanum
Bitter Orange
Peony
Plum
Orris Root
Ylang-Ylang
Vetiver
Brazilian Rosewood
Leather
Amber
Incense
Labdanum
Bitter Orange
Peony
Plum
Orris Root
Ylang-Ylang
Vetiver
Brazilian Rosewood
Leather
AmberWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenDia Man brings floral; Les Absolus d'Orient Épices Exquises brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list cardamom and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWarm spicy, woody, aromatic and amber run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Les Absolus d'Orient Épices Exquises is moderate on both, Dia Man moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointDia Man first, then Les Absolus d'Orient Épices Exquises 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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