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 · GuerlainMitsouko Fleur de Lotus2009 · ★ 3.84

Second · ALREHAB PERFUMESTulip2016 · ★ 3.48

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Contrast pairing

Mitsouko Fleur de Lotus × Tulip

Floral, aquatic and ozonic meets floral, green and woody. They share one accord and no notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Mitsouko Fleur de Lotus, blue is Tulip. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Mitsouko Fleur de LotusTulip

floralboth

aquaticfirst

greensecond

ozonicfirst

woodysecond

citrussecond

freshsecond

aromaticsecond

soft spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Mitsouko Fleur de Lotus

Lotus

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

floral

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Tulip

Ivy

Bergamot

Freesia

Tulip

Jasmine

Violet

Vetiver

White Musk White Woods

White Woods Amber

Amber

Why it might work

Flowers over greenMitsouko Fleur de Lotus brings floral; Tulip brings green and woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadFloral runs through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Mitsouko Fleur de Lotus is very weak and intimate, Tulip moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?