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 · GuerlainVetiver (Vintage Edition)EDP · 1959 · ★ 4.45

Second · CarthusiaMediterraneoEDT · 2003 · ★ 4.13

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Contrast pairing

Vetiver (Vintage Edition) × Mediterraneo

Aromatic, fresh spicy and woody meets citrus, aromatic and fresh spicy. They share four accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Vetiver (Vintage Edition), blue is Mediterraneo. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Vetiver (Vintage Edition)Mediterraneo

citrusboth

aromaticboth

fresh spicyboth

greenboth

woodyfirst

tobaccofirst

earthyfirst

sweetfirst

freshsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Vetiver (Vintage Edition)

Vetiver

Tobacco

Nutmeg

Pepper

In both

Lemon

Four shared accords:

aromaticfresh spicycitrusgreen

Only in Mediterraneo

Bergamot

Mint

Eucalyptus Red Thyme

Red Thyme

Litsea Cubeba Sicilian Mandarin

Sicilian Mandarin Wildflowers

Wildflowers Jasmine

Jasmine

Cardamom

White Musk

Why it might work

Light over deepMediterraneo brings citrus and aromatic; Vetiver (Vintage Edition) brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list lemon, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, fresh spicy, citrus and green run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadVetiver (Vintage Edition) is voted long lasting and moderate; Mediterraneo moderate and intimate. Expect Vetiver (Vintage Edition) to lead and Mediterraneo to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Vetiver (Vintage Edition), two of Mediterraneo over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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