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 · HermèsEau de Basilic PourpreEDC · 2022 · ★ 3.88

Second · HermèsTerre d'Hermes ParfumParfum · 2009 · ★ 4.39

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Contrast pairing

Eau de Basilic Pourpre × Terre d'Hermes Parfum

Fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus meets citrus, woody and mossy. They share two accords 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 Eau de Basilic Pourpre, blue is Terre d'Hermes Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Eau de Basilic PourpreTerre d'Hermes Parfum

citrusboth

fresh spicyboth

aromaticfirst

woodysecond

mossysecond

greenfirst

herbalfirst

warm spicyfirst

ambersecond

earthysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Eau de Basilic Pourpre

Bergamot

Basil

Geranium

Spices

Patchouli

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

fresh spicycitrus

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

Only in Terre d'Hermes Parfum

Orange

Grapefruit Flint

Flint

Woodsy Notes oak moss

Oak moss

Benzoin

Why it might work

Light over deepEau de Basilic Pourpre brings aromatic and citrus; Terre d'Hermes Parfum brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadFresh spicy and citrus run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadTerre d'Hermes Parfum is voted long lasting and moderate; Eau de Basilic Pourpre weak and intimate. Expect Terre d'Hermes Parfum to lead and Eau de Basilic Pourpre to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Terre d'Hermes Parfum, two of Eau de Basilic Pourpre over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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