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 · HermèsJour d’Hermes GardeniaEDP · 2015 · ★ 3.76
Second · LaliqueIllusion CaptiveEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.02From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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Jour d’Hermes Gardenia × Illusion Captive
White floral, tuberose and animalic meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share two accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Jour d’Hermes Gardenia, blue is Illusion Captive. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Jour d’Hermes GardeniaIllusion Captive
white floralboth
ambersecond
woodysecond
citrusboth
warm spicysecond
sweetsecond
balsamicsecond
patchoulisecond
vanillasecond
tuberosefirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Jour d’Hermes Gardenia
Gardenia
Tuberose
Citruses
Rose
GardeniaTuberoseCitrusesRoseIn both
Jasmine
Two shared accords:white floralcitrus
Only in Illusion Captive
Bergamot
Fig
Cinnamon
Myrrh
Cedar
Patchouli
Labdanum
Tonka Bean
Vanila
BergamotFigCinnamonMyrrhCedarPatchouliLabdanumTonka BeanVanilaWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWhite floral and citrus run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Jour d’Hermes Gardenia in spring and Illusion Captive in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Jour d’Hermes Gardenia is moderate on both, Illusion Captive moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointIllusion Captive first, then Jour d’Hermes Gardenia 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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