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 · HermèsTerre d’Hermès IntenseEDP · 2025 · ★ 3.76
Second · MizensirCologne du MatéCologne · 2019 · ★ 4.07From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Terre d’Hermès Intense × Cologne du Maté
Coffee, fresh spicy and warm spicy meets citrus, aromatic and musky. They share five accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Terre d’Hermès Intense, blue is Cologne du Maté. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Terre d’Hermès IntenseCologne du Maté
citrusboth
woodyboth
fresh spicyboth
aromaticboth
coffeefirst
mineralboth
warm spicyfirst
soft spicyfirst
muskysecond
aldehydicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Terre d’Hermès Intense
Bergamot
Black Pepper
Coffee
Licorice
Lava
Stone
BergamotBlack PepperCoffeeLicoriceLavaStoneIn both
Woody Notes
Five shared accords:fresh spicywoodycitrusaromaticmineral
Only in Cologne du Maté
Mandarin Orange
Paradisone
Mate
Sage
Solar Notes
Musk
Mandarin OrangeParadisoneMateSageSolar NotesMuskWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list woody notes, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadFresh spicy, woody, citrus and aromatic run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Terre d’Hermès Intense in fall and winter and Cologne du Maté in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Terre d’Hermès Intense is long lasting and moderate, Cologne du Maté moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointTerre d’Hermès Intense first, then Cologne du Maté 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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