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.

Voyage d'HermesFirst · HermèsVoyage d'HermesEDP · 2010 · ★ 4.16
Bel AmiSecond · HermèsBel AmiEDP · 1986 · ★ 4.36
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Voyage d'HermesBel Ami
Harmony pairing

Voyage d'Hermes × Bel Ami

Warm spicy, citrus and green meets aromatic, woody and earthy. They share four accords and two 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 Voyage d'Hermes, blue is Bel Ami. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Voyage d'HermesBel Ami
warm spicyboth
aromaticboth
woodyboth
citrusboth
earthysecond
leathersecond
greenfirst
ambersecond
mossysecond
animalicsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Voyage d'Hermes
Amalfi LemonAmalfi LemonSpicesSpicesJuniper BerriesJuniper BerriesTeaTeaGreen NotesGreen NotesFloral NotesFloral NotesWoodsy NotesWoodsy NotesMuskMusk
In both
CardamomCedar
Four shared accords:
warm spicycitrusaromaticwoody
Only in Bel Ami
SageSageBergamotBergamotLemonLemonMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeCarnationCarnationPatchouliPatchouliBasilBasilOrris RootOrris RootJasmineJasmineLeatherLeatherOakmossOakmossStyraxStyrax
Why it might work
  • Light over deepVoyage d'Hermes brings citrus and green; Bel Ami brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list cardamom and cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWarm spicy, citrus, aromatic and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Voyage d'Hermes in summer and spring and Bel Ami in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadBel Ami is voted long lasting and moderate; Voyage d'Hermes moderate on both. Expect Bel Ami to lead and Voyage d'Hermes to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Bel Ami, two of Voyage d'Hermes over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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