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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.

This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5First · Histoires de ParfumsThis is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5Parfum · 2018 · ★ 3.84
GalaSecond · LoeweGala1991 · ★ 4.05
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This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5Gala
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This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5 × Gala

Musky, ozonic and aldehydic meets woody, musky and amber. They share five 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 This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5, blue is Gala. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5Gala
muskyboth
amberboth
aldehydicboth
freshboth
floralboth
woodysecond
animalicsecond
white floralsecond
leathersecond
warm spicysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5
Ozonic notesOzonic notesCitrusesCitrusesFloral NotesFloral NotesMuskMuskAmbroxanAmbroxanMineral notesMineral notes
In both
Aldehydes
Five shared accords:
muskyaldehydicamberfreshfloral
Only in Gala
BergamotBergamotGreen NotesGreen NotesAmalfi LemonAmalfi LemonJasmineJasmineCarnationCarnationYlang-YlangYlang-YlangRoseRoseLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyCivettaCivettaCastoreumCastoreumFrench labdanumFrench labdanumAmberAmber
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list aldehydes, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadMusky, aldehydic, amber and fresh run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5 in summer and spring and Gala in winter and fall. 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 leadGala is voted long lasting and moderate; This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5 moderate on both. Expect Gala to lead and This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5 to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Gala, two of This is Not A Blue Bottle 1.5 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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