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First · HoubigantBois DormantEDP · 1925
Second · GuerlainÉpices Exquises2024 · ★ 3.74From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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Bois Dormant × Épices Exquises
Green, earthy and aromatic meets warm spicy, fresh spicy and woody. 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 Bois Dormant, blue is Épices Exquises. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Bois DormantÉpices Exquises
aromaticboth
woodyboth
greenfirst
warm spicysecond
earthyfirst
fresh spicysecond
mossyfirst
herbalfirst
soft spicysecond
oudsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Bois Dormant
Green Notes
Aldehydes
Bergamot
Galbanum
Costus
Carnation
Artemisia
Geranium
Jasmine
Spices
Rose
Vanilla
Green NotesAldehydesBergamotGalbanumCostusCarnationArtemisiaGeraniumJasmineSpicesRoseVanillaIn both
Sandalwood
Two shared accords:aromaticwoody
Only in Épices Exquises
Cardamom
Pink Pepper
Black Pepper
Oud
Patchouli
CardamomPink PepperBlack PepperOudPatchouliWhy it might work
- Light over deepBois Dormant brings green and aromatic; Épices Exquises brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadAromatic and woody run through both.
A starting pointÉpices Exquises first, then Bois Dormant 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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