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.

Cider OudFirst · Ibrahim FuhaidCider OudExtrait · 2025 · ★ 4.09
Le Male Love ActuallySecond · Jean Paul GaultierLe Male Love Actually2011 · ★ 4.26
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Cider OudLe Male Love Actually
Contrast pairing

Cider Oud × Le Male Love Actually

Oud, fruity and smoky meets aromatic, warm spicy and amber. They share three accords and no 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 Cider Oud, blue is Le Male Love Actually. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Cider OudLe Male Love Actually
warm spicyboth
amberboth
woodyboth
oudfirst
aromaticsecond
fruityfirst
fresh spicysecond
vanillasecond
cinnamonsecond
smokyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Cider Oud
Cider AppleCider AppleFrankincenseFrankincenseLilacLilacRed AppleRed AppleLeatherLeatherSaffronSaffronIncenseIncenseLaotian OudLaotian OudRoseRoseTobaccoTobaccoIndian OudIndian OudGuaiac WoodGuaiac Wood
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
amberwarm spicywoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Le Male Love Actually
LavenderLavenderMintMintArtemisiaArtemisiaBergamotBergamotCardamomCardamomCinnamonCinnamonOrange BlossomOrange BlossomCarawayCarawayAmberAmberSandalwoodSandalwoodVanillaVanillaTonka BeanTonka Bean
Why it might work
  • Light over deepLe Male Love Actually brings aromatic; Cider Oud brings smoky. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • A shared threadAmber, warm spicy and woody run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadCider Oud is voted eternal and enormous; Le Male Love Actually moderate on both. Expect Cider Oud to lead and Le Male Love Actually to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Cider Oud, two of Le Male Love Actually over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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