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.

First · ikiryoRubyEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.00

Second · CreedBois de Cedrat1875 · ★ 4.16

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Contrast pairing

Ruby × Bois de Cedrat

Chocolate, amber and sweet meets citrus, woody and amber. They share two 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 Ruby, blue is Bois de Cedrat. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

RubyBois de Cedrat

citrusboth

amberboth

chocolatefirst

sweetfirst

soft spicyfirst

warm spicyfirst

rosefirst

woodysecond

cacaofirst

muskyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Ruby

Pink Grapefruit Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper Chocolate

Chocolate

Amber

Rose

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

ambercitrus

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Bois de Cedrat

Sicilian Lemon Calabrian Mandarin

Calabrian Mandarin Cedar

Cedar

Ambergris

Why it might work

Light over deepBois de Cedrat brings citrus; Ruby brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadAmber and citrus run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Ruby in fall and winter and Bois de Cedrat in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

A starting pointRuby first, then Bois de Cedrat over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?