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.

Lune d IsseyFirst · Issey MiyakeLune d Issey2001 · ★ 3.69
Nuit d Issey PolarisSecond · Issey MiyakeNuit d Issey Polaris2020 · ★ 4.50
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Lune d IsseyNuit d Issey Polaris
Contrast pairing

Lune d Issey × Nuit d Issey Polaris

Floral, powdery and rose meets woody, fresh spicy and amber. They share one accord 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 Lune d Issey, blue is Nuit d Issey Polaris. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Lune d IsseyNuit d Issey Polaris
powderyboth
floralfirst
woodysecond
fresh spicysecond
ambersecond
vanillasecond
rosefirst
yellow floralfirst
leathersecond
fruityfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Lune d Issey
MimosaMimosaRoseRoseStar AniseStar AniseOsmanthusOsmanthusPeonyPeonyMuskMuskHeliotropeHeliotrope
In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:
powdery
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Nuit d Issey Polaris
CypressCypressBlack PepperBlack PepperBergamotBergamotAgarwood (Oud)Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliPatchouliCedarCedarVanillaVanillaLeatherLeatherGurjan balsamGurjan balsamAmberAmberLabdanumLabdanum
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenLune d Issey brings floral; Nuit d Issey Polaris brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • A shared threadPowdery runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Lune d Issey in summer and Nuit d Issey Polaris 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 leadNuit d Issey Polaris is voted long lasting and moderate; Lune d Issey very weak and intimate. Expect Nuit d Issey Polaris to lead and Lune d Issey to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Nuit d Issey Polaris, two of Lune d Issey over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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