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 · Issey MiyakeLune d Issey2001 · ★ 3.69
Second · Issey MiyakeNuit d Issey Polaris2020 · ★ 4.50From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


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.
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
Mimosa
Rose
Star Anise
Osmanthus
Peony
Musk
Heliotrope
Mimosa
Rose
Star Anise
Osmanthus
Peony
Musk
HeliotropeIn 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
Cypress
Black Pepper
Bergamot
Agarwood (Oud)
Patchouli
Cedar
Vanilla
Leather
Gurjan balsam
Amber
Labdanum
Cypress
Black Pepper
Bergamot
Agarwood (Oud)
Patchouli
Cedar
Vanilla
Leather
Gurjan balsam
Amber
LabdanumWhy 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.
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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