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First · Issey MiyakeNuit d Issey Polaris2020 · ★ 4.50
Second · ZaraZara Homme Night★ 4.36From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Nuit d Issey Polaris × Zara Homme Night
Woody, fresh spicy and amber meets amber, vanilla and white floral. They share six accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Nuit d Issey Polaris, blue is Zara Homme Night. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Nuit d Issey PolarisZara Homme Night
amberboth
vanillaboth
fresh spicyboth
powderyboth
aromaticboth
woodyfirst
animalicboth
white floralsecond
citrussecond
leatherfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Nuit d Issey Polaris
Cypress
Black Pepper
Agarwood (Oud)
Patchouli
Cedar
Leather
Gurjan balsam
Labdanum
Cypress
Black Pepper
Agarwood (Oud)
Patchouli
Cedar
Leather
Gurjan balsam
LabdanumIn both
BergamotVanillaAmber
Six shared accords:fresh spicyambervanillaaromaticanimalicpowdery
Only in Zara Homme Night
Lemon
Jasmine
Pepper
Lemon
Jasmine
PepperWhy it might work
- Sweet meets spiceNuit d Issey Polaris brings amber; Zara Homme Night brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, vanilla and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadFresh spicy, amber, vanilla and aromatic run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Nuit d Issey Polaris is long lasting and moderate, Zara Homme Night moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointNuit d Issey Polaris first, then Zara Homme Night 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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