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 MiyakePleats Please Eau de ParfumEDP · 2012 · ★ 3.52
Second · Issey MiyakeNuit d Issey Polaris2020 · ★ 4.50From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Pleats Please Eau de Parfum × Nuit d Issey Polaris
Floral, white floral and woody meets woody, fresh spicy and amber. They share two accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Pleats Please Eau de Parfum, blue is Nuit d Issey Polaris. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Pleats Please Eau de ParfumNuit d Issey Polaris
woodyboth
floralfirst
patchouliboth
white floralfirst
fresh spicysecond
ambersecond
vanillasecond
freshfirst
leathersecond
sweetfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Pleats Please Eau de Parfum
Peony
White Flowers
Sweet Pea
Peony
White Flowers
Sweet PeaIn both
PatchouliCedarVanilla
Two shared accords:woodypatchouli
Only in Nuit d Issey Polaris
Cypress
Black Pepper
Bergamot
Agarwood (Oud)
Leather
Gurjan balsam
Amber
Labdanum
Cypress
Black Pepper
Bergamot
Agarwood (Oud)
Leather
Gurjan balsam
Amber
LabdanumWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenPleats Please Eau de Parfum brings floral; Nuit d Issey Polaris brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, cedar and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody and patchouli run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Pleats Please Eau de Parfum in spring and Nuit d Issey Polaris in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Pleats Please Eau de Parfum is long lasting and moderate, Nuit d Issey Polaris long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointNuit d Issey Polaris first, then Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 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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