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.

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013First · Issey MiyakePleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013EDP · 2013 · ★ 3.83
Prestige Collection BlackSecond · Arabian OudPrestige Collection Black★ 4.20
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Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 × Prestige Collection Black

Floral, sweet and violet meets woody, powdery and vanilla. They share four accords and one note.

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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 2013, blue is Prestige Collection Black. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013Prestige Collection Black
woodyboth
powderyboth
vanillaboth
floralfirst
sweetfirst
violetfirst
warm spicyboth
patchoulifirst
freshfirst
muskysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013
VioletVioletMacaronsMacaronsSweet PeaSweet PeaPeonyPeonyPatchouliPatchouli
In both
Vanilla
Four shared accords:
powderyvanillawoodywarm spicy
Only in Prestige Collection Black
CitrusesCitrusesCedarCedarSandalwoodSandalwoodMuskMusk
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenPleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 brings floral; Prestige Collection Black brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery, vanilla, woody and warm spicy run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 in fall and spring and Prestige Collection Black in winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 is long lasting and moderate, Prestige Collection Black weak and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointPrestige Collection Black first, then Pleats Please Eau de Parfum 2013 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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