Layering Lab
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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 L ElixirEDP · 2012 · ★ 3.98
Second · Giorgio ArmaniNuancesEDP · 2013 · ★ 4.53From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Pleats Please L Elixir × Nuances
Floral, vanilla and white floral meets powdery, woody and warm spicy. They share three accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Pleats Please L Elixir, blue is Nuances. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Pleats Please L ElixirNuances
powderyboth
woodyboth
vanillaboth
floralfirst
warm spicysecond
white floralfirst
irissecond
earthysecond
ambersecond
aromaticsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Pleats Please L Elixir
Gardenia
Peony
Sweet Pea
Vanilla
Cedar
Patchouli
Gardenia
Peony
Sweet Pea
Vanilla
Cedar
PatchouliIn both
Heliotrope
Three shared accords:vanillapowderywoody
Only in Nuances
Cinnamon
Bergamot
Orris Root
Sandalwood
Benzoin
Vetiver
Cinnamon
Bergamot
Orris Root
Sandalwood
Benzoin
VetiverWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenPleats Please L Elixir brings floral; Nuances brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list heliotrope, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadVanilla, powdery and woody run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Pleats Please L Elixir is long lasting and strong, Nuances long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointNuances first, then Pleats Please L Elixir 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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