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 L ElixirFirst · Issey MiyakePleats Please L ElixirEDP · 2012 · ★ 3.98
Nuit d Issey PolarisSecond · Issey MiyakeNuit d Issey Polaris2020 · ★ 4.50
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Pleats Please L Elixir × Nuit d Issey Polaris

Floral, vanilla and white floral meets woody, fresh spicy and amber. They share three accords and three notes.

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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 L Elixir, blue is Nuit d Issey Polaris. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Pleats Please L ElixirNuit d Issey Polaris
woodyboth
vanillaboth
powderyboth
floralfirst
white floralfirst
fresh spicysecond
ambersecond
leathersecond
freshfirst
aromaticsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Pleats Please L Elixir
GardeniaGardeniaHeliotropeHeliotropePeonyPeonySweet PeaSweet Pea
In both
VanillaCedarPatchouli
Three shared accords:
vanillapowderywoody
Only in Nuit d Issey Polaris
CypressCypressBlack PepperBlack PepperBergamotBergamotAgarwood (Oud)Agarwood (Oud)LeatherLeatherGurjan balsamGurjan balsamAmberAmberLabdanumLabdanum
Why it might work
  • Sweet meets spiceNuit d Issey Polaris brings amber; Pleats Please L Elixir brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, cedar and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadVanilla, powdery and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Pleats Please L Elixir in spring and summer and Nuit d Issey Polaris in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Pleats Please L Elixir is long lasting and strong, Nuit d Issey Polaris long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.
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