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 · Issey MiyakeNuit d Issey Polaris2020 · ★ 4.50From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
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.
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
Gardenia
Heliotrope
Peony
Sweet Pea
Gardenia
Heliotrope
Peony
Sweet PeaIn both
VanillaCedarPatchouli
Three shared accords:vanillapowderywoody
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
- 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.
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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