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.

Le Male Love ActuallyFirst · Jean Paul GaultierLe Male Love Actually2011 · ★ 4.26
BerlinSecond · GallivantBerlinEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.79
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Le Male Love ActuallyBerlin
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Le Male Love Actually × Berlin

Aromatic, warm spicy and amber meets citrus, woody and aromatic. 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 Le Male Love Actually, blue is Berlin. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Le Male Love ActuallyBerlin
aromaticboth
fresh spicyboth
woodyboth
greenboth
citrussecond
warm spicyfirst
amberfirst
vanillafirst
cinnamonfirst
herbalfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Le Male Love Actually
LavenderLavenderMintMintArtemisiaArtemisiaBergamotBergamotCardamomCardamomCinnamonCinnamonOrange BlossomOrange BlossomCarawayCarawayAmberAmberSandalwoodSandalwoodVanillaVanillaTonka BeanTonka Bean
In both
Cedar
Four shared accords:
aromaticfresh spicywoodygreen
Only in Berlin
GrapefruitGrapefruitLemonLemonPepperPepperClementineClementineBlack TeaBlack TeaBlack PepperBlack PepperHaitian VetiverHaitian VetiverPatchouliPatchouli
Why it might work
  • Light over deepLe Male Love Actually brings aromatic; Berlin brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAromatic, fresh spicy, woody and green run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Le Male Love Actually in fall and winter and Berlin in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadLe Male Love Actually is voted moderate on both; Berlin moderate on both. Expect Le Male Love Actually to lead and Berlin to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Le Male Love Actually, two of Berlin over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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Le Male Love Actually × Berlin · Layering Lab | Scentsation