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.
First · Jean Paul GaultierLe Male Summer 2014EDT · 2014 · ★ 4.12
Second · Vilhelm ParfumeriePurple FigParfum · 2016 · ★ 3.55From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Le Male Summer 2014 × Purple Fig
Green, aromatic and vanilla meets woody, aromatic and fruity. They share six accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Le Male Summer 2014, blue is Purple Fig. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Le Male Summer 2014Purple Fig
greenboth
aromaticboth
woodyboth
muskyboth
powderyboth
freshboth
fruitysecond
vanillafirst
lavenderfirst
ambersecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Le Male Summer 2014
Lavender
Mint
Cardamom
Grass
Green Leaves
Vanila
Musk
Sandalwood
Lavender
Mint
Cardamom
Grass
Green Leaves
Vanila
Musk
SandalwoodIn bothNo shared notesSix shared accords:
greenaromaticpowderymuskyfreshwoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Purple Fig
Angelica
Cassis
Lemon
Fig
Galbanum
Cyclamen
Cypress
Virginian Cedar
Angelica
Cassis
Lemon
Fig
Galbanum
Cyclamen
Cypress
Virginian CedarWhy it might work
- Light over deepLe Male Summer 2014 brings green and aromatic; Purple Fig brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadGreen, aromatic, powdery and musky run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Le Male Summer 2014 is moderate on both, Purple Fig moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointPurple Fig first, then Le Male Summer 2014 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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