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 · Jo Malone LondonEnglish Oak & HazelnutEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.09
Second · The PartyThe Garden Party Iris★ 3.83From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
English Oak & Hazelnut × The Garden Party Iris
Woody, nutty and aromatic meets citrus, powdery and floral. They share one accord and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is English Oak & Hazelnut, blue is The Garden Party Iris. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
English Oak & HazelnutThe Garden Party Iris
powderyboth
woodyfirst
citrussecond
floralsecond
sweetsecond
irissecond
greensecond
white floralsecond
ambersecond
rosesecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in English Oak & Hazelnut
Hazelnut
Cedar
Oak
Hazelnut
Cedar
OakIn bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:
powdery
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in The Garden Party Iris
Bergamot
Amalfi Lemon
Tangerine
Petitgrain
Pansy
Rose
Lily-of-the-Valley
African Orange Flower
Iris
Amber
Tolu Balsam
Vanille
Bergamot
Amalfi Lemon
Tangerine
Petitgrain
Pansy
Rose
Lily-of-the-Valley
African Orange Flower
Iris
Amber
Tolu Balsam
VanilleWhy it might work
- Light over deepThe Garden Party Iris brings citrus; English Oak & Hazelnut brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadPowdery runs through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
What to watch
- One will leadThe Garden Party Iris is voted long lasting and enormous; English Oak & Hazelnut moderate on both. Expect The Garden Party Iris to lead and English Oak & Hazelnut to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of The Garden Party Iris, two of English Oak & Hazelnut over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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