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 · Jo Malone LondonEnglish Pear & FreesiaEDP · 2010 · ★ 3.82
Second · GoutalMyrrhe ArdenteEDP · 2007 · ★ 4.15From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
English Pear & Freesia × Myrrhe Ardente
Floral, fruity and rose meets amber, warm spicy and woody. 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 Pear & Freesia, blue is Myrrhe Ardente. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
English Pear & FreesiaMyrrhe Ardente
sweetboth
floralfirst
ambersecond
fruityfirst
rosefirst
aquaticfirst
warm spicysecond
muskyfirst
woodysecond
beeswaxsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in English Pear & Freesia
Pear
Melon
Freesia
Rose
Musk
Patchouli
Rhuburb
Amber
Pear
Melon
Freesia
Rose
Musk
Patchouli
Rhuburb
AmberIn bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:
sweet
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Myrrhe Ardente
Myrhh
Benzoin
Tonka Bean
Guaiac Wood
Vetiver
Beeswax
Myrhh
Benzoin
Tonka Bean
Guaiac Wood
Vetiver
BeeswaxWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenEnglish Pear & Freesia brings floral; Myrrhe Ardente brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- A shared threadSweet runs through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put English Pear & Freesia in spring and Myrrhe Ardente in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadMyrrhe Ardente is voted moderate on both; English Pear & Freesia moderate on both. Expect Myrrhe Ardente to lead and English Pear & Freesia to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Myrrhe Ardente, two of English Pear & Freesia over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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