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 LondonIncense & CedratEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.09
Second · Karl LagerfeldPhotoEDP · 1990 · ★ 4.06From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Incense & Cedrat × Photo
Amber, fresh spicy and aromatic meets aromatic, woody and floral. They share five accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Incense & Cedrat, blue is Photo. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Incense & CedratPhoto
amberboth
aromaticboth
citrusboth
fresh spicyboth
warm spicyboth
woodysecond
floralsecond
aldehydicsecond
lavendersecond
freshsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Incense & Cedrat
Olibanum
Pepper
Labdanum
Elemi
OlibanumPepperLabdanumElemiIn both
LemonBenzoin
Five shared accords:amberfresh spicyaromaticcitruswarm spicy
Only in Photo
Aldehydes
Lavender
Bergamot
Galbanum
Mandarin Orange
Carnation
Rose
Jasmine
Coriander
Honey
Cyclamen
Caraway
AldehydesLavenderBergamotGalbanumMandarin OrangeCarnationRoseJasmineCorianderHoneyCyclamenCarawayWhy it might work
- Light over deepIncense & Cedrat brings aromatic; Photo brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list lemon and benzoin, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadAmber, fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Incense & Cedrat is moderate on both, Photo moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointIncense & Cedrat first, then Photo 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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