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 LondonLotus Blossom & Water LilyEDC · 2008 · ★ 3.81
Second · Caswell MasseyCenturies SandalwoodEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.05From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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Lotus Blossom & Water Lily × Centuries Sandalwood
Floral, citrus and woody meets woody, powdery and musky. They share three accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Lotus Blossom & Water Lily, blue is Centuries Sandalwood. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Lotus Blossom & Water LilyCenturies Sandalwood
woodyboth
powderyboth
muskyboth
floralfirst
citrusfirst
aquaticfirst
white floralfirst
amberfirst
greensecond
warm spicysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Lotus Blossom & Water Lily
Grapefruit
Bergamot
Mandarin Orange
Lotus
Water Lily
Honeysuckle
Jasmine
Freesia
Guaiac Wood
Incense
Amber
Sandalwood
GrapefruitBergamotMandarin OrangeLotusWater LilyHoneysuckleJasmineFreesiaGuaiac WoodIncenseAmberSandalwoodIn both
Musk
Three shared accords:woodypowderymusky
Only in Centuries Sandalwood
Australian Sandalwood
Stems Greens
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Smoke
Australian SandalwoodStems GreensCypriol Oil or NagarmothaSmokeWhy it might work
- Light over deepLotus Blossom & Water Lily brings citrus; Centuries Sandalwood brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, powdery and musky run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Lotus Blossom & Water Lily is moderate on both, Centuries Sandalwood moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointCenturies Sandalwood first, then Lotus Blossom & Water Lily 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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