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.

Plum BlossomFirst · Jo Malone LondonPlum BlossomEDP · 2012 · ★ 3.63
Ultraviolet Colours of SummerSecond · RabanneUltraviolet Colours of Summer2006 · ★ 4.20
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Plum BlossomUltraviolet Colours of Summer
Contrast pairing

Plum Blossom × Ultraviolet Colours of Summer

Floral, musky and powdery meets floral, soft spicy and citrus. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Plum Blossom, blue is Ultraviolet Colours of Summer. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Plum BlossomUltraviolet Colours of Summer
floralboth
powderyboth
woodyboth
soft spicysecond
citrussecond
fruitysecond
muskyfirst
vanillasecond
freshfirst
sweetsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Plum Blossom
Plum BlossomPlum BlossomMuskMusk
In both
Sandalwood
Three shared accords:
floralpowderywoody
Only in Ultraviolet Colours of Summer
GrapefruitGrapefruitPink PepperPink PepperOsmanthusOsmanthusVanilleVanille
Why it might work
  • Fresh on freshUltraviolet Colours of Summer brings citrus; Plum Blossom brings musky. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
  • Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadFloral, powdery and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Plum Blossom in spring and Ultraviolet Colours of Summer in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadPlum Blossom is voted moderate on both; Ultraviolet Colours of Summer weak and intimate. Expect Plum Blossom to lead and Ultraviolet Colours of Summer to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Plum Blossom, two of Ultraviolet Colours of Summer over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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