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 · KerosenePretty MachineEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.76

Second · Moth and Rabbit PerfumesMelancholiaEDP · 2023 · ★ 3.80

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Harmony pairing

Pretty Machine × Melancholia

Citrus, white floral and sweet meets woody, aromatic and green. They share four accords and three notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Pretty Machine, blue is Melancholia. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Pretty MachineMelancholia

aromaticboth

white floralboth

greenboth

fresh spicyboth

citrusfirst

woodysecond

fruitysecond

ozonicsecond

freshsecond

aquaticsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Pretty Machine

Lime (Linden Blossom) Jasmine

Jasmine

Orange Blossom Neroli

Neroli

Lime

Lemon

Rose

In both

BergamotMuskVetiver

Four shared accords:

white floralaromaticgreenfresh spicy

Only in Melancholia

Violet Leaf Green Apple

Green Apple Black Currant

Black Currant Narcissus

Narcissus

Lily-of-the-Valley Dates

Dates

Incense

Juniper

Clearwood

Why it might work

Light over deepPretty Machine brings citrus; Melancholia brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, musk and vetiver, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWhite floral, aromatic, green and fresh spicy run through both.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadPretty Machine is voted moderate on both; Melancholia moderate on both. Expect Pretty Machine to lead and Melancholia to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Pretty Machine, two of Melancholia over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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