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 · L'Artisan ParfumeurHistoire d'OrangersParfum · 2017 · ★ 4.16

Second · Sarah Horowitz ParfumsPerfect LoveParfum · 1998 · ★ 4.30

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Contrast pairing

Histoire d'Orangers × Perfect Love

White floral, citrus and musky meets citrus, woody and rose. 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 Histoire d'Orangers, blue is Perfect Love. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Histoire d'OrangersPerfect Love

citrusboth

white floralboth

muskyboth

woodysecond

rosesecond

powderysecond

patchoulisecond

amberfirst

warm spicysecond

vanillasecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Histoire d'Orangers

Neroli

White Tea

Orange Blossom Ambroxan

Ambroxan

Tonka Bean

In both

Musk

Three shared accords:

white floralcitrusmusky

Only in Perfect Love

Bergamot

Mandarin Orange Rose

Rose

Honeysuckle Patchouli

Patchouli

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Why it might work

Light over deepHistoire d'Orangers brings citrus; Perfect Love 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 threadWhite floral, citrus and musky run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadPerfect Love is voted very weak and enormous; Histoire d'Orangers moderate on both. Expect Perfect Love to lead and Histoire d'Orangers to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Perfect Love, two of Histoire d'Orangers over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?