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-occitane-au-bresilAraucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil2015 · ★ 3.94
Second · HermèsTerre d’Hermes Flacon H 20122012 · ★ 3.54From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil × Terre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012
Amber, warm spicy and woody meets citrus, woody and aromatic. They share two accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil, blue is Terre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au BrésilTerre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012
citrusboth
woodyboth
amberfirst
warm spicyfirst
freshfirst
aromaticsecond
earthysecond
fresh spicysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil
Citruses
Pimento
Amberwood
Citruses
Pimento
AmberwoodIn bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:
woodycitrus
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Terre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012
Orange
Grapefruit
Pepper
Pelargonium
Vetiver
Cedar
Patchouli
Benzoin
Orange
Grapefruit
Pepper
Pelargonium
Vetiver
Cedar
Patchouli
BenzoinWhy it might work
- Light over deepTerre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012 brings citrus and aromatic; Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil brings amber and woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- A shared threadWoody and citrus run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil in fall and winter and Terre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012 in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadTerre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012 is voted weak and moderate; Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil moderate on both. Expect Terre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012 to lead and Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Terre d’Hermes Flacon H 2012, two of Araucária Poente L’Occitane Au Brésil over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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