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 · L.T. PiverYlang-YlangEDP

Second · Rabanne1 Million CologneCologne · 2015 · ★ 3.69

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Contrast pairing

Ylang-Ylang × 1 Million Cologne

Yellow floral, sweet and woody meets citrus, rose and aromatic. They share one accord and no 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 Ylang-Ylang, blue is 1 Million Cologne. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Ylang-Ylang1 Million Cologne

woodyboth

yellow floralfirst

citrussecond

rosesecond

aromaticsecond

marinesecond

sweetfirst

warm spicysecond

patchoulisecond

leathersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Ylang-Ylang

Ylang-Ylang

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

woody

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in 1 Million Cologne

Sea Notes

Citruses

Mandarin Orange Cardamom

Cardamom

Rose

Juniper Berries Patchouli

Patchouli

Tonka Bean Leather

Leather

Why it might work

Light over deep1 Million Cologne brings citrus and aromatic; Ylang-Ylang brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadWoody runs through both.

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

A starting pointYlang-Ylang first, then 1 Million Cologne 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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Ylang-Ylang · L.T. Piver

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1 Million Cologne · Rabanne

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