Layering Lab
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First · LaliqueEncre Noire SportEDP · 2013 · ★ 4.16
Second · LaliqueOriental Zinc2016 · ★ 4.50From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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Encre Noire Sport × Oriental Zinc
Woody, aromatic and citrus meets warm spicy, cinnamon and aromatic. They share two accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Encre Noire Sport, blue is Oriental Zinc. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Encre Noire SportOriental Zinc
aromaticboth
woodyboth
warm spicysecond
citrusfirst
fresh spicyfirst
cinnamonsecond
sweetsecond
earthyfirst
vanillasecond
lavendersecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Encre Noire Sport
Grapefruit
Nutmeg
Cypress
Watery Notes
Bourbon Vetiver
Haitian Vetiver
Cashmere Wood
Musk
GrapefruitNutmegCypressWatery NotesBourbon VetiverHaitian VetiverCashmere WoodMuskIn both
BergamotLavender
Two shared accords:woodyaromatic
Only in Oriental Zinc
Fig
Pink Pepper
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Tonka Bean
Indian Patchouli
Cedar
FigPink PepperCardamomCinnamonTonka BeanIndian PatchouliCedarWhy it might work
- Light over deepOriental Zinc brings aromatic; Encre Noire Sport brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and lavender, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody and aromatic run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Encre Noire Sport in spring and summer and Oriental Zinc in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Encre Noire Sport is moderate on both, Oriental Zinc long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointOriental Zinc first, then Encre Noire Sport 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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