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 · LaliqueSculpteur d'EpicesEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.39

Second · Issey MiyakePleats Please in BloomEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.54

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Contrast pairing

Sculpteur d'Epices × Pleats Please in Bloom

Warm spicy, amber and cinnamon meets rose, fruity and floral. They share two accords and two 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 Sculpteur d'Epices, blue is Pleats Please in Bloom. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sculpteur d'EpicesPleats Please in Bloom

roseboth

sweetboth

warm spicyfirst

fruitysecond

amberfirst

floralsecond

cinnamonfirst

fresh spicyfirst

freshsecond

citrusfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sculpteur d'Epices

Black Pepper Bergamot

Bergamot

Orange

Cinnamon

Egyptian Jasmine Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean Labdanum

Labdanum

In both

RosePatchouli

Two shared accords:

rosesweet

Only in Pleats Please in Bloom

Raspberry

Litchi

Peony

White Musk Cedar

Cedar

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list rose and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadRose and sweet run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Sculpteur d'Epices in fall and Pleats Please in Bloom in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadSculpteur d'Epices is voted eternal and enormous; Pleats Please in Bloom very weak and moderate. Expect Sculpteur d'Epices to lead and Pleats Please in Bloom to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Sculpteur d'Epices, two of Pleats Please in Bloom over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?