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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.

Velvet PlumFirst · LaliqueVelvet Plum2019 · ★ 3.70
Escada Magnetic BeatSecond · EscadaEscada Magnetic Beat2003 · ★ 4.05
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Velvet Plum × Escada Magnetic Beat

Woody, powdery and floral meets floral, powdery and fruity. They share four 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 Velvet Plum, blue is Escada Magnetic Beat. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Velvet PlumEscada Magnetic Beat
powderyboth
floralboth
woodyboth
vanillaboth
fruitysecond
muskyfirst
greensecond
soft spicysecond
aromaticsecond
violetsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Velvet Plum
CashmeranCashmeranHeliotropeHeliotropeWoodsy NotesWoodsy NotesTuberoseTuberoseOsmanthusOsmanthusPatchouliPatchouliFlowersFlowers
In both
IrisMusk
Four shared accords:
woodypowderyfloralvanilla
Only in Escada Magnetic Beat
Black CurrantBlack CurrantVioletVioletCassiaCassiaFreesiaFreesiaBasilBasilGreen LeavesGreen LeavesAlmond BlossomAlmond BlossomJasmineJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyVanillaVanillaAmberAmberSandalwoodSandalwood
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenEscada Magnetic Beat brings floral; Velvet Plum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list iris and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody, powdery, floral and vanilla run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Velvet Plum in fall and winter and Escada Magnetic Beat in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Velvet Plum is moderate on both, Escada Magnetic Beat moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointVelvet Plum first, then Escada Magnetic Beat 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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