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 · LancômeAroma Source2011 · ★ 4.29

Second · LancômeMagie Noire ParfumParfum · 1978 · ★ 4.50

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Contrast pairing

Aroma Source × Magie Noire Parfum

Citrus, white floral and woody meets woody, green and amber. They share one accord 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 Aroma Source, blue is Magie Noire Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Aroma SourceMagie Noire Parfum

woodyboth

citrusfirst

white floralfirst

greensecond

ambersecond

aromaticsecond

earthysecond

warm spicysecond

freshfirst

balsamicsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Aroma Source

Citruses

In both

JasmineCedar

One shared accord:

woody

Only in Magie Noire Parfum

Galbanum

Cassis

Cassia

Bulgarian Rose Hyacinth

Hyacinth

Raspberry

Bergamot

Honey

Narcissus

Orris Root Tuberose

Tuberose

Ylang-Ylang

Why it might work

Light over deepAroma Source brings citrus; Magie Noire Parfum brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Aroma Source in summer and Magie Noire Parfum in winter and fall. 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 leadMagie Noire Parfum is voted eternal and enormous; Aroma Source moderate on both. Expect Magie Noire Parfum to lead and Aroma Source to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Magie Noire Parfum, two of Aroma Source over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?