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 · LancômeCalypso2003 · ★ 3.70

Second · EpicoMerci Cafe'EDP · 2024 · ★ 3.21

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Contrast pairing

Calypso × Merci Cafe'

Fruity, sweet and white floral meets woody, warm spicy and coffee. 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 Calypso, blue is Merci Cafe'. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

CalypsoMerci Cafe'

warm spicyboth

fruityfirst

woodysecond

sweetfirst

coffeesecond

powderysecond

white floralfirst

floralfirst

fresh spicyfirst

patchoulifirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Calypso

Pepper

Plum

Pear

Rose

Freesia

Lily-of-the-Valley Jasmine

Jasmine

Patchouli

Raspberry

In both

BergamotVanilla

One shared accord:

warm spicy

Only in Merci Cafe'

Cinnamon

Lemon

Coffee

Coconut Milk Madeleine

Madeleine

Milk

Sandalwood Cedarwood

Cedarwood

Musk

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWarm spicy runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Calypso in summer and Merci Cafe' in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Calypso is moderate on both, Merci Cafe' 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 pointMerci Cafe' first, then Calypso over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?