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 · LancômeCycladesEDP · 2008 · ★ 3.89
Second · LancômeMagie Noire ParfumParfum · 1978 · ★ 4.50From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Cyclades × Magie Noire Parfum
Floral, citrus and white floral meets woody, green and amber. They share three accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Cyclades, blue is Magie Noire Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
CycladesMagie Noire Parfum
aromaticboth
powderyboth
sweetboth
floralfirst
woodysecond
greensecond
ambersecond
citrusfirst
earthysecond
warm spicysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Cyclades
Neroli
Nerium Oleander
Vanilla
White Musk
Neroli
Nerium Oleander
Vanilla
White MuskIn both
BergamotJasmine
Three shared accords:powderysweetaromatic
Only in Magie Noire Parfum
Galbanum
Cassis
Cassia
Bulgarian Rose
Hyacinth
Raspberry
Honey
Narcissus
Orris Root
Tuberose
Cedar
Ylang-Ylang
Galbanum
Cassis
Cassia
Bulgarian Rose
Hyacinth
Raspberry
Honey
Narcissus
Orris Root
Tuberose
Cedar
Ylang-YlangWhy it might work
- Light over deepCyclades brings citrus; Magie Noire Parfum brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and jasmine, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadPowdery, sweet and aromatic run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Cyclades in summer and Magie Noire Parfum in winter and fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadMagie Noire Parfum is voted eternal and enormous; Cyclades moderate on both. Expect Magie Noire Parfum to lead and Cyclades to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Magie Noire Parfum, two of Cyclades over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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