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.

La Vie Est Belle Flowers of HappinessFirst · LancômeLa Vie Est Belle Flowers of HappinessEDP · 2018 · ★ 3.95
MortelSecond · TrudonMortelEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.21
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La Vie Est Belle Flowers of HappinessMortel
Contrast pairing

La Vie Est Belle Flowers of Happiness × Mortel

Floral, fresh and rose meets amber, fresh spicy and woody. They share one accord and no 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 La Vie Est Belle Flowers of Happiness, blue is Mortel. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

La Vie Est Belle Flowers of HappinessMortel
woodyboth
floralfirst
ambersecond
freshfirst
rosefirst
fresh spicysecond
citrusfirst
warm spicysecond
white floralfirst
muskyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in La Vie Est Belle Flowers of Happiness
PearPearCitrusesCitrusesBergamotBergamotPeonyPeonyRoseRoseJasmineJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyMuskMuskSandalwoodSandalwood
In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:
woody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Mortel
Black PepperBlack PepperNutmegNutmegPimentoPimentoOlibanumOlibanumWoody NotesWoody NotesResinsResinsMyrhhMyrhhLabdanumLabdanumBenzoinBenzoinCedarCedar
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenLa Vie Est Belle Flowers of Happiness brings floral; Mortel brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • A shared threadWoody runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put La Vie Est Belle Flowers of Happiness in spring and Mortel in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: La Vie Est Belle Flowers of Happiness is moderate on both, Mortel 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 pointMortel first, then La Vie Est Belle Flowers of Happiness 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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