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First · LancômeSantal KardamonEDP · 2018 · ★ 3.88

Second · JeroboamVesperoEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.15

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Harmony pairing

Santal Kardamon × Vespero

Woody, warm spicy and powdery meets woody, citrus and leather. They share five accords and three 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 Santal Kardamon, blue is Vespero. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Santal KardamonVespero

woodyboth

leatherboth

citrusboth

powderyboth

aromaticboth

warm spicyfirst

fresh spicysecond

animalicsecond

vanillafirst

fruitysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Santal Kardamon

Pink Pepper Mandarin Orange

Mandarin Orange Cardamom

Cardamom

Liquor

Orange Blossom Pepper

Pepper

Neroli

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Amberwood

Cashmeran

Birch

In both

BergamotLeatherPatchouli

Five shared accords:

woodypowderyleatheraromaticcitrus

Only in Vespero

Apple

Pink Grapefruit Cedar

Cedar

Geranium

Jasmine

Woody Notes Musk

Musk

Amber

Why it might work

Light over deepVespero brings citrus; Santal Kardamon brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, leather and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, powdery, leather and aromatic run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Santal Kardamon is long lasting and moderate, Vespero long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

A starting pointSantal Kardamon first, then Vespero 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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Santal Kardamon · Lancôme

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Vespero · Jeroboam

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