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 · LancômeSantal KardamonEDP · 2018 · ★ 3.88

Second · LancômeMagie Noire ParfumParfum · 1978 · ★ 4.50

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Harmony pairing

Santal Kardamon × Magie Noire Parfum

Woody, warm spicy and powdery meets woody, green and amber. 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 Magie Noire Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Santal KardamonMagie Noire Parfum

woodyboth

warm spicyboth

amberboth

aromaticboth

powderyboth

greensecond

earthysecond

balsamicsecond

animalicsecond

leatherfirst

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

Vanilla

Leather

Amberwood

Cashmeran

Birch

In both

BergamotSandalwoodPatchouli

Five shared accords:

woodywarm spicypowderyaromaticamber

Only in Magie Noire Parfum

Galbanum

Cassis

Cassia

Bulgarian Rose Hyacinth

Hyacinth

Raspberry

Honey

Narcissus

Orris Root Tuberose

Tuberose

Cedar

Ylang-Ylang

Why it might work

Light over deepMagie Noire Parfum brings green; Santal Kardamon brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, sandalwood and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, warm spicy, powdery and aromatic run through both.

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; Santal Kardamon long lasting and moderate. Expect Magie Noire Parfum to lead and Santal Kardamon to fade first.

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

Has anyone tried it?