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 · Le LaboBouquet Blanc2010 · ★ 4.26

Second · GuerlainHabit Rouge Habit de Cuir2011 · ★ 4.31

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Contrast pairing

Bouquet Blanc × Habit Rouge Habit de Cuir

White floral, tuberose and aromatic meets citrus, warm spicy and woody. They share two accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Bouquet Blanc, blue is Habit Rouge Habit de Cuir. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Bouquet BlancHabit Rouge Habit de Cuir

citrusboth

aromaticboth

white floralfirst

warm spicysecond

woodysecond

ambersecond

tuberosefirst

vanillasecond

leathersecond

greenfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Bouquet Blanc

Tuberose

Jasmine

Cassis

Vetiver

In both

Bergamot

Two shared accords:

aromaticcitrus

Only in Habit Rouge Habit de Cuir

Palisander Rosewood Amalfi Lemon

Amalfi Lemon Mandarin Orange

Mandarin Orange Patchouli

Patchouli

Virginia Cedar Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Carnation

Leather

Benzoin

Vanille

Amber

Why it might work

Light over deepBouquet Blanc brings aromatic; Habit Rouge Habit de Cuir brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic and citrus run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadHabit Rouge Habit de Cuir is voted long lasting and strong; Bouquet Blanc moderate on both. Expect Habit Rouge Habit de Cuir to lead and Bouquet Blanc to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Habit Rouge Habit de Cuir, two of Bouquet Blanc over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?