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 LaboColette 252017 · ★ 3.94

Second · Le LaboVetiver 46 Perfume OilOil · 2012 · ★ 4.25

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Contrast pairing

Colette 25 × Vetiver 46 Perfume Oil

Musky, powdery and amber meets woody, amber and fresh spicy. They share three accords and two 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 Colette 25, blue is Vetiver 46 Perfume Oil. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Colette 25Vetiver 46 Perfume Oil

woodyboth

amberboth

citrusboth

muskyfirst

powderyfirst

fresh spicysecond

aromaticsecond

warm spicysecond

irisfirst

earthysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Colette 25

Angelica

Musk

Iris Flower

In both

BergamotCedar

Three shared accords:

ambercitruswoody

Only in Vetiver 46 Perfume Oil

Black Pepper Cloves

Cloves

Vetiver

Olibanum

Labdanum

Guaiac Wood Amber

Amber

Vanila

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAmber, citrus and woody run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.

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

What to watch

One will leadColette 25 is voted moderate and enormous; Vetiver 46 Perfume Oil weak and intimate. Expect Colette 25 to lead and Vetiver 46 Perfume Oil to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Colette 25, two of Vetiver 46 Perfume Oil over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?