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Layering Lab

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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

The Noir 29First · Le LaboThe Noir 29EDP · 2015 · ★ 4.20
MelancoliaSecond · Les Liquides ImaginairesMelancolia2014 · ★ 3.64
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The Noir 29 × Melancolia

Woody, fresh spicy and sweet meets fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus. They share six 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 The Noir 29, blue is Melancolia. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

The Noir 29Melancolia
fresh spicyboth
woodyboth
aromaticboth
greenboth
citrusboth
muskyboth
sweetfirst
fruityfirst
tobaccofirst
camphorsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in The Noir 29
FigFigBay LeafBay LeafCedarCedarVetiverVetiverTobaccoTobaccoHayHay
In both
BergamotMusk
Six shared accords:
woodyfresh spicyaromaticgreencitrusmusky
Only in Melancolia
MintMintLaurelsLaurelsGingerGingerWoody NotesWoody Notes
Why it might work
  • Light over deepMelancolia brings aromatic and citrus; The Noir 29 brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody, fresh spicy, aromatic and green run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put The Noir 29 in fall and Melancolia in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: The Noir 29 is long lasting and moderate, Melancolia 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 pointThe Noir 29 first, then Melancolia 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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