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.

Cuir de ChineFirst · Les IndemodablesCuir de Chine2016 · ★ 4.03
Aqua Allegoria FolifloraSecond · GuerlainAqua Allegoria FolifloraEDT · 2003 · ★ 3.83
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Cuir de ChineAqua Allegoria Foliflora
Contrast pairing

Cuir de Chine × Aqua Allegoria Foliflora

Floral, fruity and tobacco meets floral, powdery and citrus. They share four accords and no 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 Cuir de Chine, blue is Aqua Allegoria Foliflora. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Cuir de ChineAqua Allegoria Foliflora
floralboth
fruityboth
white floralboth
sweetboth
tobaccofirst
powderysecond
soft spicyfirst
citrussecond
ambersecond
aromaticfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Cuir de Chine
OsmanthusOsmanthusTobaccoTobaccoClary SageClary SageEgyptian JasmineEgyptian Jasmine
In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:
floralfruitywhite floralsweet
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Aqua Allegoria Foliflora
NeroliNeroliBergamotBergamotSweet PeaSweet PeaFreesiaFreesiaApricotApricotGardeniaGardeniaAngelicaAngelicaAmberAmberSandalwoodSandalwoodVanillaVanilla
Why it might work
  • A shared threadFloral, fruity, white floral and sweet run through both.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Cuir de Chine is moderate on both, Aqua Allegoria Foliflora weak and intimate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointAqua Allegoria Foliflora first, then Cuir de Chine 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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