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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.

MelancoliaFirst · Les Liquides ImaginairesMelancolia2014 · ★ 3.64
SanctiSecond · Les Liquides ImaginairesSanctiEDP · 2011 · ★ 4.17
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Melancolia × Sancti

Fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus meets amber, woody and aromatic. They share four 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 Melancolia, blue is Sancti. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

MelancoliaSancti
fresh spicyboth
aromaticboth
woodyboth
citrusboth
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
balsamicsecond
smokysecond
greenfirst
muskyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Melancolia
MintMintLaurelsLaurelsGingerGingerWoody NotesWoody Notes
In both
BergamotMusk
Four shared accords:
fresh spicyaromaticcitruswoody
Only in Sancti
GrapefruitGrapefruitCypressCypressMandarinMandarinBalsam FirBalsam FirRosemaryRosemaryCardamomCardamomLavenderLavenderCorianderCorianderIncenseIncenseMyrrhMyrrhCedarCedarBenzoinBenzoin
Why it might work
  • Light over deepMelancolia brings aromatic and citrus; Sancti brings amber and 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 threadFresh spicy, aromatic, citrus and woody run through both.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Melancolia is moderate on both, Sancti 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 pointSancti 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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