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 · Ligne St. BarthLes AlizesEDP · 2007 · ★ 3.35

Second · LancômeHypnôse Eau de ToiletteEDT · 2005 · ★ 4.14

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Contrast pairing

Les Alizes × Hypnôse Eau de Toilette

Green, citrus and amber meets floral, white floral and fruity. They share two 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 Les Alizes, blue is Hypnôse Eau de Toilette. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Les AlizesHypnôse Eau de Toilette

woodyboth

sweetboth

greenfirst

floralsecond

white floralsecond

citrusfirst

amberfirst

warm spicyfirst

fruitysecond

vanillasecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Les Alizes

Green Notes Citruses

Citruses

Palisander Rosewood Spices

Spices

Amber

Musk

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

woodysweet

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Hypnôse Eau de Toilette

Passion Flower Gardenia

Gardenia

Jasmine

Vanilla

Vetiver

Why it might work

Flowers over greenHypnôse Eau de Toilette brings floral; Les Alizes brings green. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadWoody and sweet 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 leadHypnôse Eau de Toilette is voted moderate on both; Les Alizes moderate on both. Expect Hypnôse Eau de Toilette to lead and Les Alizes to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Hypnôse Eau de Toilette, two of Les Alizes over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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