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 · LoeweLa Coleccion 4EDP · 2011 · ★ 4.40

Second · MDCI ParfumsChypre PalatinParfum · 2012 · ★ 4.42

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Contrast pairing

La Coleccion 4 × Chypre Palatin

White floral, vanilla and floral meets amber, sweet and leather. They share one accord and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is La Coleccion 4, blue is Chypre Palatin. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

La Coleccion 4Chypre Palatin

sweetboth

white floralfirst

ambersecond

leathersecond

vanillafirst

warm spicysecond

greensecond

powderysecond

earthysecond

balsamicsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in La Coleccion 4

Vanille

Ylang-Ylang

In both

Jasmine

One shared accord:

sweet

Only in Chypre Palatin

Galbanum

Aldehydes

Clementine Labdanum

Labdanum

Hyacinth

Lavender

Sage

Plum

Rose

Iris

Gardenia

Tolu Balsam

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceChypre Palatin brings amber; La Coleccion 4 brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadSweet runs through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.

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

What to watch

One will leadChypre Palatin is voted long lasting and strong; La Coleccion 4 weak and intimate. Expect Chypre Palatin to lead and La Coleccion 4 to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Chypre Palatin, two of La Coleccion 4 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?