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 · LubinUpper TenEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.06

Second · LubinAkkadEDP · 2012 · ★ 4.35

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Harmony pairing

Upper Ten × Akkad

Warm spicy, woody and aromatic meets amber, aromatic and warm spicy. They share four accords and four 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 Upper Ten, blue is Akkad. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Upper TenAkkad

warm spicyboth

aromaticboth

woodyboth

fresh spicyboth

ambersecond

powderyfirst

leatherfirst

balsamicsecond

cinnamonfirst

muskyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Upper Ten

Pink Pepper Saffron

Saffron

Juniper Berries Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Peach

Orange Blossom Geranium

Geranium

Sandalwood Leather

Leather

Cedar

Musk

In both

BergamotCardamomAmberPatchouli

Four shared accords:

warm spicywoodyaromaticfresh spicy

Only in Akkad

Clary Sage Mandarin Orange

Mandarin Orange Olibanum

Olibanum

Elemi

Styrax

Vanila

Labdanum

Why it might work

Light over deepUpper Ten brings aromatic; Akkad brings amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, cardamom, amber and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWarm spicy, woody, aromatic and fresh spicy run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Upper Ten is long lasting and moderate, Akkad long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointUpper Ten first, then Akkad over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?