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 · M. MicallefGardenia No 41★ 4.05

Second · David JourquinCuir AltesseEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.30

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Contrast pairing

Gardenia No 41 × Cuir Altesse

White floral, vanilla and sweet meets warm spicy, vanilla and woody. They share three 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 Gardenia No 41, blue is Cuir Altesse. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Gardenia No 41Cuir Altesse

vanillaboth

amberboth

sweetboth

white floralfirst

warm spicysecond

woodysecond

balsamicsecond

animalicfirst

aromaticsecond

patchoulisecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Gardenia No 41

Peach

Ylang-Ylang Gardenia

Gardenia

Ambergris

Musk

In both

JasmineVanilla

Three shared accords:

vanillasweetamber

Only in Cuir Altesse

Cardamom

Pink Pepper Orange

Orange

Patchouli

Rose Petals Cloves

Cloves

Cumin

Benzoin

Coumarin

Leather

Oak moss

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadVanilla, sweet and amber run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Gardenia No 41 in spring and summer and Cuir Altesse in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadGardenia No 41 is voted eternal and enormous; Cuir Altesse eternal and strong. Expect Gardenia No 41 to lead and Cuir Altesse to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Gardenia No 41, two of Cuir Altesse over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?