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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.

Lipstick OnFirst · Maison Martin MargielaLipstick OnEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.19
Opium (1977)Second · Yves Saint LaurentOpium (1977)EDP · 1977 · ★ 3.97
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Lipstick OnOpium (1977)
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Lipstick On × Opium (1977)

Vanilla, powdery and iris meets warm spicy, amber and woody. 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 Lipstick On, blue is Opium (1977). It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Lipstick OnOpium (1977)
amberboth
powderyboth
aromaticboth
vanillafirst
warm spicysecond
sweetboth
irisfirst
woodysecond
balsamicsecond
violetfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Lipstick On
HeliotropeHeliotropeNeroliNeroliIrisIrisGalbanumGalbanumOrange BlossomOrange BlossomTonka BeanTonka BeanBourbon VanillaBourbon Vanilla
In both
BergamotPatchouli
Four shared accords:
powderysweetaromaticamber
Only in Opium (1977)
ClovesClovesPepperPepperCorianderCorianderWest Indian BayWest Indian BayPlumPlumJasmineJasmineMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeCitrusesCitrusesCarnationCarnationCinnamonCinnamonSandalwoodSandalwoodOrris RootOrris Root
Why it might work
  • Sweet meets spiceOpium (1977) brings amber; Lipstick On brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery, sweet, aromatic and amber run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadOpium (1977) is voted eternal and enormous; Lipstick On moderate on both. Expect Opium (1977) to lead and Lipstick On to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Opium (1977), two of Lipstick On over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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