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 · MalloWAMEDP · 2023 · ★ 4.14

Second · HermèsL'Ombre Des MerveillesEDP · 2020 · ★ 3.92

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Contrast pairing

WAM × L'Ombre Des Merveilles

Leather, buy mallo at luckyscent and smoky meets amber, smoky and green. They share three 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 WAM, blue is L'Ombre Des Merveilles. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

WAML'Ombre Des Merveilles

amberboth

smokyboth

vanillaboth

leatherfirst

buy mallo at luckyscentfirst

woodyfirst

greensecond

balsamicsecond

warm spicysecond

muskyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in WAM

Birch

Labdanum

Castoreum

Vanilla

Tuberose

Rose Oil

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

smokyambervanilla

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

Only in L'Ombre Des Merveilles

Black Tea

Incense

Tonka Bean

Why it might work

Light over deepL'Ombre Des Merveilles brings green; WAM brings smoky. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadSmoky, amber and vanilla run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadWAM is voted long lasting and strong; L'Ombre Des Merveilles moderate on both. Expect WAM to lead and L'Ombre Des Merveilles to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of WAM, two of L'Ombre Des Merveilles over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?