Layering Lab
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First · ManceraPurple Flowers2017 · ★ 3.76
Second · GivenchyGivenchy pour Homme Silver Edition2017 · ★ 3.23From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Purple Flowers × Givenchy pour Homme Silver Edition
Woody, fresh spicy and rose meets woody, aromatic and citrus. They share six accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Purple Flowers, blue is Givenchy pour Homme Silver Edition. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Purple FlowersGivenchy pour Homme Silver Edition
woodyboth
fresh spicyboth
warm spicyboth
citrusboth
patchouliboth
balsamicboth
aromaticsecond
rosefirst
earthysecond
ozonicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Purple Flowers
Fig Tree
Black Pepper
Ginger
Nutmeg
Sicilian Mandarin
Rose
Cedar
White Musk
Madagascar Vanilla
Ambergris
Fig Tree
Black Pepper
Ginger
Nutmeg
Sicilian Mandarin
Rose
Cedar
White Musk
Madagascar Vanilla
AmbergrisIn both
Patchouli
Six shared accords:woodyfresh spicypatchouliwarm spicycitrusbalsamic
Only in Givenchy pour Homme Silver Edition
Elemi
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Sequoia
Violet Leaf
Vetiver
Tonka Bean
Elemi
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Sequoia
Violet Leaf
Vetiver
Tonka BeanWhy it might work
- Light over deepGivenchy pour Homme Silver Edition brings aromatic and citrus; Purple Flowers brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, fresh spicy, patchouli and warm spicy run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadPurple Flowers is voted long lasting and strong; Givenchy pour Homme Silver Edition moderate on both. Expect Purple Flowers to lead and Givenchy pour Homme Silver Edition to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Purple Flowers, two of Givenchy pour Homme Silver Edition over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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