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.

Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash VioletFirst · Marc JacobsMarc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet2006 · ★ 4.27
AurumSecond · MoresqueAurumEDP · 2016 · ★ 3.66
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Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash VioletAurum
Contrast pairing

Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet × Aurum

Powdery, floral and violet meets woody, amber and warm spicy. 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 Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet, blue is Aurum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash VioletAurum
woodyboth
fresh spicyboth
freshboth
powderyfirst
floralfirst
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
violetfirst
balsamicsecond
patchoulisecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet
PeonyPeonyBergamotBergamotVioletVioletOrchidOrchidOrris RootOrris RootMuskMuskVanillaVanillaGingerGingerCedarCedar
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
freshfresh spicywoody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Aurum
SaffronSaffronBalsam FirBalsam FirStyraxStyraxMyrrhMyrrhPatchouliPatchouliAgarwood (Oud)Agarwood (Oud)Guaiac WoodGuaiac Wood
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenMarc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet brings floral; Aurum brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • A shared threadFresh, fresh spicy and woody run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadAurum is voted long lasting and enormous; Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet weak and intimate. Expect Aurum to lead and Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Aurum, two of Marc Jacobs Autumn Splash Violet over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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