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.

Splash The Basil 2008First · Marc JacobsSplash The Basil 20082008 · ★ 3.83
Vetiver Nocturne AttarSecond · BortnikoffVetiver Nocturne AttarEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.44
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Splash The Basil 2008 × Vetiver Nocturne Attar

Aromatic, fresh spicy and green meets earthy, woody and aromatic. They share two accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Splash The Basil 2008, blue is Vetiver Nocturne Attar. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Splash The Basil 2008Vetiver Nocturne Attar
aromaticboth
floralboth
earthysecond
fresh spicyfirst
woodysecond
oudsecond
greenfirst
citrusfirst
mossysecond
ambersecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Splash The Basil 2008
BasilBasilLemonLemonTomato LeafTomato LeafFreesiaFreesiaJasmineJasmineOrange BlossomOrange BlossomMuskMuskCashmere WoodCashmere Wood
In both
Sandalwood
Two shared accords:
aromaticfloral
Only in Vetiver Nocturne Attar
FrangipaniFrangipaniNeroliNeroliCardamomCardamomBergamotBergamotVetiverVetiverVetiver RootVetiver RootOakmossOakmossChampacaChampacaJasmine SambacJasmine SambacMyrrhMyrrhAgarwood (Oud)Agarwood (Oud)AmbergrisAmbergris
Why it might work
  • Light over deepSplash The Basil 2008 brings aromatic and green; Vetiver Nocturne Attar brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAromatic and floral run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadVetiver Nocturne Attar is voted long lasting and moderate; Splash The Basil 2008 weak and intimate. Expect Vetiver Nocturne Attar to lead and Splash The Basil 2008 to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Vetiver Nocturne Attar, two of Splash The Basil 2008 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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