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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.

Ilha do MelFirst · Memo ParisIlha do MelEDP · 2015 · ★ 3.95
Bakhoor Al AraisSecond · Swiss ArabianBakhoor Al Arais2012 · ★ 3.93
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Ilha do Mel × Bakhoor Al Arais

White floral, floral and honey meets woody, amber and vanilla. 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 Ilha do Mel, blue is Bakhoor Al Arais. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Ilha do MelBakhoor Al Arais
sweetboth
powderyboth
white floralfirst
woodysecond
ambersecond
vanillasecond
floralfirst
honeyfirst
warm spicysecond
fresh spicyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Ilha do Mel
HyacinthHyacinthMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeJuniperJuniperHoneyHoneyJasmineJasmineOrange BlossomOrange BlossomBroomBroomIrisIris
In both
Vanilla
Two shared accords:
sweetpowdery
Only in Bakhoor Al Arais
Spicy NotesSpicy NotesCedarCedarPalisander RosewoodPalisander RosewoodAmberAmber
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenIlha do Mel brings floral; Bakhoor Al Arais brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadSweet and powdery run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Ilha do Mel in spring and summer and Bakhoor Al Arais in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Ilha do Mel is moderate on both, Bakhoor Al Arais eternal and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointBakhoor Al Arais first, then Ilha do Mel over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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