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First · Memo ParisPalais Bourbon2024 · ★ 4.26
Second · DS&DurgaHandbook For The Recently Deceased2021 · ★ 2.78From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Palais Bourbon × Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Woody, warm spicy and amber meets woody, amber and smoky. They share five accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Palais Bourbon, blue is Handbook For The Recently Deceased. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Palais BourbonHandbook For The Recently Deceased
woodyboth
amberboth
warm spicyboth
smokyboth
balsamicboth
oudfirst
vanillafirst
beeswaxsecond
aromaticfirst
honeysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Palais Bourbon
Oud
Vanilla Absolute
Akigalawood
Tonka
Cardamom
Vetiver
Gaiac Wood
Resin
Sandalwood
Benzoin
Cinnamon
Bark
Oud
Vanilla Absolute
Akigalawood
Tonka
Cardamom
Vetiver
Gaiac Wood
Resin
Sandalwood
Benzoin
Cinnamon
BarkIn both
IncensePatchouli
Five shared accords:woodywarm spicyamberbalsamicsmoky
Only in Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Chalk
Woody Notes
Artemisia
Beeswax
Paper
Chalk
Woody Notes
Artemisia
Beeswax
PaperWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list incense and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, warm spicy, amber and balsamic run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadPalais Bourbon is voted long lasting and strong; Handbook For The Recently Deceased moderate on both. Expect Palais Bourbon to lead and Handbook For The Recently Deceased to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Palais Bourbon, two of Handbook For The Recently Deceased over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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