Layering Lab

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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

First · Memo ParisRed Island2025 · ★ 3.91

Second · Penhaligon'sAgarbathi2017 · ★ 4.12

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Red Island × Agarbathi

Warm spicy, coffee and woody meets woody, amber and aromatic. They share four accords and two 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 Red Island, blue is Agarbathi. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Red IslandAgarbathi

woodyboth

warm spicyboth

powderyboth

balsamicboth

coffeefirst

ambersecond

vanillafirst

aromaticsecond

fresh spicysecond

patchoulifirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Red Island

Longoza

Cinnamon

Coffee

Carrot

Vanilla Absolute Patchouli

Patchouli

Tonka

In both

BergamotSandalwood

Four shared accords:

warm spicywoodypowderybalsamic

Only in Agarbathi

Palo Santo Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper Incense

Incense

Olibanum

Milk

Jasmine Sambac Suede

Suede

Balsam Fir Vetiver

Vetiver

Why it might work

Light over deepAgarbathi brings aromatic; Red Island brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWarm spicy, woody, powdery and balsamic run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Red Island is moderate and intimate, Agarbathi moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

A starting pointRed Island first, then Agarbathi 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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Red Island · Memo Paris

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Agarbathi · Penhaligon's

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