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 ParisSandalwoodEDP · 2026 · ★ 5.00

Second · Juliette Has A GunEx VetiverEDP · 2024 · ★ 3.72

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Contrast pairing

Sandalwood × Ex Vetiver

Woody, powdery and warm spicy meets citrus, aromatic and woody. 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 Sandalwood, blue is Ex Vetiver. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

SandalwoodEx Vetiver

woodyboth

aromaticboth

powderyboth

citrussecond

muskysecond

earthysecond

ambersecond

warm spicyfirst

fresh spicysecond

greensecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Sandalwood

Australian Sandalwood

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

woodypowderyaromatic

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Ex Vetiver

Bergamot

Lemon

Haitian Vetiver Java vetiver oil

Java vetiver oil Vetiver

Vetiver

Ambroxan

Musk

Why it might work

Light over deepEx Vetiver brings citrus and aromatic; Sandalwood brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadWoody, powdery and aromatic run through both.

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

A starting pointSandalwood first, then Ex Vetiver 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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Sandalwood · Memo Paris

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Ex Vetiver · Juliette Has A Gun

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