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.
First · Michael KorsIsland Palm Beach2011 · ★ 4.15
Second · GuerlainEncens Mythique D'OrientEDP · 2012 · ★ 4.23From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Island Palm Beach × Encens Mythique D'Orient
Citrus, sweet and fresh spicy meets amber, woody and warm spicy. They share no accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Island Palm Beach, blue is Encens Mythique D'Orient. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Island Palm BeachEncens Mythique D'Orient
citrusfirst
ambersecond
woodysecond
warm spicysecond
rosesecond
balsamicsecond
smokysecond
aldehydicsecond
animalicsecond
sweetfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Island Palm Beach
Grapefruit
Orange
Rum
Jasmine
Tea
Vanille
Grapefruit
Orange
Rum
Jasmine
Tea
VanilleIn both
Pink Pepper
Only in Encens Mythique D'Orient
Rose
Aldehydes
Saffron
Patchouli
Vetiver
Ambergris
Incense
Woody Notes
Rose
Aldehydes
Saffron
Patchouli
Vetiver
Ambergris
Incense
Woody NotesWhy it might work
- Light over deepIsland Palm Beach brings citrus; Encens Mythique D'Orient brings amber and woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list pink pepper, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Island Palm Beach in summer and Encens Mythique D'Orient in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Island Palm Beach is moderate and enormous, Encens Mythique D'Orient eternal and strong, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointEncens Mythique D'Orient first, then Island Palm Beach 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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