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 · Michael KorsNotes from Michael Houndstooth2001 · ★ 4.00
Second · Ormonde JayneMontabaco Cuba 2025EDP · 2025 · ★ 4.66From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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Notes from Michael Houndstooth × Montabaco Cuba 2025
Floral, yellow floral and fresh meets woody, floral and citrus. They share three accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Notes from Michael Houndstooth, blue is Montabaco Cuba 2025. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Notes from Michael HoundstoothMontabaco Cuba 2025
floralboth
woodyboth
sweetboth
citrussecond
yellow floralfirst
ambersecond
tobaccosecond
aromaticsecond
fresh spicysecond
freshfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Notes from Michael Houndstooth
Ylang-Ylang
Japanese Cherry Blossom
Ylang-YlangJapanese Cherry BlossomIn both
Freesia
Three shared accords:floralsweetwoody
Only in Montabaco Cuba 2025
Bergamot
Mandarin
Juniper
Orange
Dry Wood
Tea
Magnolia
Jasmine
Tobacco Leaf
Iso E Super
Sandalwood
Ambergris
BergamotMandarinJuniperOrangeDry WoodTeaMagnoliaJasmineTobacco LeafIso E SuperSandalwoodAmbergrisWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenNotes from Michael Houndstooth brings floral; Montabaco Cuba 2025 brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list freesia, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadFloral, sweet and woody run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Notes from Michael Houndstooth in fall and winter and Montabaco Cuba 2025 in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Notes from Michael Houndstooth is moderate on both, Montabaco Cuba 2025 long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointMontabaco Cuba 2025 first, then Notes from Michael Houndstooth 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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