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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.

American NovelistFirst · Michael Malul LondonAmerican Novelist2024 · ★ 4.35
Oriental FlowersSecond · MontaleOriental Flowers2008 · ★ 3.65
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American Novelist × Oriental Flowers

Aromatic, woody and fresh spicy meets balsamic, woody and amber. They share one accord and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is American Novelist, blue is Oriental Flowers. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

American NovelistOriental Flowers
woodyboth
aromaticfirst
balsamicsecond
ambersecond
yellow floralsecond
rosesecond
irissecond
fresh spicyfirst
floralsecond
citrussecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in American Novelist
MintMintJuniperJuniperLeatherLeatherClary SageClary SageBasilBasilMossMossPinePineCedarCedar
In both
Bergamot
One shared accord:
woody
Only in Oriental Flowers
Ylang-YlangYlang-YlangRoseRoseOrris RootOrris RootJasmineJasminePeru BalsamPeru Balsam
Why it might work
  • Light over deepAmerican Novelist brings aromatic; Oriental Flowers brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody runs through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadOriental Flowers is voted eternal and enormous; American Novelist moderate on both. Expect Oriental Flowers to lead and American Novelist to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Oriental Flowers, two of American Novelist over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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