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.

Vetiver BourbonFirst · Miller HarrisVetiver Bourbon★ 4.38
La Fumee OttomanSecond · Miller HarrisLa Fumee Ottoman2013 · ★ 4.31
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Vetiver BourbonLa Fumee Ottoman
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Vetiver Bourbon × La Fumee Ottoman

Earthy, woody and mossy meets amber, warm spicy and woody. They share two 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 Vetiver Bourbon, blue is La Fumee Ottoman. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Vetiver BourbonLa Fumee Ottoman
woodyboth
aromaticboth
earthyfirst
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
mossyfirst
smokysecond
fresh spicysecond
balsamicsecond
patchoulifirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Vetiver Bourbon
VetiverVetiverOakmossOakmossMuskMusk
In both
PatchouliAmber
Two shared accords:
woodyaromatic
Only in La Fumee Ottoman
CuminCuminCardamomCardamomRoseRoseBergamotBergamotIncenseIncenseCedarCedarFruitsFruitsVanillaVanillaSandalwoodSandalwoodTonka BeanTonka Bean
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadWoody and aromatic run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Vetiver Bourbon is eternal and enormous, La Fumee Ottoman long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointLa Fumee Ottoman first, then Vetiver Bourbon 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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