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.

Aoud LavenderFirst · MontaleAoud Lavender2015 · ★ 3.61
Afrika OlifantSecond · NishaneAfrika OlifantEDP · 2015 · ★ 3.87
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Aoud Lavender × Afrika Olifant

Lavender, powdery and oud meets amber, musky and animalic. They share four accords 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 Aoud Lavender, blue is Afrika Olifant. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Aoud LavenderAfrika Olifant
muskyboth
oudboth
powderyboth
woodyboth
lavenderfirst
ambersecond
animalicsecond
leathersecond
warm spicyfirst
fresh spicyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Aoud Lavender
LavenderLavenderSaffronSaffronBergamotBergamotLemonLemonPatchouliPatchouliFlowersFlowersPowdery NotesPowdery NotesSandalwoodSandalwoodWhite MuskWhite MuskAmberAmber
In both
Agarwood (Oud)
Four shared accords:
powderyoudwoodymusky
Only in Afrika Olifant
MyrhhMyrhhAmbergrisAmbergrisOlibanumOlibanumLabdanumLabdanumCivetCivetCastoreumCastoreumLeatherLeatherSynthetic CivetSynthetic CivetMuskMusk
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list agarwood (oud), so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery, oud, woody and musky run through both.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Aoud Lavender is eternal and enormous, Afrika Olifant eternal and strong, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointAfrika Olifant first, then Aoud Lavender 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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