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 · Narciso RodriguezNarcisoEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.06

Second · Karl LagerfeldOcean View For MenEDP · 2016 · ★ 3.68

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Contrast pairing

Narciso × Ocean View For Men

Woody, musky and white floral meets green, aromatic and woody. 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 Narciso, blue is Ocean View For Men. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

NarcisoOcean View For Men

woodyboth

aromaticboth

powderyboth

earthyboth

greensecond

muskyfirst

white floralfirst

fresh spicysecond

citrussecond

fruitysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Narciso

Gardenia

White Rose Musk

Musk

White Cedar Extract Cedar

Cedar

In both

Vetiver

Four shared accords:

woodypowderyaromaticearthy

Only in Ocean View For Men

Bergamot

Violet Leaf Mint

Mint

Wild Berries Green Apple

Green Apple Cashmeran

Cashmeran

Why it might work

Light over deepOcean View For Men brings green and aromatic; Narciso brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list vetiver, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, powdery, aromatic and earthy run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Narciso in fall and winter and Ocean View For Men in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadNarciso is voted long lasting and moderate; Ocean View For Men weak and moderate. Expect Narciso to lead and Ocean View For Men to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Narciso, two of Ocean View For Men over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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