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 · Navitus ParfumsAubade2021 · ★ 4.11

Second · Olfactive StudioSmoky Soul2023 · ★ 3.67

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Contrast pairing

Aubade × Smoky Soul

Warm spicy, fresh spicy and citrus meets floral, woody and aromatic. They share two accords and no 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 Aubade, blue is Smoky Soul. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

AubadeSmoky Soul

aromaticboth

fruityboth

warm spicyfirst

floralsecond

woodysecond

greensecond

fresh spicyfirst

citrusfirst

earthysecond

almondfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Aubade

Cardamom

Sicilian Lemon Bergamot

Bergamot

Almond

Madagascar Pepper Caraway

Caraway

Jasmine

Toffee

Ceylon Cinnamon Olibanum

Olibanum

Musk

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

aromaticfruity

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Smoky Soul

Chinese Osmanthus Black Pepper

Black Pepper Black Tea

Black Tea

Indian Jasmine Turkish Rose

Turkish Rose Java vetiver oil

Java vetiver oil Indonesian Patchouli Leaf

Indonesian Patchouli Leaf Seaweed

Seaweed

Why it might work

Light over deepAubade brings citrus; Smoky Soul brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadAromatic and fruity run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Aubade is long lasting and strong, Smoky Soul long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointSmoky Soul first, then Aubade over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?