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.

EmpyrealFirst · Navitus ParfumsEmpyrealExtrait · 2021 · ★ 4.01
Y Eau de ToiletteSecond · Yves Saint LaurentY Eau de ToiletteEDT · 2022 · ★ 4.22
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Contrast pairing

Empyreal × Y Eau de Toilette

Cacao, sweet and leather meets fresh spicy, aromatic and aldehydic. They share three 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 Empyreal, blue is Y Eau de Toilette. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

EmpyrealY Eau de Toilette
citrusboth
amberboth
woodyboth
cacaofirst
fresh spicysecond
sweetfirst
leatherfirst
aromaticsecond
warm spicyfirst
aldehydicsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Empyreal
Brazilian OrangeBrazilian OrangePlumPlumCacao PodCacao PodSuedeSuedeTonka BeanTonka BeanGuaiac WoodGuaiac WoodBirch TarBirch TarJava vetiver oilJava vetiver oil
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
citruswoodyamber
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Y Eau de Toilette
AldehydesAldehydesBergamotBergamotGingerGingerLavenderLavenderClary SageClary SageGeraniumGeraniumAmbergrisAmbergrisVanillaVanillaCedarCedarOlibanumOlibanum
Why it might work
  • A shared threadCitrus, woody and amber run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Empyreal in fall and winter and Y Eau de Toilette in summer and spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Empyreal is long lasting and moderate, Y Eau de Toilette moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointEmpyreal first, then Y Eau de Toilette 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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Empyreal × Y Eau de Toilette · Layering Lab | Scentsation