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.

The EmbraceFirst · Navitus ParfumsThe Embrace2020 · ★ 4.13
Marc Jacobs Splash OrangeSecond · Marc JacobsMarc Jacobs Splash Orange2006 · ★ 3.80
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The Embrace × Marc Jacobs Splash Orange

Honey, aromatic and coffee meets citrus, fresh spicy and green. They share three 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 The Embrace, blue is Marc Jacobs Splash Orange. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

The EmbraceMarc Jacobs Splash Orange
citrusboth
aromaticboth
sweetboth
honeyfirst
coffeefirst
vanillafirst
woodyfirst
warm spicyfirst
floralfirst
powderyfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in The Embrace
SesameSesameItalian MandarinItalian MandarinHoneyHoneyCoffeeCoffeeMadagascar VanillaMadagascar VanillaHaitian VetiverHaitian VetiverVirginia CedarVirginia Cedar
In both
Bergamot
Three shared accords:
aromaticsweetcitrus
Only in Marc Jacobs Splash Orange
Mandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeNeroliNeroliOrangeOrangeWater MintWater MintFreesiaFreesiaWhite RoseWhite RoseMuskMuskAmberAmberOakmossOakmossWhite WoodsWhite WoodsTonka BeanTonka Bean
Why it might work
  • Fresh on freshMarc Jacobs Splash Orange brings citrus; The Embrace brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAromatic, sweet and citrus run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put The Embrace in fall and winter and Marc Jacobs Splash Orange in summer. 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 leadThe Embrace is voted moderate on both; Marc Jacobs Splash Orange very weak and intimate. Expect The Embrace to lead and Marc Jacobs Splash Orange to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of The Embrace, two of Marc Jacobs Splash Orange over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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