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.

L'Air du TempsFirst · Nina RicciL'Air du Temps2013 · ★ 3.95
Rose RoyaleSecond · ShiseidoRose Royale2006 · ★ 4.45
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L'Air du TempsRose Royale
Harmony pairing

L'Air du Temps × Rose Royale

Warm spicy, floral and woody meets rose, floral and citrus. They share one accord and four 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 L'Air du Temps, blue is Rose Royale. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

L'Air du TempsRose Royale
floralboth
warm spicyfirst
rosesecond
woodyfirst
powderyfirst
white floralfirst
irisfirst
aromaticfirst
muskyfirst
amberfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in L'Air du Temps
CarnationCarnationNeroliNeroliPalisander RosewoodPalisander RosewoodPeachPeachClovesClovesOrchidOrchidOrrisOrrisGardeniaGardeniaVioletVioletRosemaryRosemaryYlang-YlangYlang-YlangSandalwoodSandalwood
In both
RoseBergamotJasmineIris
One shared accord:
floral
Only in Rose Royale
Grasse RoseGrasse RoseMagnoliaMagnoliaRose de MaiRose de MaiYlang YlangYlang YlangWhite Cedar ExtractWhite Cedar ExtractOakmossOakmoss
Why it might work
  • Light over deepRose Royale brings citrus; L'Air du Temps brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list rose, bergamot, jasmine and iris, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadFloral runs through both.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: L'Air du Temps is moderate and enormous, Rose Royale moderate and enormous, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointL'Air du Temps first, then Rose Royale 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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