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.

Lumen-esceFirst · NomenclatureLumen-esce2016 · ★ 3.70
The Library Collection Opus IIISecond · AmouageThe Library Collection Opus IIIEDP · 2010 · ★ 4.05
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Lumen-esceThe Library Collection Opus III
Contrast pairing

Lumen-esce × The Library Collection Opus III

Floral, ozonic and violet meets powdery, woody and yellow floral. 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 Lumen-esce, blue is The Library Collection Opus III. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Lumen-esceThe Library Collection Opus III
powderyboth
floralboth
violetboth
woodyboth
ozonicfirst
yellow floralsecond
aquaticfirst
citrusfirst
warm spicysecond
sweetsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Lumen-esce
Violet LeafViolet LeafFreesiaFreesiaBergamotBergamotBulgarian RoseBulgarian RosePatchouliPatchouliJasmine SambacJasmine Sambac
In both
Violet
Four shared accords:
floralvioletpowderywoody
Only in The Library Collection Opus III
MimosaMimosaNutmegNutmegCloveCloveDyer’s GreenweedDyer’s GreenweedThymeThymeYlang-YlangYlang-YlangJasmineJasmineAfrican Orange FlowerAfrican Orange FlowerBenzoinBenzoinVanilleVanilleSandalwoodSandalwoodGuaiac WoodGuaiac Wood
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenLumen-esce brings floral; The Library Collection Opus III brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list violet, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadFloral, violet, powdery and woody run through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadThe Library Collection Opus III is voted long lasting and strong; Lumen-esce moderate on both. Expect The Library Collection Opus III to lead and Lumen-esce to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of The Library Collection Opus III, two of Lumen-esce over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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