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First · OrienticaViolet Oud2018 · ★ 4.15

Second · OrienticaAlifEDP · 2018 · ★ 5.00

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Violet Oud × Alif

Powdery, sweet and vanilla meets amber, aromatic and warm spicy. They share one accord 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 Violet Oud, blue is Alif. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Violet OudAlif

woodyboth

powderyfirst

ambersecond

sweetfirst

vanillafirst

aromaticsecond

warm spicysecond

metallicsecond

fruityfirst

leathersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Violet Oud

Pear

Peach

Citruses

Heliotrope Sweet Notes

Sweet Notes Vanilla

Vanilla

Woody Notes Musk

Musk

In both

Sandalwood

One shared accord:

woody

Only in Alif

Saffron

Geranium

Lemon

Cedar

Rose

Amber

Amyris

Patchouli

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceAlif brings amber; Violet Oud brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
Notes in commonBoth list sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody runs through both.

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

A starting pointViolet Oud first, then Alif 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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Violet Oud · Orientica

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Alif · Orientica

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