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.
First · Ormonde JayneChampacaEDP · 2002 · ★ 3.91
Second · Memoirs Of A Perfume CollectorRio de Janeiro2025 · ★ 4.17From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Champaca × Rio de Janeiro
Floral, sweet and musky meets fruity, sweet and woody. They share four accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Champaca, blue is Rio de Janeiro. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
ChampacaRio de Janeiro
sweetboth
woodyboth
freshboth
greenboth
floralfirst
fruitysecond
tropicalsecond
ambersecond
powderysecond
muskyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Champaca
Bamboo
Neroli
Pink Pepper
Champaca
Freesia
Rice
Green Tea
Myrhh
Bamboo
Neroli
Pink Pepper
Champaca
Freesia
Rice
Green Tea
MyrhhIn both
Musk
Four shared accords:sweetgreenfreshwoody
Only in Rio de Janeiro
Passionfruit
Pineapple
Cassis
Coconut
Almond
Guaiac Wood
Cedarwood
Rose
Lily of the Valley
Amber
Sandalwood
Olibanum
Passionfruit
Pineapple
Cassis
Coconut
Almond
Guaiac Wood
Cedarwood
Rose
Lily of the Valley
Amber
Sandalwood
OlibanumWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenChampaca brings floral; Rio de Janeiro brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadSweet, green, fresh and woody run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadRio de Janeiro is voted long lasting and strong; Champaca moderate on both. Expect Rio de Janeiro to lead and Champaca to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Rio de Janeiro, two of Champaca over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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