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.

SampaquitaFirst · Ormonde JayneSampaquitaEDP · 2004 · ★ 3.79
GuidanceSecond · AmouageGuidanceEDP · 2023 · ★ 3.78
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Sampaquita × Guidance

Floral, fresh and musky meets woody, amber 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 Sampaquita, blue is Guidance. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

SampaquitaGuidance
floralboth
woodysecond
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
freshfirst
fruitysecond
muskyfirst
nuttysecond
greenfirst
sweetsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sampaquita
MagnoliaMagnoliaGrassGrassLitchiLitchiBergamotBergamotWater LilyWater LilyFreesiaFreesiaJasmineJasmineLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyMuskMuskAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Ambrette (Musk Mallow)OakmossOakmossVetiverVetiver
In both
Rose
One shared accord:
floral
Only in Guidance
PearPearHazelnutHazelnutOlibanumOlibanumOsmanthusOsmanthusSaffronSaffronJasmine SambacJasmine SambacSandalwoodSandalwoodVanillaVanillaAkigalawoodAkigalawoodAmbergrisAmbergrisLabdanumLabdanum
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenSampaquita brings floral; Guidance brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list rose, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadFloral runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Sampaquita in summer and spring and Guidance in fall and winter. 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 leadGuidance is voted eternal and strong; Sampaquita moderate on both. Expect Guidance to lead and Sampaquita to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Guidance, two of Sampaquita over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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