Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Ormonde JayneSampaquitaEDP · 2004 · ★ 3.79
Second · AmouageGuidanceEDP · 2023 · ★ 3.78From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Sampaquita × Guidance
Floral, fresh and musky meets woody, amber and warm spicy. They share one accord and one note.
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
Magnolia
Grass
Litchi
Bergamot
Water Lily
Freesia
Jasmine
Lily-of-the-Valley
Musk
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Oakmoss
Vetiver
Magnolia
Grass
Litchi
Bergamot
Water Lily
Freesia
Jasmine
Lily-of-the-Valley
Musk
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Oakmoss
VetiverIn both
Rose
One shared accord:floral
Only in Guidance
Pear
Hazelnut
Olibanum
Osmanthus
Saffron
Jasmine Sambac
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Akigalawood
Ambergris
Labdanum
Pear
Hazelnut
Olibanum
Osmanthus
Saffron
Jasmine Sambac
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Akigalawood
Ambergris
LabdanumWhy 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.
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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