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 · Parfum d'EmpireMadagascar Le Baume Vanille2025 · ★ 4.06

Second · Henrik VibskovCedar Root BlackEDP · 2016 · ★ 4.20

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Contrast pairing

Madagascar Le Baume Vanille × Cedar Root Black

Warm spicy, vanilla and rum meets aromatic, woody and fresh spicy. They share two accords and no notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Madagascar Le Baume Vanille, blue is Cedar Root Black. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Madagascar Le Baume VanilleCedar Root Black

woodyboth

fresh spicyboth

warm spicyfirst

aromaticsecond

vanillafirst

rumfirst

leathersecond

almondsecond

sweetfirst

cinnamonfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Madagascar Le Baume Vanille

Rum

Black and Pink Pepper Cloves

Cloves

Cedarwood

Cacao

Cinnamon

Coconut

Vanille

Musk

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

woodyfresh spicy

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Cedar Root Black

Gin

Almond

Citruses

Leather

Jasmine

Pine

Black Pepper Ink

Ink

Why it might work

A shared threadWoody and fresh spicy run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadMadagascar Le Baume Vanille is voted long lasting and moderate; Cedar Root Black weak and intimate. Expect Madagascar Le Baume Vanille to lead and Cedar Root Black to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Madagascar Le Baume Vanille, two of Cedar Root Black over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?