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 · Nicolai Parfumeur CreateurBaladinParfum · 1994 · ★ 3.94

Second · LubinUpper TenEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.06

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Harmony pairing

Baladin × Upper Ten

Aromatic, leather and fresh spicy meets warm spicy, woody and aromatic. They share five accords and three 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 Baladin, blue is Upper Ten. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

BaladinUpper Ten

aromaticboth

woodyboth

leatherboth

fresh spicyboth

warm spicysecond

animalicboth

powderysecond

citrusfirst

cinnamonsecond

greenfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Baladin

Tarragon

Mint

Rosemary

Grapefruit Vetiver

Vetiver

Vanilla

Styrax

In both

BergamotLeatherMusk

Five shared accords:

aromaticleatherfresh spicywoodyanimalic

Only in Upper Ten

Pink Pepper Saffron

Saffron

Juniper Berries Cardamom

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Peach

Orange Blossom Geranium

Geranium

Sandalwood Cedar

Cedar

Amber

Patchouli

Why it might work

Light over deepBaladin brings aromatic; Upper Ten brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, leather and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, leather, fresh spicy and woody run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Baladin is moderate on both, Upper Ten long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointUpper Ten first, then Baladin over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?