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 CreateurPatchouli HommeParfum · 2009 · ★ 4.24

Second · Marc JacobsDaisy SorbetEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.99

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Contrast pairing

Patchouli Homme × Daisy Sorbet

Warm spicy, fresh spicy and rose meets white floral, fresh and floral. They share one accord 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 Patchouli Homme, blue is Daisy Sorbet. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Patchouli HommeDaisy Sorbet

fresh spicyboth

warm spicyfirst

white floralsecond

freshsecond

floralsecond

rosefirst

woodyfirst

aromaticfirst

patchoulifirst

lavenderfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Patchouli Homme

Geranium

Lavender

Cinnamon

Orange

Patchouli

Rose

Sandalwood Incense

Incense

Hay

Leather

Amber

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

fresh spicy

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

Only in Daisy Sorbet

Pear

Pink Grapefruit Passionfruit

Passionfruit Wisteria

Wisteria

Lily-of-the-Valley Jasmine

Jasmine

Violet

Musk

Cedar

Why it might work

A shared threadFresh spicy runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Patchouli Homme in fall and Daisy Sorbet in summer and spring. 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 leadPatchouli Homme is voted long lasting and strong; Daisy Sorbet moderate on both. Expect Patchouli Homme to lead and Daisy Sorbet to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Patchouli Homme, two of Daisy Sorbet over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?