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 · Penhaligon'sThe Blazing Mr SamEDP · 2018 · ★ 4.31

Second · XerjoffElixir Attar2023 · ★ 3.62

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Contrast pairing

The Blazing Mr Sam × Elixir Attar

Warm spicy, tobacco and woody meets woody, amber and fresh spicy. They share three 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 The Blazing Mr Sam, blue is Elixir Attar. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

The Blazing Mr SamElixir Attar

woodyboth

fresh spicyboth

aromaticboth

warm spicyfirst

ambersecond

tobaccofirst

balsamicsecond

vanillafirst

cinnamonfirst

rosesecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in The Blazing Mr Sam

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Black Pepper Saffron

Saffron

Cumin

Tobacco

Vanilla

Cedar

Patchouli

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

woodyfresh spicyaromatic

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

Only in Elixir Attar

Copahu Balm Rose

Rose

Cade oil

Labdanum

Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha Gurjan balsam

Gurjan balsam Laotian Oud

Laotian Oud Amber

Amber

Why it might work

A shared threadWoody, fresh spicy and aromatic run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadElixir Attar is voted eternal and enormous; The Blazing Mr Sam long lasting and moderate. Expect Elixir Attar to lead and The Blazing Mr Sam to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Elixir Attar, two of The Blazing Mr Sam over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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