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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.

SteamFirst · Perfumer HSteamEDP · 2025 · ★ 4.27
Dear PollySecond · Vilhelm ParfumerieDear PollyParfum · 2015 · ★ 4.00
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Contrast pairing

Steam × Dear Polly

Woody, aromatic and leather meets green, citrus and fresh. They share five 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 Steam, blue is Dear Polly. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

SteamDear Polly
greenboth
fresh spicyboth
citrusboth
freshboth
animalicboth
woodyfirst
aromaticfirst
leatherfirst
ambersecond
muskysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Steam
Green TeaGreen TeaItalian MandarinItalian MandarinCorianderCorianderPlumPlumBirch TarBirch TarVirginia CedarVirginia CedarBlack PepperBlack PepperJuniperJuniperSandalwoodSandalwood
In bothNo shared notesFive shared accords:
fresh spicygreencitrusfreshanimalic
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Dear Polly
BergamotBergamotAppleAppleBlack TeaBlack TeaBlack AmberBlack AmberMuskMuskOakmossOakmoss
Why it might work
  • Light over deepDear Polly brings green and citrus; Steam brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • A shared threadFresh spicy, green, citrus and fresh run through both.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Steam is moderate and intimate, Dear Polly moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointSteam first, then Dear Polly over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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