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 · Perfumer's WorkshopSamba NaturalEDP · 1996 · ★ 3.27
Second · Les Liquides ImaginairesMelancolia2014 · ★ 3.64From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Samba Natural × Melancolia
Citrus, floral and powdery meets fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus. They share five accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Samba Natural, blue is Melancolia. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Samba NaturalMelancolia
citrusboth
fresh spicyboth
aromaticboth
muskyboth
woodyboth
floralfirst
powderyfirst
white floralfirst
greensecond
irisfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Samba Natural
Jasmine
Freesia
Orange
Lemon
Vetiver
Orris Root
Rose
JasmineFreesiaOrangeLemonVetiverOrris RootRoseIn both
BergamotMusk
Five shared accords:citrusaromaticmuskyfresh spicywoody
Only in Melancolia
Mint
Laurels
Ginger
Woody Notes
MintLaurelsGingerWoody NotesWhy it might work
- Fresh on freshSamba Natural brings citrus; Melancolia brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadCitrus, aromatic, musky and fresh spicy run through both.
What to watch
- One will leadMelancolia is voted moderate on both; Samba Natural moderate on both. Expect Melancolia to lead and Samba Natural to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Melancolia, two of Samba Natural over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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