Layering Lab

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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 Nova HommeEDP · 1993 · ★ 3.88

Second · Perfumer's WorkshopZipped ManEDP · 1998 · ★ 4.42

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Harmony pairing

Samba Nova Homme × Zipped Man

Aromatic, lavender and fresh spicy meets citrus, green and floral. They share one accord 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 Samba Nova Homme, blue is Zipped Man. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Samba Nova HommeZipped Man

muskyboth

aromaticfirst

citrussecond

greensecond

floralsecond

lavenderfirst

fresh spicyfirst

woodyfirst

white floralfirst

fruityfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Samba Nova Homme

Lavender

Fruity Notes Neroli

Neroli

Bergamot

Coriander

Geranium

Clary Sage Jasmine

Jasmine

Lily-of-the-Valley Oakmoss

Oakmoss

Cedar

Tonka Bean

In both

Green NotesMuskAmber

One shared accord:

musky

Only in Zipped Man

Citruses

Floral Notes Sandalwood

Sandalwood

Why it might work

Fresh on freshZipped Man brings citrus; Samba Nova Homme brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
Notes in commonBoth list green notes, musk and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadMusky runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Samba Nova Homme in fall and winter and Zipped Man in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Samba Nova Homme is moderate on both, Zipped Man moderate and intimate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointZipped Man first, then Samba Nova Homme 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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Samba Nova Homme · Perfumer's Workshop

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Zipped Man · Perfumer's Workshop

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