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 StarEDP · 2001 · ★ 3.53

Second · XerjoffElle2007 · ★ 4.15

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Contrast pairing

Samba Star × Elle

White floral, yellow floral and floral meets amber, citrus and woody. They share five accords and one note.

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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 Star, blue is Elle. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Samba StarElle

white floralboth

irisboth

woodyboth

powderyboth

ambersecond

sweetboth

yellow floralfirst

floralfirst

citrussecond

greenfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Samba Star

Narcissus

Gardenia

Freesia

Ylang-Ylang Jasmine

Jasmine

Lily-of-the-Valley Apricot

Apricot

Rose

In both

Iris

Five shared accords:

white floralirispowderywoodysweet

Only in Elle

African Orange Flower Citruses

Citruses

Galbanum

Birch

Woodsy Notes Patchouli

Patchouli

Benzoin

Opoponax

Amber

Musk

Why it might work

Flowers over greenSamba Star brings floral; Elle brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
Notes in commonBoth list iris, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWhite floral, iris, powdery and woody run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Samba Star is moderate on both, Elle long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointElle first, then Samba Star over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?