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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.

IlanguaraFirst · PhaedonIlanguaraEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.82
Upper EastSecond · Michael Malul LondonUpper East2022 · ★ 4.24
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Ilanguara × Upper East

Woody, amber and vanilla meets aromatic, fresh spicy and vanilla. They share four accords and two 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 Ilanguara, blue is Upper East. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

IlanguaraUpper East
vanillaboth
amberboth
warm spicyboth
fruityboth
woodyfirst
aromaticsecond
fresh spicysecond
almondfirst
lavendersecond
sweetfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Ilanguara
Ylang-YlangYlang-YlangLemonLemonAlmondAlmondBenzoinBenzoinCopaiba balmCopaiba balmGurjan balsamGurjan balsamIncenseIncenseGuaiac WoodGuaiac WoodVetiverVetiver
In both
VanillaCedar
Four shared accords:
ambervanillawarm spicyfruity
Only in Upper East
Apple LeafApple LeafBergamotBergamotCardamomCardamomLavenderLavenderSuedeSuedeGeraniumGeraniumAmberAmber
Why it might work
  • Light over deepUpper East brings aromatic; Ilanguara brings woody and amber. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla and cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAmber, vanilla, warm spicy and fruity run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Ilanguara in fall and Upper East in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Ilanguara is moderate on both, Upper East 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 pointIlanguara first, then Upper East 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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