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 · PhaedonOriental MintEDP · 2011 · ★ 4.01

Second · PhaedonPoivre ColonialEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.94

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Contrast pairing

Oriental Mint × Poivre Colonial

Green, aromatic and amber meets fresh spicy, woody and aromatic. They share two 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 Oriental Mint, blue is Poivre Colonial. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Oriental MintPoivre Colonial

aromaticboth

fresh spicyboth

greenfirst

woodysecond

amberfirst

citrussecond

warm spicysecond

earthysecond

tobaccofirst

balsamicfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Oriental Mint

Mint

Tobacco

Resin

Incense

Sea Notes

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

aromaticfresh spicy

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Poivre Colonial

Pepper

Grapefruit Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Vetiver

Cacao Pod

Cedar

White Wood Patchouli

Patchouli

Oakmoss

Why it might work

Light over deepOriental Mint brings green and aromatic; Poivre Colonial brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadAromatic and fresh spicy run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadOriental Mint is voted moderate on both; Poivre Colonial moderate and intimate. Expect Oriental Mint to lead and Poivre Colonial to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Oriental Mint, two of Poivre Colonial over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?