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 · Pierre Guillaume ParisCuir Venenum 03EDP · 2004 · ★ 3.81

Second · NishaneMunegu2015 · ★ 4.08

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Contrast pairing

Cuir Venenum 03 × Munegu

Leather, sweet and animalic meets fresh spicy, woody and warm spicy. They share three 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 Cuir Venenum 03, blue is Munegu. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Cuir Venenum 03Munegu

amberboth

sweetboth

citrusboth

leatherfirst

fresh spicysecond

woodysecond

warm spicysecond

animalicfirst

white floralfirst

patchoulisecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Cuir Venenum 03

Orange Blossom Lemon

Lemon

Coconut

Leather

Myrrh

Musk

Honey

In both

Cedar

Three shared accords:

sweetcitrusamber

Only in Munegu

Orange

Cumin

Cardamom

Nutmeg

Geranium

Ylang-Ylang Patchouli

Patchouli

Labdanum

Amber

Olibanum

Tobacco

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadSweet, citrus and amber run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.

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

What to watch

One will leadMunegu is voted eternal and enormous; Cuir Venenum 03 long lasting and moderate. Expect Munegu to lead and Cuir Venenum 03 to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Munegu, two of Cuir Venenum 03 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?