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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.

Gardenia Pour LuiFirst · Pierre Guillaume ParisGardenia Pour LuiEDP · 2016 · ★ 5.00
Oriental FlowersSecond · MontaleOriental Flowers2008 · ★ 3.65
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Contrast pairing

Gardenia Pour Lui × Oriental Flowers

Woody, white floral and floral meets balsamic, woody and amber. They share three 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 Gardenia Pour Lui, blue is Oriental Flowers. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Gardenia Pour LuiOriental Flowers
woodyboth
floralboth
white floralboth
balsamicsecond
ambersecond
yellow floralsecond
rosesecond
irissecond
citrussecond
powderysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Gardenia Pour Lui
OakOakHeatherHeatherGardeniaGardenia
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
woodywhite floralfloral
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Oriental Flowers
Ylang-YlangYlang-YlangRoseRoseBergamotBergamotOrris RootOrris RootJasmineJasminePeru BalsamPeru Balsam
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenGardenia Pour Lui brings floral; Oriental Flowers brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • A shared threadWoody, white floral and floral run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Gardenia Pour Lui in spring and summer and Oriental Flowers in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadOriental Flowers is voted eternal and enormous; Gardenia Pour Lui weak and moderate. Expect Oriental Flowers to lead and Gardenia Pour Lui to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Oriental Flowers, two of Gardenia Pour Lui over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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