Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Pierre Guillaume ParisIlang Ivohibe 15EDP · 2006 · ★ 3.71
Second · ChloéLove Story Eau de ToiletteEDT · 2016 · ★ 3.92From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Ilang Ivohibe 15 × Love Story Eau de Toilette
Yellow floral, sweet and white floral meets floral, white floral and citrus. They share four accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Ilang Ivohibe 15, blue is Love Story Eau de Toilette. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Ilang Ivohibe 15Love Story Eau de Toilette
white floralboth
floralboth
sweetboth
citrusboth
yellow floralfirst
greensecond
vanillafirst
freshsecond
woodyfirst
muskysecond
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Ilang Ivohibe 15
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Egyptian Jasmine
Vanilla
Californian Orange
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Egyptian Jasmine
Vanilla
Californian OrangeIn bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:
sweetwhite floralcitrusfloral
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Love Story Eau de Toilette
Bergamot
Orange Blossom
Plum Blossom
Nasturtium
Lily-of-the-Valley
Green Notes
Rose
White Musk
Bergamot
Orange Blossom
Plum Blossom
Nasturtium
Lily-of-the-Valley
Green Notes
Rose
White MuskWhy it might work
- A shared threadSweet, white floral, citrus and floral run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Ilang Ivohibe 15 in summer and Love Story Eau de Toilette in spring. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Ilang Ivohibe 15 is moderate on both, Love Story Eau de Toilette moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointIlang Ivohibe 15 first, then Love Story Eau de Toilette 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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