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 ParisL'Eau Rare Matale 06EDP · 2005 · ★ 3.67
Second · Donna KaranDKNY Summer2007 · ★ 3.62From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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L'Eau Rare Matale 06 × DKNY Summer
Fresh spicy, woody and aromatic meets fruity, aromatic and green. They share six accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is L'Eau Rare Matale 06, blue is DKNY Summer. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
L'Eau Rare Matale 06DKNY Summer
aromaticboth
greenboth
woodyboth
leatherboth
smokyboth
freshboth
fresh spicyfirst
fruitysecond
citrusfirst
floralsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in L'Eau Rare Matale 06
Bergamot
Sage
White Flowers
Black Tea
Pepper
Cedar
Vetiver
Spices
Musk
BergamotSageWhite FlowersBlack TeaPepperCedarVetiverSpicesMuskIn both
Birch
Six shared accords:woodyaromaticgreenleathersmokyfresh
Only in DKNY Summer
Cassia
Blueberry
Mandarin Orange
Red Currant
Water Lily
Tomato Leaf
Corall Orchid
Yellow Narcissus
Red Thyme
CassiaBlueberryMandarin OrangeRed CurrantWater LilyTomato LeafCorall OrchidYellow NarcissusRed ThymeWhy it might work
- Light over deepDKNY Summer brings aromatic and green; L'Eau Rare Matale 06 brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list birch, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody, aromatic, green and leather run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for summer.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: L'Eau Rare Matale 06 is moderate and intimate, DKNY Summer weak and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.
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