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 ParisLumiere FauveEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.32

Second · Zadig & VoltaireThis is HimEDT · 2016 · ★ 4.11

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Contrast pairing

Lumiere Fauve × This is Him

Musky, sweet and warm spicy meets warm spicy, amber and woody. 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 Lumiere Fauve, blue is This is Him. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Lumiere FauveThis is Him

warm spicyboth

amberboth

powderyboth

muskyfirst

woodysecond

fresh spicysecond

vanillasecond

smokysecond

balsamicsecond

sweetfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Lumiere Fauve

Cacao Pod

Hyrax

Honey

Spices

Leather

Musk

Ylang-Ylang Tobacco

Tobacco

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

warm spicyamberpowdery

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

Only in This is Him

Black Pepper Grapefruit

Grapefruit Incense

Incense

Vanilla

Sandalwood

Why it might work

A shared threadWarm spicy, amber and powdery run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Lumiere Fauve is long lasting and moderate, This is Him moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointOne spray of each, on different spots.Neither is clearly deeper or stronger, so start even. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?