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 ParisSwim / SXEDP · 2019 · ★ 3.58

Second · RasasiEsraa★ 3.75

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Swim / SX × Esraa

Musky, woody and powdery meets woody, warm spicy and powdery. 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 Swim / SX, blue is Esraa. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Swim / SXEsraa

woodyboth

powderyboth

yellow floralboth

muskyfirst

warm spicysecond

sweetfirst

marinefirst

irissecond

aquaticfirst

metallicsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Swim / SX

Palisander Rosewood Algae

Algae

Cannabis

Musk

Exotic Woods

In both

Ylang-Ylang

Three shared accords:

woodypowderyyellow floral

Only in Esraa

Saffron

Bergamot

Gurjan balsam Orris Root

Orris Root Cedar

Cedar

Sandalwood Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list ylang-ylang, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, powdery and yellow floral run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Swim / SX in summer and Esraa in fall and spring. 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 leadEsraa is voted long lasting and strong; Swim / SX moderate and intimate. Expect Esraa to lead and Swim / SX to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Esraa, two of Swim / SX over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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