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 · Ralph LaurenPortrait of New York White Lily2016 · ★ 4.00

Second · LanvinPretexte1937 · ★ 4.57

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Contrast pairing

Portrait of New York White Lily × Pretexte

White floral, soft spicy and vanilla meets woody, leather and amber. They share one accord 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 Portrait of New York White Lily, blue is Pretexte. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Portrait of New York White LilyPretexte

sweetboth

white floralfirst

woodysecond

leathersecond

ambersecond

soft spicyfirst

animalicsecond

floralsecond

aldehydicsecond

muskysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Portrait of New York White Lily

Peach

Pink Pepper White Lily

White Lily Madagascar Vanilla

Madagascar Vanilla

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

sweet

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

Only in Pretexte

Aldehydes

Narcissus

Bergamot

Opoponax

Rose

Carnation

Iris

Hawthorn

Hay

Civet

Leather

Oakmoss

Why it might work

Sweet meets spicePretexte brings amber; Portrait of New York White Lily brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
A shared threadSweet runs through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Portrait of New York White Lily is moderate on both, Pretexte 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 pointPretexte first, then Portrait of New York White Lily 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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Portrait of New York White Lily · Ralph Lauren

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Pretexte · Lanvin

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