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 LaurenRomance Summer Blossom Eau de ParfumEDP · 2017 · ★ 4.14
Second · Serge LutensMandarine Mandarin2006 · ★ 3.84From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Romance Summer Blossom Eau de Parfum × Mandarine Mandarin
Musky, fruity and yellow floral meets citrus, amber and fresh spicy. They share one accord and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Romance Summer Blossom Eau de Parfum, blue is Mandarine Mandarin. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Romance Summer Blossom Eau de ParfumMandarine Mandarin
sweetboth
muskyfirst
citrussecond
fruityfirst
yellow floralfirst
tropicalfirst
ambersecond
fresh spicysecond
powderyfirst
freshfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Romance Summer Blossom Eau de Parfum
Guava
Ylang-Ylang
Musk
Guava
Ylang-Ylang
MuskIn bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:
sweet
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.Only in Mandarine Mandarin
Chinese Orange
Nutmeg
Orange Peel
Mandarin Orange
Tea
Amber
Labdanum
Tonka Bean
Rose Hip
Chinese Orange
Nutmeg
Orange Peel
Mandarin Orange
Tea
Amber
Labdanum
Tonka Bean
Rose HipWhy it might work
- Fresh on freshMandarine Mandarin brings citrus; Romance Summer Blossom Eau de Parfum brings musky. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
- A shared threadSweet runs through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Romance Summer Blossom Eau de Parfum in summer and Mandarine Mandarin in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Romance Summer Blossom Eau de Parfum is moderate and enormous, Mandarine Mandarin moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointRomance Summer Blossom Eau de Parfum first, then Mandarine Mandarin 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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