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 · RasasiOud Al ShamsEDP · 2024 · ★ 5.00

Second · RasasiAl MaqamEDP · ★ 5.00

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Contrast pairing

Oud Al Shams × Al Maqam

Vanilla, warm spicy and cinnamon meets oud, woody and musky. They share five accords and two 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 Oud Al Shams, blue is Al Maqam. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Oud Al ShamsAl Maqam

oudboth

amberboth

muskyboth

powderyboth

vanillafirst

fresh spicyboth

warm spicyfirst

woodysecond

floralsecond

cinnamonfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Oud Al Shams

Cinnamon

Incense

Pepper

Osmanthus

Agarwood

Tonka Bean

In both

VanillaMusk

Five shared accords:

amberpowderyfresh spicyoudmusky

Only in Al Maqam

Agarwood (Oud) Floral Notes

Floral Notes Woody Notes

Woody Notes Amber

Amber

Sandalwood

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list vanilla and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAmber, powdery, fresh spicy and oud run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Oud Al Shams in fall and winter and Al Maqam in spring and summer. Together they may suit the months in between.

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?