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First · RochasByzance EDT 2017 EditionEDT · 2017 · ★ 4.22

Second · XerjoffApolloniaEDP · 2019 · ★ 4.12

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Contrast pairing

Byzance EDT 2017 Edition × Apollonia

Warm spicy, powdery and white floral meets powdery, musky and iris. They share two 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 Byzance EDT 2017 Edition, blue is Apollonia. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Byzance EDT 2017 EditionApollonia

powderyboth

white floralboth

warm spicyfirst

muskysecond

irissecond

woodyfirst

floralfirst

greenfirst

aromaticfirst

freshfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Byzance EDT 2017 Edition

Aldehydes

Spices

Carnation

Basil

Lemon

Cardamom

Mandarin Orange Green Notes

Green Notes Tuberose

Tuberose

Turkish Rose Ylang-Ylang

Ylang-Ylang Anise

Anise

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

powderywhite floral

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

Only in Apollonia

White Flowers Orris

Orris

White Musk

Why it might work

A shared threadPowdery and white floral run through both.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Byzance EDT 2017 Edition is long lasting and strong, Apollonia long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointApollonia first, then Byzance EDT 2017 Edition 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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Byzance EDT 2017 Edition · Rochas

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Apollonia · Xerjoff

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