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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.

ManhattanFirst · Roja DoveManhattanEDP · 2021 · ★ 3.86
Al FareedSecond · Arabian OudAl Fareed2020 · ★ 4.62
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Manhattan × Al Fareed

Warm spicy, woody and vanilla meets musky, amber and powdery. They share three accords and six 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 Manhattan, blue is Al Fareed. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

ManhattanAl Fareed
powderyboth
fresh spicyboth
patchouliboth
warm spicyfirst
muskysecond
ambersecond
woodyfirst
vanillafirst
oudsecond
animalicsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Manhattan
LavenderLavenderBasilBasilCoconutCoconutHeliotropeHeliotropeJasmineJasmineMay RoseMay RoseTobaccoTobaccoCloveCloveCinnamonCinnamonGingerGingerCedarCedarBenzoinBenzoin
In both
BergamotVioletPatchouliVanillaPink PepperMusk
Three shared accords:
powderyfresh spicypatchouli
Only in Al Fareed
GeraniumGeraniumAmbergrisAmbergrisAgarwood (Oud)Agarwood (Oud)
Why it might work
  • Sweet meets spiceAl Fareed brings amber; Manhattan brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, violet, patchouli and vanilla and 2 more, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery, fresh spicy and patchouli run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadAl Fareed is voted long lasting and strong; Manhattan long lasting and strong. Expect Al Fareed to lead and Manhattan to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Al Fareed, two of Manhattan over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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