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.

ScandalFirst · Roja DoveScandalEDP · 2007 · ★ 3.84
New York SandalwoodSecond · Bond No 9New York SandalwoodEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.78
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Scandal × New York Sandalwood

White floral, tuberose and floral meets woody, powdery and warm spicy. They share one accord and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Scandal, blue is New York Sandalwood. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

ScandalNew York Sandalwood
powderyboth
white floralfirst
woodysecond
warm spicysecond
tuberosefirst
irissecond
earthysecond
fruitysecond
floralfirst
soft spicysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Scandal
BergamotBergamotLavenderLavenderTuberoseTuberoseJasmineJasmineGardeniaGardeniaOrange BlossomOrange BlossomFreesiaFreesiaRoseRoseLily-of-the-ValleyLily-of-the-ValleyOrris RootOrris RootSandalwoodSandalwood
In both
Musk
One shared accord:
powdery
Only in New York Sandalwood
OrrisOrrisCarrotCarrotCardamomCardamomSandalowoodSandalowoodFigFigPapyrusPapyrusAmberAmberOakmossOakmoss
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenScandal brings floral; New York Sandalwood brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Scandal in spring and New York Sandalwood in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Scandal is long lasting and moderate, New York Sandalwood 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 pointNew York Sandalwood first, then Scandal 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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Scandal × New York Sandalwood · Layering Lab | Scentsation