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.

Rule #4 SwayFirst · Rule FragrancesRule #4 Sway★ 5.00
Alexandria ImperialeSecond · XerjoffAlexandria Imperiale2017 · ★ 4.38
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Rule #4 Sway × Alexandria Imperiale

Tuberose, white floral and animalic meets woody, oud and animalic. They share one accord 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 Rule #4 Sway, blue is Alexandria Imperiale. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Rule #4 SwayAlexandria Imperiale
animalicboth
tuberosefirst
woodysecond
white floralfirst
oudsecond
warm spicysecond
powderysecond
coconutfirst
muskyfirst
aromaticsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Rule #4 Sway
Orange BlossomOrange BlossomTuberoseTuberoseJasmine SambacJasmine SambacYlang YlangYlang YlangCoconutCoconut
In both
VanillaMusk
One shared accord:
animalic
Only in Alexandria Imperiale
CardamomCardamomLavenderLavenderRoseRoseOrrisOrrisWoody NotesWoody NotesMarjoramMarjoramLeatherLeatherCedarCedarCypriol Oil or NagarmothaCypriol Oil or NagarmothaSageSageCambodian OudCambodian OudLaotian OudLaotian Oud
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadAnimalic runs through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Rule #4 Sway in fall and Alexandria Imperiale in winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • Two loud onesBoth are voted strong projectors (Rule #4 Sway: eternal and strong; Alexandria Imperiale: eternal and enormous). Go light on both.
A starting pointAlexandria Imperiale first, then Rule #4 Sway 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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