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 · Santa Maria NovellaLavanda ImperialeEDC · 1937 · ★ 4.22

Second · Bond No 9BondNo9.com2013 · ★ 4.26

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Contrast pairing

Lavanda Imperiale × BondNo9.com

Lavender, aromatic and fresh spicy meets fruity, woody and aromatic. They share five accords 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 Lavanda Imperiale, blue is BondNo9.com. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Lavanda ImperialeBondNo9.com

aromaticboth

fresh spicyboth

greenboth

citrusboth

freshboth

lavenderfirst

fruitysecond

woodysecond

sweetsecond

yellow floralfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Lavanda Imperiale

Ylang-Ylang Lavender

Lavender

Grass

In both

Bergamot

Five shared accords:

aromaticfresh spicycitrusgreenfresh

Only in BondNo9.com

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Juniper Berries Apple

Apple

Black Currant Cedar

Cedar

Musk

Moss

Patchouli

Amber

Why it might work

Light over deepLavanda Imperiale brings aromatic; BondNo9.com brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, fresh spicy, citrus and green run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadBondNo9.com is voted long lasting and moderate; Lavanda Imperiale weak and moderate. Expect BondNo9.com to lead and Lavanda Imperiale to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of BondNo9.com, two of Lavanda Imperiale over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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