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 NovellaTuberosaEDC · 1939 · ★ 4.14

Second · Tiziana TerenziUrsaEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.02

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Contrast pairing

Tuberosa × Ursa

White floral, tuberose and warm spicy meets woody, patchouli and warm spicy. They share three 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 Tuberosa, blue is Ursa. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

TuberosaUrsa

woodyboth

warm spicyboth

amberboth

white floralfirst

patchoulisecond

tuberosefirst

balsamicsecond

fresh spicysecond

leathersecond

sweetsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Tuberosa

Jasmine

Ylang-Ylang African Orange Flower

African Orange Flower Tuberose

Tuberose

Clove

Pepper

Styrax

Benzoin

Sandalwood Virginia Cedar

Virginia Cedar

In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:

warm spicyamberwoody

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

Only in Ursa

Dried Fruits Rum

Rum

Elemi

Nutmeg

Patchouli

Tobacco

Incense

Vetiver

Olibanum

Leather

Agarwood (Oud) Vanilla

Vanilla

Why it might work

A shared threadWarm spicy, amber and woody run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Tuberosa in spring and summer and Ursa in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Tuberosa is moderate on both, Ursa long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointUrsa first, then Tuberosa over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?