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.
First · Savoir FaireSoul Cafe2019 · ★ 4.63
Second · Filippo SorcinelliRuah Extrait de ParfumExtrait · 2025 · ★ 3.96From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Soul Cafe × Ruah Extrait de Parfum
Citrus, warm spicy and patchouli meets woody, citrus and aromatic. They share four accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Soul Cafe, blue is Ruah Extrait de Parfum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Soul CafeRuah Extrait de Parfum
citrusboth
woodyboth
warm spicyboth
patchouliboth
aromaticsecond
freshsecond
fresh spicyfirst
marinesecond
ambersecond
ozonicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Soul Cafe
Blood Orange
Coffee
Musk
Black Pepper
Tobacco
Amberwood
Oud
Lavender
Blood Orange
Coffee
Musk
Black Pepper
Tobacco
Amberwood
Oud
LavenderIn both
PatchouliBergamot
Four shared accords:citruswarm spicypatchouliwoody
Only in Ruah Extrait de Parfum
Lemon
Sea Notes
Calone
Immortelle
Elemi
Ambrocenide
Cedar
Lemon
Sea Notes
Calone
Immortelle
Elemi
Ambrocenide
CedarWhy it might work
- Light over deepSoul Cafe brings citrus; Ruah Extrait de Parfum brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and bergamot, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadCitrus, warm spicy, patchouli and woody run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Soul Cafe in fall and spring and Ruah Extrait de Parfum in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Soul Cafe is long lasting and moderate, Ruah Extrait de Parfum moderate and strong, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointSoul Cafe first, then Ruah Extrait de Parfum 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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