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 · Serge LutensFils de JoieEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.14

Second · LanvinMarry Me! Love Balloons2014 · ★ 3.28

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Contrast pairing

Fils de Joie × Marry Me! Love Balloons

White floral, sweet and honey meets white floral, fruity and fresh. They share five accords 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 Fils de Joie, blue is Marry Me! Love Balloons. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Fils de JoieMarry Me! Love Balloons

white floralboth

sweetboth

fruityboth

muskyboth

floralboth

honeyfirst

freshsecond

rosesecond

soft spicysecond

yellow floralfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Fils de Joie

Night Blooming Jasmine Honey

Honey

Ylang-Ylang

In both

JasmineMusk

Five shared accords:

white floralsweetfloralmuskyfruity

Only in Marry Me! Love Balloons

Red Currant Neroli

Neroli

Rose

Cedar

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list jasmine and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWhite floral, sweet, floral and musky run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Fils de Joie in fall and Marry Me! Love Balloons in spring and summer. 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

One will leadFils de Joie is voted long lasting and moderate; Marry Me! Love Balloons moderate and intimate. Expect Fils de Joie to lead and Marry Me! Love Balloons to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Fils de Joie, two of Marry Me! Love Balloons over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?