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 LutensSidi Bel Abbes2015 · ★ 4.34

Second · Alfred DunhillNordic Fougère2022 · ★ 4.31

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Contrast pairing

Sidi Bel Abbes × Nordic Fougère

Leather, tobacco and animalic meets fresh spicy, aromatic and woody. They share two 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 Sidi Bel Abbes, blue is Nordic Fougère. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sidi Bel AbbesNordic Fougère

vanillaboth

leatherfirst

tobaccofirst

fresh spicysecond

animalicfirst

aromaticsecond

beeswaxfirst

powderyboth

woodysecond

warm spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sidi Bel Abbes

Tobacco

Beeswax

Leather

In both

Vanilla

Two shared accords:

vanillapowdery

Only in Nordic Fougère

Basil

Cardamom

Black Pepper Kumquat

Kumquat

Geranium

Bamboo Leaf Sandalwood

Sandalwood Patchouli

Patchouli

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadVanilla and powdery run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Sidi Bel Abbes in fall and winter and Nordic Fougère 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 leadSidi Bel Abbes is voted moderate on both; Nordic Fougère moderate on both. Expect Sidi Bel Abbes to lead and Nordic Fougère to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Sidi Bel Abbes, two of Nordic Fougère over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?