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 · The House of OudSapphire Blue2022 · ★ 3.59

Second · FlorisMalmaison Encore2013 · ★ 4.00

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Sapphire Blue × Malmaison Encore

Vanilla, sweet and white floral meets amber, vanilla and fresh spicy. They share seven 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 Sapphire Blue, blue is Malmaison Encore. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sapphire BlueMalmaison Encore

vanillaboth

powderyboth

warm spicyboth

sweetboth

floralboth

fresh spicyboth

aromaticboth

ambersecond

white floralfirst

muskyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sapphire Blue

Spices

Almond

West Indian Bay Mandarin Orange

Mandarin Orange Jasmine

Jasmine

Orchid

Vanilla

Musk

In both

Tonka Bean

Seven shared accords:

vanillasweetfloralpowderywarm spicyaromaticfresh spicy

Only in Malmaison Encore

Bergamot

Black Pepper Cardamom

Cardamom

Cloves

Nutmeg

Rose

Ylang-Ylang Amber

Amber

Cedar

Olibanum

Heliotrope Vanila

Vanila

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceMalmaison Encore brings amber; Sapphire Blue brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
Notes in commonBoth list tonka bean, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadVanilla, sweet, floral and powdery run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Sapphire Blue is long lasting and moderate, Malmaison Encore moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.