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 · Tom FordNoir AnthraciteEDP · 2017 · ★ 3.98

Second · Vera WangPrincess PowerEDT · 2014 · ★ 3.78

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Contrast pairing

Noir Anthracite × Princess Power

Woody, fresh spicy and warm spicy meets fruity, sweet and floral. They share one accord 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 Noir Anthracite, blue is Princess Power. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Noir AnthracitePrincess Power

woodyboth

fruitysecond

sweetsecond

floralsecond

rosesecond

white floralsecond

fresh spicyfirst

vanillasecond

warm spicyfirst

citrusfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Noir Anthracite

Sichuan Pepper Ginger

Ginger

Bergamot

Spices

Galbanum

Ebony

Cedar

Birch

Leather

Sandalwood Patchouli

Patchouli

Amberwood

In both

Jasmine

One shared accord:

woody

Only in Princess Power

Pear

Raspberry

Rose

Frangipani White Woods

White Woods Vanilla

Vanilla

Musk

Why it might work

Flowers over greenPrincess Power brings floral; Noir Anthracite brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Noir Anthracite in fall and winter and Princess Power in spring. 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 leadNoir Anthracite is voted long lasting and moderate; Princess Power weak and strong. Expect Noir Anthracite to lead and Princess Power to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Noir Anthracite, two of Princess Power over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?