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 · Filippo SorcinelliLavsExtrait · 2014 · ★ 4.19

Second · Serge LutensChypre RougeEDP · 2006 · ★ 4.08

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Harmony pairing

Lavs × Chypre Rouge

Amber, aromatic and warm spicy meets honey, woody and aromatic. They share five accords and three 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 Lavs, blue is Chypre Rouge. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

LavsChypre Rouge

aromaticboth

amberboth

woodyboth

fresh spicyboth

sweetboth

honeysecond

warm spicyfirst

balsamicfirst

beeswaxsecond

animalicsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Lavs

Black Pepper Cardamom

Cardamom

Elemi

Labdanum

Cloves

Coriander

Opoponax

Palisander Rosewood Tonka Bean

Tonka Bean

In both

JasmineOakmossAmber

Five shared accords:

amberaromaticfresh spicywoodysweet

Only in Chypre Rouge

Caraway

Pine Tree Needles Honey

Honey

Beeswax

Patchouli

Vanilla

Musk

Why it might work

Light over deepLavs brings aromatic; Chypre Rouge brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, oakmoss and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAmber, aromatic, fresh spicy and woody run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Lavs is long lasting and moderate, Chypre Rouge moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.