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 · ValentinoValentina Oud AssolutoEDP · 2013 · ★ 3.96
Second · Jean Paul GaultierLe Male Summer 2012EDT · 2012 · ★ 4.20From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Valentina Oud Assoluto × Le Male Summer 2012
Leather, oud and warm spicy meets green, aromatic and vanilla. They share two accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Valentina Oud Assoluto, blue is Le Male Summer 2012. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Valentina Oud AssolutoLe Male Summer 2012
warm spicyboth
vanillaboth
leatherfirst
greensecond
oudfirst
aromaticsecond
rosefirst
lavendersecond
animalicfirst
woodyfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Valentina Oud Assoluto
Orange Blossom
Agarwood (Oud)
Leather
Bulgarian Rose
Saffron
Woody Notes
Orange Blossom
Agarwood (Oud)
Leather
Bulgarian Rose
Saffron
Woody NotesIn both
CardamomVanilla
Two shared accords:warm spicyvanilla
Only in Le Male Summer 2012
Lavender
Mint
Grass
Green Notes
Musk
Sandalwood
Lavender
Mint
Grass
Green Notes
Musk
SandalwoodWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list cardamom and vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWarm spicy and vanilla run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Valentina Oud Assoluto in winter and fall and Le Male Summer 2012 in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.
What to watch
- One will leadValentina Oud Assoluto is voted long lasting and moderate; Le Male Summer 2012 moderate on both. Expect Valentina Oud Assoluto to lead and Le Male Summer 2012 to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Valentina Oud Assoluto, two of Le Male Summer 2012 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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