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 · Van Cleef & ArpelsCalifornia RéverieEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.16

Second · BurberryBody Crystal BaccaratEDT · 2012 · ★ 3.46

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Contrast pairing

California Réverie × Body Crystal Baccarat

White floral, citrus and floral meets powdery, vanilla and woody. They share no 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 California Réverie, blue is Body Crystal Baccarat. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

California RéverieBody Crystal Baccarat

white floralfirst

powderysecond

vanillasecond

citrusfirst

woodysecond

floralfirst

rosesecond

muskysecond

sweetsecond

irissecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in California Réverie

Neroli

Mandarin Orange Jasmine Sambac

Jasmine Sambac Frangipani

Frangipani Beeswax

Beeswax

In both

Vanilla

Only in Body Crystal Baccarat

Peach

Wormwood

Rose

Iris

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Tonka Bean Cashmere Wood

Cashmere Wood

Why it might work

Light over deepCalifornia Réverie brings citrus; Body Crystal Baccarat brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list vanilla, so the two have a shared base to meet on.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadBody Crystal Baccarat is voted long lasting and enormous; California Réverie moderate on both. Expect Body Crystal Baccarat to lead and California Réverie to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Body Crystal Baccarat, two of California Réverie over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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