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.

Feerie RubisFirst · Van Cleef & ArpelsFeerie RubisEDT · 2015 · ★ 3.66
Cuir AmethysteSecond · Giorgio ArmaniCuir AmethysteEDP · 2005 · ★ 4.12
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Contrast pairing

Feerie Rubis × Cuir Amethyste

Fruity, floral and fresh meets amber, woody and violet. They share two accords and two 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 Feerie Rubis, blue is Cuir Amethyste. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Feerie RubisCuir Amethyste
woodyboth
powderyboth
fruityfirst
ambersecond
violetsecond
leathersecond
patchoulisecond
floralfirst
warm spicysecond
smokysecond
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Feerie Rubis
Red CurrantRed CurrantRaspberryRaspberryLitchiLitchiPink PepperPink PepperTangerineTangerineLemonLemonPeonyPeonyFreesiaFreesiaMagnoliaMagnoliaPeachPeachIrisIrisMuskMusk
In both
BergamotViolet
Two shared accords:
powderywoody
Only in Cuir Amethyste
CorianderCorianderRoseRoseBirchBirchPatchouliPatchouliBenzoinBenzoinLabdanumLabdanumBourbon VanillaBourbon Vanilla
Why it might work
  • Flowers over greenFeerie Rubis brings floral; Cuir Amethyste brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
  • Notes in commonBoth list bergamot and violet, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadPowdery and woody run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Feerie Rubis in spring and summer and Cuir Amethyste in fall and winter. 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 leadCuir Amethyste is voted long lasting and moderate; Feerie Rubis moderate on both. Expect Cuir Amethyste to lead and Feerie Rubis to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Cuir Amethyste, two of Feerie Rubis over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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