Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Van Cleef & ArpelsGem 2025EDP · 2025 · ★ 3.42
Second · Fragrance Du BoisCannabis Blue2020 · ★ 3.78From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Contrast pairing
Gem 2025 × Cannabis Blue
Fruity, woody and sweet meets aromatic, woody and cannabis. They share two accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Gem 2025, blue is Cannabis Blue. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Gem 2025Cannabis Blue
woodyboth
warm spicyboth
fruityfirst
aromaticsecond
sweetfirst
cannabissecond
yellow floralfirst
vanillafirst
tuberosefirst
patchoulifirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Gem 2025
Peach
Plum
Mandarin Orange
Tuberose
Ylang-Ylang
Vanilla
Cedarwood
PeachPlumMandarin OrangeTuberoseYlang-YlangVanillaCedarwoodIn both
Patchouli
Two shared accords:woodywarm spicy
Only in Cannabis Blue
Eucalyptus
Grapefruit
Cardamom
Sichuan Pepper
Elemi resin
Cannabis
Nutmeg
Sage
Guaiac Wood
Cedar
Agarwood (Oud)
EucalyptusGrapefruitCardamomSichuan PepperElemi resinCannabisNutmegSageGuaiac WoodCedarAgarwood (Oud)Why it might work
- Light over deepCannabis Blue brings aromatic; Gem 2025 brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody and warm spicy run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Gem 2025 is very weak and intimate, Cannabis Blue long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointGem 2025 first, then Cannabis Blue over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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