Layering Lab
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First · Van Cleef & ArpelsMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar2004 · ★ 4.27
Second · EpicoVanesiaEDP · 2022 · ★ 3.66From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar × Vanesia
White floral, woody and floral meets woody, musky and powdery. 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 Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar, blue is Vanesia. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Murmure Ylang Ylang de MadagascarVanesia
woodyboth
white floralfirst
vanillaboth
muskysecond
powderysecond
violetsecond
ambersecond
floralfirst
yellow floralfirst
citrussecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar
Freesia
Mandarin Orange
White Flowers
Jasmine
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Brazilian Rosewood
Vanilla
Freesia
Mandarin Orange
White Flowers
Jasmine
Madagascar Ylang-Ylang
Brazilian Rosewood
VanillaIn both
Cedar
Two shared accords:woodyvanilla
Only in Vanesia
Yellow Mandarin
Bergamot
Violet
Iso E Super
Ginger
Musk
Tonka Bean
Yellow Mandarin
Bergamot
Violet
Iso E Super
Ginger
Musk
Tonka BeanWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar brings floral; Vanesia brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list cedar, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWoody and vanilla run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for spring.
What to watch
- One will leadMurmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar is voted eternal and enormous; Vanesia long lasting and moderate. Expect Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar to lead and Vanesia to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Murmure Ylang Ylang de Madagascar, two of Vanesia over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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