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 & ArpelsVan CleefEDP · 1993 · ★ 4.12

Second · Fragrance Du BoisSolstisExtrait · 2022 · ★ 3.93

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Harmony pairing

Van Cleef × Solstis

Aromatic, sweet and fresh spicy meets citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic. They share five accords and four 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 Van Cleef, blue is Solstis. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Van CleefSolstis

aromaticboth

fresh spicyboth

woodyboth

greenboth

vanillaboth

citrussecond

sweetfirst

balsamicfirst

warm spicysecond

herbalfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Van Cleef

Marigold

Galbanum

Raspberry

Geranium

Orange Blossom Jasmine

Jasmine

Rose

Tonka Bean Cedar

Cedar

Musk

In both

NeroliBergamotVanillaSandalwood

Five shared accords:

aromaticfresh spicyvanillagreenwoody

Only in Solstis

Apple

Mandarin Orange Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper Cardamom

Cardamom

Pepper

Nutmeg

Vetiver

Why it might work

Fresh on freshSolstis brings citrus; Van Cleef brings aromatic. Two fresh profiles stack into something brighter than either.
Notes in commonBoth list neroli, bergamot, vanilla and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadAromatic, fresh spicy, vanilla and green run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Van Cleef in fall and winter and Solstis in summer and spring. 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 leadVan Cleef is voted eternal and strong; Solstis moderate on both. Expect Van Cleef to lead and Solstis to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Van Cleef, two of Solstis over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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