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 · Victoria's SecretEau So SexyEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.24

Second · Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777Harrods H Mamba2017 · ★ 4.27

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Contrast pairing

Eau So Sexy × Harrods H Mamba

Fruity, sweet and vanilla meets amber, iris and floral. They share one accord and no 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 Eau So Sexy, blue is Harrods H Mamba. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Eau So SexyHarrods H Mamba

fruityboth

ambersecond

sweetfirst

vanillafirst

irissecond

citrusfirst

freshfirst

floralsecond

greenfirst

fresh spicyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Eau So Sexy

Apple

Whipped Cream Bergamot

Bergamot

In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:

fruity

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Harrods H Mamba

Osmanthus

Orris Root Amber

Amber

Leather

Agarwood (Oud) Styrax

Styrax

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceHarrods H Mamba brings amber; Eau So Sexy brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
A shared threadFruity runs through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Eau So Sexy in summer and spring and Harrods H Mamba 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 leadHarrods H Mamba is voted long lasting and enormous; Eau So Sexy moderate on both. Expect Harrods H Mamba to lead and Eau So Sexy to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Harrods H Mamba, two of Eau So Sexy over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?