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.

Secret CravingFirst · Victoria's SecretSecret Craving2012 · ★ 4.08
The Library Collection Opus VIIISecond · AmouageThe Library Collection Opus VIIIEDP · 2014 · ★ 3.95
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Secret CravingThe Library Collection Opus VIII
Contrast pairing

Secret Craving × The Library Collection Opus VIII

Vanilla, fruity and soft spicy meets white floral, amber and woody. 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 Secret Craving, blue is The Library Collection Opus VIII. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Secret CravingThe Library Collection Opus VIII
woodyboth
vanillafirst
white floralsecond
fruityfirst
ambersecond
fresh spicysecond
aromaticsecond
warm spicysecond
soft spicyfirst
yellow floralsecond
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Secret Craving
VanilleVanilleBlack CurrantBlack Currant
In bothNo shared notesOne shared accord:
woody
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in The Library Collection Opus VIII
JasmineJasmineOrange BlossomOrange BlossomYlang-YlangYlang-YlangOlibanumOlibanumGuaiac WoodGuaiac WoodSaffronSaffronGingerGingerVetiverVetiverWest Indian BayWest Indian BayBenzoinBenzoin
Why it might work
  • Sweet meets spiceThe Library Collection Opus VIII brings amber; Secret Craving brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
  • A shared threadWoody runs through both.
  • Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadThe Library Collection Opus VIII is voted eternal and enormous; Secret Craving weak and moderate. Expect The Library Collection Opus VIII to lead and Secret Craving to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of The Library Collection Opus VIII, two of Secret Craving over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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