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 SecretWinter BombshellEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.40

Second · The Different CompanyOud Shamash2011 · ★ 4.24

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Contrast pairing

Winter Bombshell × Oud Shamash

White floral, floral and fruity meets woody, warm spicy and amber. They share no accords 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 Winter Bombshell, blue is Oud Shamash. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Winter BombshellOud Shamash

white floralfirst

woodysecond

warm spicysecond

ambersecond

oudsecond

floralfirst

powderysecond

fruityfirst

earthysecond

rumsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Winter Bombshell

Jasmine

Carambola (Star Fruit) Camelia

Camelia

In bothNo shared notes

Only in Oud Shamash

Rum

Saffron

Pink Pepper Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Davana

Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha Rose

Rose

Agarwood (Oud) Tolu Balsam

Tolu Balsam Amber

Amber

Patchouli

French labdanum

Why it might work

Flowers over greenWinter Bombshell brings floral; Oud Shamash brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadOud Shamash is voted long lasting and moderate; Winter Bombshell moderate on both. Expect Oud Shamash to lead and Winter Bombshell to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Oud Shamash, two of Winter Bombshell over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?