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 · Vilhelm ParfumerieModest MimosaParfum · 2016 · ★ 3.69
Second · ShiseidoNishiki1973 · ★ 4.12From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
Harmony pairing
Modest Mimosa × Nishiki
Powdery, yellow floral and floral meets woody, citrus and floral. They share two accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Modest Mimosa, blue is Nishiki. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Modest MimosaNishiki
powderyboth
floralboth
woodysecond
citrussecond
aromaticsecond
yellow floralfirst
freshsecond
white floralsecond
earthysecond
irissecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Modest Mimosa
Carrot
Mimosa
Leather
CarrotMimosaLeatherIn both
NeroliVioletMusk
Two shared accords:powderyfloral
Only in Nishiki
Bergamot
Aldehydes
Peach
Strawberry
Orris
Lilac
Lily-of-the-Valley
May Rose
Jasmine
Lily
Vetiver
Labdanum
BergamotAldehydesPeachStrawberryOrrisLilacLily-of-the-ValleyMay RoseJasmineLilyVetiverLabdanumWhy it might work
- Flowers over greenModest Mimosa brings floral; Nishiki brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
- Notes in commonBoth list neroli, violet and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadPowdery and floral run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Modest Mimosa in spring and Nishiki in fall. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Modest Mimosa is moderate on both, Nishiki moderate on both, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointModest Mimosa first, then Nishiki over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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