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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.

Sun CitiesFirst · Vilhelm ParfumerieSun Cities2025 · ★ 3.35
Faces of FrancisSecond · Vilhelm ParfumerieFaces of FrancisParfum · 2023 · ★ 3.90
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Sun Cities × Faces of Francis

Sweet, fruity and leather meets woody, amber and warm spicy. They share three accords and one note.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Sun Cities, blue is Faces of Francis. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Sun CitiesFaces of Francis
warm spicyboth
leatherboth
earthyboth
sweetfirst
woodysecond
fruityfirst
ambersecond
oudsecond
animalicfirst
tropicalfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Sun Cities
PineapplePineappleItalian MandarinItalian MandarinCardamomCardamomLeatherLeatherVioletVioletChinese OsmanthusChinese OsmanthusOakmossOakmossImmortelleImmortellePatchouliPatchouliAmberAmberSugarSugarMuskMusk
In both
Saffron
Three shared accords:
leatherwarm spicyearthy
Only in Faces of Francis
AldehydesAldehydesPistachioPistachioDriftwoodDriftwoodJuniperJuniperOudOudStyraxStyraxAmbergrisAmbergrisVetiverVetiverCypriol Oil or NagarmothaCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Why it might work
  • Notes in commonBoth list saffron, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadLeather, warm spicy and earthy run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Sun Cities in spring and summer and Faces of Francis in fall and winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
  • Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Sun Cities is moderate on both, Faces of Francis long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
A starting pointSun Cities first, then Faces of Francis 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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