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 · XerjoffHarrods Emerald StarEDP · 2014 · ★ 4.14
Second · Francesca BianchiThe Lover's TaleExtrait · 2018 · ★ 3.97From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Harrods Emerald Star × The Lover's Tale
Sweet, herbal and musky meets leather, powdery and woody. They share four accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Harrods Emerald Star, blue is The Lover's Tale. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Harrods Emerald StarThe Lover's Tale
sweetboth
muskyboth
powderyboth
animalicboth
leathersecond
herbalfirst
woodysecond
smokysecond
amberfirst
fruityfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Harrods Emerald Star
Dates
Artemisia
Amber
Dates
Artemisia
AmberIn both
Musk
Four shared accords:sweetmuskypowderyanimalic
Only in The Lover's Tale
Honey
Mimosa
Aldehydes
Bergamot
Orris
Peach
Heliotrope
Egyptian Jasmine
Bulgarian Rose
Leather
Castoreum
Labdanum
Honey
Mimosa
Aldehydes
Bergamot
Orris
Peach
Heliotrope
Egyptian Jasmine
Bulgarian Rose
Leather
Castoreum
LabdanumWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadSweet, musky, powdery and animalic run through both.
What to watch
- Two loud onesBoth are voted strong projectors (Harrods Emerald Star: eternal and enormous; The Lover's Tale: eternal and strong). Go light on both.
A starting pointThe Lover's Tale first, then Harrods Emerald Star 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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