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 · Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium ExtremeEDP · 2021 · ★ 4.05

Second · RasasiPrince Charming2023 · ★ 2.50

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Contrast pairing

Black Opium Extreme × Prince Charming

Warm spicy, coffee and vanilla meets woody, fruity and musky. 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 Black Opium Extreme, blue is Prince Charming. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Black Opium ExtremePrince Charming

woodyboth

white floralboth

patchouliboth

warm spicyfirst

fruitysecond

coffeefirst

muskysecond

vanillafirst

cacaofirst

soft spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Black Opium Extreme

Coffee

Cacao

Jasmine Sambac Orange Blossom

Orange Blossom Bourbon Vanilla

Bourbon Vanilla

In both

Patchouli

Three shared accords:

white floralpatchouliwoody

Only in Prince Charming

Blackcurrant Baie Rose

Baie Rose

Bergamot

Lily of the Valley Apple

Apple

Cedarwood

Amber

Musk

Why it might work

Notes in commonBoth list patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWhite floral, patchouli and woody run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Black Opium Extreme in winter and fall and Prince Charming in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.

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

What to watch

One will leadBlack Opium Extreme is voted moderate on both; Prince Charming weak and intimate. Expect Black Opium Extreme to lead and Prince Charming to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Black Opium Extreme, two of Prince Charming over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?