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 · Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium Pure Illusion2017 · ★ 4.00
Second · Raw ContrastWood You LikeEDP · ★ 5.00From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Black Opium Pure Illusion × Wood You Like
Sweet, vanilla and coffee meets woody, amber and warm spicy. They share three accords and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Black Opium Pure Illusion, blue is Wood You Like. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Black Opium Pure IllusionWood You Like
woodyboth
sweetboth
warm spicyboth
vanillafirst
coffeefirst
almondfirst
white floralfirst
fruityfirst
soft spicyfirst
ambersecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Black Opium Pure Illusion
Pear
Orange Blossom
Coffee
Almond
Jasmine
Licorice
Vanilla
Cedar
Cashmere Wood
Pear
Orange Blossom
Coffee
Almond
Jasmine
Licorice
Vanilla
Cedar
Cashmere WoodIn both
Pink PepperPatchouli
Three shared accords:sweetwoodywarm spicy
Only in Wood You Like
Clementine
Incense
Atlas Cedar
Sandalwood
Assam Oud
Labdanum
Cognac
Clementine
Incense
Atlas Cedar
Sandalwood
Assam Oud
Labdanum
CognacWhy it might work
- Sweet meets spiceWood You Like brings amber; Black Opium Pure Illusion brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
- Notes in commonBoth list pink pepper and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadSweet, woody and warm spicy run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
A starting pointWood You Like first, then Black Opium Pure Illusion 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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