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.

Black Opium Pure IllusionFirst · Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium Pure Illusion2017 · ★ 4.00
Wood You LikeSecond · Raw ContrastWood You LikeEDP · ★ 5.00
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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.

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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 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
PearPearOrange BlossomOrange BlossomCoffeeCoffeeAlmondAlmondJasmineJasmineLicoriceLicoriceVanillaVanillaCedarCedarCashmere WoodCashmere Wood
In both
Pink PepperPatchouli
Three shared accords:
sweetwoodywarm spicy
Only in Wood You Like
ClementineClementineIncenseIncenseAtlas CedarAtlas CedarSandalwoodSandalwoodAssam OudAssam OudLabdanumLabdanumCognacCognac
Why 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.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
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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Black Opium Pure Illusion × Wood You Like · Layering Lab | Scentsation