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 LaurentLa Collection In Love AgainEDP · 2011 · ★ 4.18

Second · Arabian OudMera GoldEDP · 2015 · ★ 4.00

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Contrast pairing

La Collection In Love Again × Mera Gold

Fruity, floral and rose meets woody, citrus and warm spicy. They share two accords and no 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 La Collection In Love Again, blue is Mera Gold. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

La Collection In Love AgainMera Gold

citrusboth

freshboth

fruityfirst

woodysecond

warm spicysecond

floralfirst

rosefirst

sweetfirst

fresh spicysecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in La Collection In Love Again

Black Currant Mandarin Orange

Mandarin Orange Grapes

Grapes

Peony

Rose

Blackberry Musk

Musk

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

citrusfresh

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Mera Gold

Citrus

Spices

Woody Notes

Why it might work

Flowers over greenLa Collection In Love Again brings floral; Mera Gold brings woody. Flowers over green or wood tends to read natural rather than perfumed.
A shared threadCitrus and fresh run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadMera Gold is voted long lasting and strong; La Collection In Love Again moderate on both. Expect Mera Gold to lead and La Collection In Love Again to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Mera Gold, two of La Collection In Love Again over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?