Layering Lab
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First · Yves Saint LaurentOpium Orchidée de Chine2007 · ★ 4.40
Second · AmouageGold WomanEDP · 1983 · ★ 3.93From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Harmony pairing
Opium Orchidée de Chine × Gold Woman
Floral, warm spicy and fresh spicy meets amber, white floral and powdery. They share five accords and three notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Opium Orchidée de Chine, blue is Gold Woman. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Opium Orchidée de ChineGold Woman
amberboth
warm spicyboth
powderyboth
white floralboth
irisboth
floralfirst
muskysecond
fresh spicyfirst
woodysecond
animalicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Opium Orchidée de Chine
Spices
Mandarin Orange
Neroli
Orchid
Carnation
Nutmeg
Vanilla
Iris
Spices
Mandarin Orange
Neroli
Orchid
Carnation
Nutmeg
Vanilla
IrisIn both
JasmineAmberPatchouli
Five shared accords:warm spicypowderyamberwhite floraliris
Only in Gold Woman
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Incense
Orris Root
Myrrh
Labdanum
Civet
Musk
Sandalwood
Cedar
Oakmoss
Ambergris
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Incense
Orris Root
Myrrh
Labdanum
Civet
Musk
Sandalwood
Cedar
Oakmoss
AmbergrisWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, amber and patchouli, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWarm spicy, powdery, amber and white floral run through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Opium Orchidée de Chine is long lasting and moderate, Gold Woman long lasting and strong, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointGold Woman first, then Opium Orchidée de Chine 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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