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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.

Opium Orchidée de ChineFirst · Yves Saint LaurentOpium Orchidée de Chine2007 · ★ 4.40
Poppy & BarleySecond · Jo Malone LondonPoppy & BarleyEDP · 2019 · ★ 3.99
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Opium Orchidée de ChinePoppy & Barley
Contrast pairing

Opium Orchidée de Chine × Poppy & Barley

Floral, warm spicy and fresh spicy meets powdery, fruity and floral. They share three 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 Opium Orchidée de Chine, blue is Poppy & Barley. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Opium Orchidée de ChinePoppy & Barley
powderyboth
floralboth
sweetboth
warm spicyfirst
fruitysecond
fresh spicyfirst
violetsecond
amberfirst
citrusfirst
white floralfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Opium Orchidée de Chine
SpicesSpicesMandarin OrangeMandarin OrangeNeroliNeroliOrchidOrchidCarnationCarnationJasmineJasmineNutmegNutmegAmberAmberVanillaVanillaIrisIrisPatchouliPatchouli
In bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
floralpowderysweet
That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.
Only in Poppy & Barley
FigFigVioletVioletBlack CurrantBlack CurrantPowdery NotesPowdery NotesWheatWheatPoppyPoppyBarleyBarleyWhite MuskWhite MuskBranBran
Why it might work
  • A shared threadFloral, powdery and sweet run through both.
  • Opposite seasonsVoters put Opium Orchidée de Chine in fall and Poppy & Barley in spring and 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 leadOpium Orchidée de Chine is voted long lasting and moderate; Poppy & Barley moderate on both. Expect Opium Orchidée de Chine to lead and Poppy & Barley to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Opium Orchidée de Chine, two of Poppy & Barley over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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