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 · ZaraCrème Brûlée2015 · ★ 4.17

Second · Roja DoveFortnum & Mason The PerfumeEDP · 2018 · ★ 4.36

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Harmony pairing

Crème Brûlée × Fortnum & Mason The Perfume

Vanilla, caramel and sweet meets amber, woody and leather. They share three accords and three 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 Crème Brûlée, blue is Fortnum & Mason The Perfume. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Crème BrûléeFortnum & Mason The Perfume

vanillaboth

woodyboth

balsamicboth

ambersecond

caramelfirst

sweetfirst

leathersecond

coconutfirst

warm spicysecond

aromaticsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Crème Brûlée

Coconut Milk Caramel

Caramel

Heliotrope

In both

PeachVanillaSandalwood

Three shared accords:

vanillawoodybalsamic

Only in Fortnum & Mason The Perfume

Lemon

Bergamot

Labdanum

May Rose

Jasmine

Geranium

Orange Blossom Saffron

Saffron

Amber

Castoreum

Amyris

Olibanum

Why it might work

Sweet meets spiceFortnum & Mason The Perfume brings amber; Crème Brûlée brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
Notes in commonBoth list peach, vanilla and sandalwood, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadVanilla, woody and balsamic run through both.

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

What to watch

One will leadFortnum & Mason The Perfume is voted long lasting and strong; Crème Brûlée moderate on both. Expect Fortnum & Mason The Perfume to lead and Crème Brûlée to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Fortnum & Mason The Perfume, two of Crème Brûlée over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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