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.

Extreme 12.0First · ZaraExtreme 12.02020 · ★ 3.69
Dark VanillaSecond · MontaleDark VanillaEDP · 2020 · ★ 4.07
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Extreme 12.0Dark Vanilla
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Extreme 12.0 × Dark Vanilla

Aromatic, fresh spicy and vanilla meets woody, vanilla and animalic. They share four 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 Extreme 12.0, blue is Dark Vanilla. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Extreme 12.0Dark Vanilla
vanillaboth
warm spicyboth
amberboth
powderyboth
aromaticfirst
woodysecond
fresh spicyfirst
animalicsecond
leathersecond
greenfirst
What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Extreme 12.0
MintMintBergamotBergamotCardamomCardamomGrapefruitGrapefruitAppleAppleLavenderLavenderNutmegNutmegCedarCedarTonka BeanTonka BeanMuskMusk
In both
VanillaAmber
Four shared accords:
vanillaamberwarm spicypowdery
Only in Dark Vanilla
SpicesSpicesLeatherLeatherCambodian OudCambodian OudSandalwoodSandalwoodPatchouliPatchouli
Why it might work
  • Light over deepExtreme 12.0 brings aromatic; Dark Vanilla brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
  • Notes in commonBoth list vanilla and amber, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
  • A shared threadVanilla, amber, warm spicy and powdery run through both.
Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.
What to watch
  • One will leadDark Vanilla is voted eternal and strong; Extreme 12.0 moderate on both. Expect Dark Vanilla to lead and Extreme 12.0 to fade first.
A starting pointOne spray of Dark Vanilla, two of Extreme 12.0 over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.
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