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 · ZaraFresh Sandalwood2019 · ★ 4.01

Second · ZaraHeart Of Ylang2017 · ★ 4.62

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Harmony pairing

Fresh Sandalwood × Heart Of Ylang

Woody, powdery and citrus meets woody, yellow floral and sweet. They share four 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 Fresh Sandalwood, blue is Heart Of Ylang. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Fresh SandalwoodHeart Of Ylang

woodyboth

powderyboth

citrusboth

warm spicyboth

yellow floralsecond

sweetsecond

muskyfirst

white floralsecond

fresh spicyfirst

aromaticfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, notes in common

Only in Fresh SandalwoodEvery listed note is shared.

In both

BergamotSandalwoodMusk

Four shared accords:

woodypowderycitruswarm spicy

Only in Heart Of Ylang

Red Currant Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper Ylang-Ylang

Ylang-Ylang Jasmine Sambac

Jasmine Sambac Cedar

Cedar

Why it might work

Light over deepFresh Sandalwood brings citrus; Heart Of Ylang brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
Notes in commonBoth list bergamot, sandalwood and musk, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
A shared threadWoody, powdery, citrus and warm spicy run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Fresh Sandalwood in spring and summer and Heart Of Ylang in winter. 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 leadHeart Of Ylang is voted moderate and enormous; Fresh Sandalwood weak and intimate. Expect Heart Of Ylang to lead and Fresh Sandalwood to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Heart Of Ylang, two of Fresh Sandalwood over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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