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 · ZaraTobacco Sublime2023 · ★ 4.19

Second · ZaraHeart Of Ylang2017 · ★ 4.62

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Contrast pairing

Tobacco Sublime × Heart Of Ylang

Woody, vanilla and amber meets woody, yellow floral and sweet. They share four 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 Tobacco Sublime, blue is Heart Of Ylang. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Tobacco SublimeHeart Of Ylang

woodyboth

sweetboth

powderyboth

warm spicyboth

vanillafirst

yellow floralsecond

amberfirst

tobaccofirst

irisfirst

white floralsecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Tobacco Sublime

Tobacco

Iris

Patchouli

Vanilla

Amberwood

In bothNo shared notesFour shared accords:

woodypowderysweetwarm spicy

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Heart Of Ylang

Bergamot

Red Currant Pink Pepper

Pink Pepper Ylang-Ylang

Ylang-Ylang Jasmine Sambac

Jasmine Sambac Sandalwood

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Cedar

Why it might work

A shared threadWoody, powdery, sweet and warm spicy run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for winter.

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; Tobacco Sublime moderate on both. Expect Heart Of Ylang to lead and Tobacco Sublime to fade first.

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

Has anyone tried it?