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 · ZaraVancouver Hornby Street Down2021 · ★ 3.97
Second · ZaraHeart Of Ylang2017 · ★ 4.62From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


Contrast pairing
Vancouver Hornby Street Down × Heart Of Ylang
Warm spicy, fruity and patchouli meets woody, yellow floral and sweet. They share three accords and no notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Vancouver Hornby Street Down, blue is Heart Of Ylang. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Vancouver Hornby Street DownHeart Of Ylang
woodyboth
warm spicyboth
sweetboth
yellow floralsecond
fruityfirst
patchoulifirst
white floralsecond
powderysecond
citrussecond
freshfirst
What each brings
Notes apart, accords in common
Only in Vancouver Hornby Street Down
Red Apple
Aromatic Spices
Patchouli
Red Apple
Aromatic Spices
PatchouliIn bothNo shared notesThree shared accords:
warm spicywoodysweet
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
Ylang-Ylang
Jasmine Sambac
Sandalwood
Musk
Cedar
Bergamot
Red Currant
Pink Pepper
Ylang-Ylang
Jasmine Sambac
Sandalwood
Musk
CedarWhy it might work
- A shared threadWarm spicy, woody and sweet run through both.
- Opposite seasonsVoters put Vancouver Hornby Street Down in fall and spring and Heart Of Ylang in winter. Together they may suit the months in between.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Vancouver Hornby Street Down is moderate on both, Heart Of Ylang moderate and enormous, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointVancouver Hornby Street Down first, then Heart Of Ylang over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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