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 · Zoologist PerfumesMothEDP · 2018 · ★ 3.85

Second · LaliqueSpicy Electrum2017 · ★ 4.37

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Contrast pairing

Moth × Spicy Electrum

Warm spicy, woody and powdery meets amber, woody and fresh spicy. They share five 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 Moth, blue is Spicy Electrum. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

MothSpicy Electrum

woodyboth

amberboth

warm spicyboth

fresh spicyboth

sweetboth

powderyfirst

honeyfirst

smokyfirst

floralfirst

earthyfirst

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Moth

Clove

Black Pepper Saffron

Saffron

Cumin

Nutmeg

Cinnamon

Lemon

Heliotrope Iris

Iris

Mimosa

Rose

Jasmine

In bothNo shared notesFive shared accords:

warm spicywoodyfresh spicyambersweet

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

Only in Spicy Electrum

Pink Pepper Cardamom

Cardamom

Ginger

Elemi

Ylang-Ylang Labdanum

Labdanum

Olibanum

Papyrus

Oakmoss

Why it might work

A shared threadWarm spicy, woody, fresh spicy and amber run through both.
Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Moth is long lasting and strong, Spicy Electrum long lasting and moderate, so neither should bury the other.

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

A starting pointMoth first, then Spicy Electrum over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.

Has anyone tried it?