Maison Margiela Jazz Club

• vanilla rounds cured tobacco instead of competing with it

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

   Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) burnt-phenol peppery-bite amber-balsam
2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

   Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) burnt-phenol amber-balsam cured-leaf
3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

   Both are still contributing in similar measure.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) burnt-phenol amber-balsam cured-leaf
4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

   Both are still contributing in similar measure.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) burnt-phenol amber-balsam cured-leaf

Dose thresholds crossed

• vanillin — caused by layering. Combined load 0.88 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads flat plasticky sweetness that smothers what is under it.

Shared materials: vanillin, pink pepper, cedarwood.

Rests on at least one placeholder material value. Treat this verdict as weak.

• citrus peel lifts dry cedar and keeps it from reading dusty
• cold resin smoke and dry wood reinforce the same austerity

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

   Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

   dry-amberwood amber-balsam vanillic-sweet peppery-bite
2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

   Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

   dry-amberwood amber-balsam vanillic-sweet pencil-wood
3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

   Both are still contributing in similar measure.

   dry-amberwood amber-balsam vanillic-sweet pencil-wood
4. 6 hours Chanel Bleu de Chanel

   Chanel Bleu de Chanel is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   dry-amberwood amber-balsam vanillic-sweet pencil-wood

Shared materials: cedarwood, labdanum.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

• vanilla rounds cured tobacco instead of competing with it
• rose over oud is the pairing both traditions arrived at independently

Ratio: 1 spray of Tom Ford Oud Wood to 2 sprays of Maison Margiela Jazz Club.

How it moves over the day

1. 10 minutes Tom Ford Oud Wood

   Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet (flipped) peppery-bite creamy-wood
2. 1 hour Tom Ford Oud Wood

   Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet (flipped) creamy-wood resin-animalic
3. 3 hours Tom Ford Oud Wood

   Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet (flipped) creamy-wood resin-animalic
4. 6 hours Tom Ford Oud Wood

   Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   dry-amberwood creamy-wood vanillic-sweet (flipped) resin-animalic

Dose thresholds crossed

• vanillin — caused by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads flat plasticky sweetness that smothers what is under it.

Shared materials: vanillin, vetiver oil, cedarwood, labdanum, rotundone.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

• vanilla rounds cured tobacco instead of competing with it
• rose and damp earth is the chypre spine

Ratio: 1 spray of Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium to 2 sprays of Maison Margiela Jazz Club.

How it moves over the day

1. 10 minutes Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

   Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) roasted-bitter peppery-bite (flipped) narcotic-floral
2. 1 hour Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

   Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) roasted-bitter narcotic-floral skin-musk
3. 3 hours Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

   Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) roasted-bitter skin-musk burnt-sugar
4. 6 hours Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

   Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) skin-musk burnt-sugar earth-damp

Dose thresholds crossed

• vanillin — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.1 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads flat plasticky sweetness that smothers what is under it.
• pink pepper — caused by layering. Combined load 0.76 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads dry dusty rasp.

Shared materials: vanillin, pink pepper.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

• vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

   Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

   dry-amberwood peppery-bite (flipped) vanillic-sweet cured-leaf
2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

   Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

   dry-amberwood peppery-bite (flipped) vanillic-sweet cured-leaf
3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

   Both are still contributing in similar measure.

   dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet cured-leaf stewed-fruit
4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

   Both are still contributing in similar measure.

   dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet cured-leaf stewed-fruit

Dose thresholds crossed

• pink pepper — caused by layering. Combined load 0.72 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads dry dusty rasp.

Shared materials: pink pepper, cedarwood, rotundone.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

• vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it

Ratio: 1 spray of Yves Saint Laurent Libre to 2 sprays of Maison Margiela Jazz Club.

How it moves over the day

1. 10 minutes Yves Saint Laurent Libre

   Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) narcotic-floral dry-amberwood herbal-cool
2. 1 hour Yves Saint Laurent Libre

   Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) narcotic-floral dry-amberwood skin-musk
3. 3 hours Yves Saint Laurent Libre

   Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) dry-amberwood narcotic-floral skin-musk
4. 6 hours Yves Saint Laurent Libre

   Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Maison Margiela Jazz Club is still readable.

   vanillic-sweet (flipped) dry-amberwood skin-musk narcotic-floral

Dose thresholds crossed

• vanillin — caused by layering. Combined load 0.9 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads flat plasticky sweetness that smothers what is under it.

Shared materials: vanillin.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

• One fragrance clearly leads at one checkpoint.

Ratio: 1 spray of Maison Margiela Jazz Club to 2 sprays of Diptyque Eau Rose.

How it moves over the day

1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

   Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

   rose-petal skin-musk vanillic-sweet peppery-bite
2. 1 hour Maison Margiela Jazz Club

   Maison Margiela Jazz Club is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.

   rose-petal skin-musk vanillic-sweet cured-leaf
3. 3 hours Maison Margiela Jazz Club

   Maison Margiela Jazz Club is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.

   rose-petal skin-musk vanillic-sweet cured-leaf
4. 6 hours Maison Margiela Jazz Club

   Maison Margiela Jazz Club leads clearly. Diptyque Eau Rose is a modifier at this point rather than half of a blend.

   skin-musk vanillic-sweet rose-petal cured-leaf

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.