Recommended
Both fragrances stay present through the day, something in the pair actively works, and no material is pushed far enough past its dose threshold to damage the blend. Any threshold that is crossed at all is still listed on the card.
- citrus peel lifts dry cedar and keeps it from reading dusty
- milky fruit and cut stem are the two halves of a fig
Spray first
Diptyque Eau Rose
Spray second
Diptyque Philosykos
Ratio: 1 spray of Diptyque Eau Rose to 2 sprays of Diptyque Philosykos.
How it moves over the day
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10 minutes
Diptyque Eau Rose
Diptyque Eau Rose is ahead but Diptyque Philosykos is still readable.
rose-petal
cut-stem (flipped)
skin-musk
sulfurous-bite
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1 hour
Diptyque Eau Rose
Diptyque Eau Rose is ahead but Diptyque Philosykos is still readable.
rose-petal
skin-musk
cut-stem (flipped)
milky-fruit
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3 hours
Diptyque Eau Rose
Diptyque Eau Rose is ahead but Diptyque Philosykos is still readable.
rose-petal
skin-musk
milky-fruit
pencil-wood
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6 hours
Diptyque Eau Rose
Diptyque Eau Rose is ahead but Diptyque Philosykos is still readable.
skin-musk
rose-petal
pencil-wood
creamy-wood
Dose thresholds crossed
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cis-3-hexenol — caused by layering.
Combined load 0.56 against a threshold of 0.45.
Above this it reads acrid metallic grass, nauseating green.
Shared materials: cis-3-hexenol.
Rests on at least one placeholder material value. Treat this verdict as weak.
Workable with care
These hold together, but something about them needs watching. The caveat is stated on each.
Jo Malone
Wood Sage & Sea Salt
Workable with care
- amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first
Diptyque Eau Rose
Spray second
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt
Ratio: 1 spray of Diptyque Eau Rose to 2 sprays of Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt.
How it moves over the day
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10 minutes
Diptyque Eau Rose
Diptyque Eau Rose is ahead but Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt is still readable.
rose-petal
skin-musk
dry-amberwood
sulfurous-bite
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1 hour
Diptyque Eau Rose
Diptyque Eau Rose is ahead but Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt is still readable.
rose-petal
skin-musk
dry-amberwood
mineral-salt
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3 hours
Both, roughly even
Both are still contributing in similar measure.
skin-musk
rose-petal
dry-amberwood
mineral-salt
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6 hours
Both, roughly even
Both are still contributing in similar measure.
skin-musk
dry-amberwood
rose-petal
pencil-wood
Shared materials: galaxolide, cis-3-hexenol.
Rests on at least one placeholder material value. Treat this verdict as weak.
- amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first
Diptyque Eau Rose
Spray second
Dior Sauvage
Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.
How it moves over the day
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10 minutes
Both, roughly even
Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.
dry-amberwood
rose-petal
skin-musk
peppery-bite
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1 hour
Dior Sauvage
Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.
dry-amberwood
rose-petal
skin-musk
peppery-bite
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3 hours
Dior Sauvage
Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.
dry-amberwood
skin-musk
rose-petal
pencil-wood
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6 hours
Dior Sauvage
Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.
dry-amberwood
skin-musk
rose-petal
pencil-wood
Shared materials: bergamot oil, galaxolide.
Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.
Maison Margiela
Jazz Club
Workable with care
- One fragrance clearly leads at one checkpoint.
Spray first
Diptyque Eau Rose
Spray second
Maison Margiela Jazz Club
Ratio: 1 spray of Maison Margiela Jazz Club to 2 sprays of Diptyque Eau Rose.
How it moves over the day
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10 minutes
Both, roughly even
Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.
rose-petal
skin-musk
vanillic-sweet
peppery-bite
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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
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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
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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.
Maison Margiela
By the Fireplace
Workable with care
- amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
- burnt sugar swallows green sap almost immediately
- One fragrance clearly leads at one checkpoint.
Spray first
Diptyque Eau Rose
Spray second
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace
Ratio: 1 spray of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace to 2 sprays of Diptyque Eau Rose.
How it moves over the day
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10 minutes
Both, roughly even
Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.
rose-petal
burnt-phenol
vanillic-sweet
skin-musk
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1 hour
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.
rose-petal
burnt-phenol
vanillic-sweet
skin-musk
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3 hours
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.
burnt-phenol
rose-petal
skin-musk
vanillic-sweet
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6 hours
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace leads clearly. Diptyque Eau Rose is a modifier at this point rather than half of a blend.
skin-musk
vanillic-sweet
burnt-phenol
rose-petal
Rests on at least one placeholder material value. Treat this verdict as weak.
Not recommended
Listed with the reason, because a rejection you cannot inspect is indistinguishable from a bug.
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Chanel Bleu de Chanel
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 2 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Yves Saint Laurent Libre
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 2 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Glossier You
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 3 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Tom Ford Oud Wood
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 3 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Chanel No. 5
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 4 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 4 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Le Labo Santal 33
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 4 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 4 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.
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Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Not recommended
One fragrance is more than twice as loud as the other at 4 of the four checkpoints, so this is not a blend.