Layering matches for

Diptyque Eau Rose

Every fragrance in the catalogue is evaluated against this one on its own merits. Each answer is a trajectory over a wear day, not a single score, because two sprays are two films on skin with different evaporation curves rather than one blend.

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.

Diptyque

Philosykos

Recommended
  • 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 3 hours Diptyque Eau Rose

    Diptyque Eau Rose is ahead but Diptyque Philosykos is still readable.

    rose-petal skin-musk milky-fruit pencil-wood
  4. 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

  • 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    skin-musk rose-petal dry-amberwood mineral-salt
  4. 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.

Dior

Sauvage

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 Dior Sauvage

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 rose-petal skin-musk peppery-bite
  2. 1 hour Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.

    dry-amberwood rose-petal skin-musk peppery-bite
  3. 3 hours Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk rose-petal pencil-wood
  4. 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

  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.

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

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    rose-petal burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet skin-musk
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.