LayerLab

Layering matches for

Glossier You

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.

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Recommended
  • amber-woods and musk extend each other into one continuous skin base
  • musk and orris both sit close to skin and share the same register
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

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

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

    Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet dry-amberwood (flipped) roasted-bitter
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet dry-amberwood (flipped) roasted-bitter
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet dry-amberwood (flipped) roasted-bitter
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-sugar

Dose thresholds crossed

  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 1.0 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • pink pepper — caused by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads dry dusty rasp.
  • cashmeran — caused by layering. Combined load 0.65 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads pine-musk plastic.

Shared materials: galaxolide, pink pepper, cashmeran.

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

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Baccarat Rouge 540

Recommended
  • amber-woods and musk extend each other into one continuous skin base
  • musk and orris both sit close to skin and share the same register
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

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

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  2. 1 hour Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  3. 3 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  4. 6 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.75 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.9 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • iso e super — caused by layering. Combined load 0.75 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.

Shared materials: galaxolide, iso e super, ambroxan.

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

Maison Margiela

By the Fireplace

Recommended
  • amber-woods and musk extend each other into one continuous skin base
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Maison Margiela By the Fireplace

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

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is still readable.

    skin-musk dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet
  2. 1 hour Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is still readable.

    skin-musk dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet
  3. 3 hours Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is still readable.

    skin-musk dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet
  4. 6 hours Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is still readable.

    skin-musk dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet burnt-phenol

Dose thresholds crossed

  • cashmeran — caused by layering. Combined load 0.63 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads pine-musk plastic.

Shared materials: pink pepper, cashmeran.

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.

Tom Ford

Oud Wood

Workable with care
  • ambroxan is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Tom Ford Oud Wood

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 (flipped) skin-musk creamy-wood peppery-bite
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk creamy-wood resin-animalic
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk creamy-wood resin-animalic
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk creamy-wood resin-animalic

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — caused by layering. Combined load 0.55 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.

Shared materials: ambroxan.

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

Yves Saint Laurent

Libre

Workable with care
  • ambroxan is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Yves Saint Laurent Libre

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.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood (flipped) narcotic-floral vanillic-sweet
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet narcotic-floral
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet narcotic-floral
  4. 6 hours Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet root-powder

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — caused by layering. Combined load 0.55 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 1.05 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: galaxolide, cashmeran, ambroxan.

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

Chanel

No. 5

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Chanel No. 5

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

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Chanel No. 5

    Chanel No. 5 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    skin-musk (flipped) narcotic-floral dry-amberwood soapy-lift
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood narcotic-floral root-powder
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood root-powder narcotic-floral
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood root-powder narcotic-floral

Dose thresholds crossed

  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 1.0 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: galaxolide, muscenone, orris butter.

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

Chanel

Bleu de Chanel

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Chanel Bleu de Chanel

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 (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder bright-peel
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder violet-powder
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder pencil-wood
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    skin-musk (flipped) dry-amberwood (flipped) root-powder pencil-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.65 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.9 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • iso e super — caused by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.

Shared materials: galaxolide, iso e super, ambroxan.

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

Le Labo

Santal 33

Workable with care
  • ambroxan is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
Spray first Glossier You
Spray second Le Labo Santal 33

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 (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder creamy-wood
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder creamy-wood
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood root-powder
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood root-powder

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — caused by layering. Combined load 0.6 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 1.0 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • iso e super — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.1 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.

Shared materials: galaxolide, orris butter, methyl ionone, iso e super, ambroxan.

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

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 Glossier You
Spray second Dior Sauvage

Ratio: 1 spray of Glossier You to 2 sprays of Dior Sauvage.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) peppery-bite (flipped) root-powder
  2. 1 hour Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder peppery-bite (flipped)
  3. 3 hours Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder violet-powder
  4. 6 hours Glossier You

    Glossier You leads clearly. Dior Sauvage is a modifier at this point rather than half of a blend.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder violet-powder

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.93 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • pink pepper — caused by layering. Combined load 0.76 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads dry dusty rasp.

Shared materials: galaxolide, pink pepper, iso e super, ambroxan.

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

Not recommended

Listed with the reason, because a rejection you cannot inspect is indistinguishable from a bug.