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Layering matches for

Tom Ford Oud Wood

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
Spray first Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
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.

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

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

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

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

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

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

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

Dose thresholds crossed

  • vanillin — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.0 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.

Tom Ford

Tobacco Vanille

Recommended
  • vanilla rounds cured tobacco instead of competing with it
  • rose over oud is the pairing both traditions arrived at independently
  • warm spice and balsamic resin deepen each other
Spray first Tom Ford Oud Wood
Spray second Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

Ratio: 1 spray of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille to 2 sprays of Tom Ford Oud Wood.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

    Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    vanillic-sweet (flipped) amber-balsam (flipped) hay-almond dry-amberwood
  2. 1 hour Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

    Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    vanillic-sweet (flipped) amber-balsam (flipped) hay-almond dry-amberwood
  3. 3 hours Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

    Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    vanillic-sweet (flipped) amber-balsam (flipped) hay-almond dry-amberwood
  4. 6 hours Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

    Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    vanillic-sweet (flipped) amber-balsam (flipped) dry-amberwood hay-almond

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.
  • labdanum — caused by layering. Combined load 0.75 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads sticky sour leather-resin.

Shared materials: cedarwood, vanillin, labdanum.

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

Maison Margiela

Jazz Club

Recommended
  • vanilla rounds cured tobacco instead of competing with it
  • rose over oud is the pairing both traditions arrived at independently
Spray first Tom Ford Oud Wood
Spray second Maison Margiela Jazz Club

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

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

Workable with care

These hold together, but something about them needs watching. The caveat is stated on each.

Glossier

You

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
  • vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it
Spray first Yves Saint Laurent Libre
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) vanillic-sweet (flipped) narcotic-floral creamy-wood
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

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

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

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

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

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

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.
  • vanillin — caused by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.6. Above this it reads flat plasticky sweetness that smothers what is under it.

Shared materials: ambroxan, vanillin.

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 Chanel No. 5
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 Chanel No. 5

    Chanel No. 5 is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    creamy-wood narcotic-floral soapy-lift dry-amberwood
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    creamy-wood narcotic-floral dry-amberwood skin-musk
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    creamy-wood dry-amberwood skin-musk narcotic-floral
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    creamy-wood dry-amberwood skin-musk resin-animalic

Shared materials: sandalwood oil, vanillin, vetiver oil.

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 Chanel Bleu de Chanel
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) creamy-wood pencil-wood resin-animalic
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

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

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

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

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood resin-animalic amber-balsam

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.

Shared materials: sandalwood oil, cedarwood, ambroxan, labdanum.

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 Le Labo Santal 33
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) creamy-wood (flipped) pencil-wood resin-animalic
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

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

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

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

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood (flipped) resin-animalic pencil-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — caused 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.
  • javanol — caused by layering. Combined load 0.45 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads milky-metallic, overwhelming.
  • cardamom oil — caused by layering. Combined load 0.85 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads soapy eucalyptus edge.

Shared materials: sandalwood oil, cardamom oil, cedarwood, ambroxan, vetiver oil, javanol.

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

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Baccarat Rouge 540

Workable with care
  • amberwood is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read scorched mineral, screeching, inescapable.
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
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 Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

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

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

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

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar resin-animalic

Dose thresholds crossed

  • amberwood — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.3 against a threshold of 0.3. Above this it reads scorched mineral, screeching, inescapable.
  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.

Shared materials: cedarwood, amberwood, 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
  • vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it
  • One fragrance clearly leads at one checkpoint.
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Tom Ford Oud Wood

Ratio: 1 spray of Tom Ford Oud Wood to 2 sprays of Dior Sauvage.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Tom Ford Oud Wood

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

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

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

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

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

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

    Tom Ford Oud Wood leads clearly. Dior Sauvage is a modifier at this point rather than half of a blend.

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

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.98 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.

Shared materials: cedarwood, ambroxan, rotundone.

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.